Port of As Sidr
As Sidr is an open-roadstead anchorage in Libya, registered under the UN/LOCODE code LYESI.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
This record’s port function has not been confirmed by Libya’s national authority — UN/LOCODE lists it as a “recognised location” (status RL), not an approved one. It may represent a distinct small port, a berth, terminal, or anchorage within a larger port, or a place with no distinct port facility.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Very small, Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Poor
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by other factors
- Overhead limitations
- Bridges or power cables present
- Charted depths
- Channel23.2+ m (76+ ft)
- Anchorage23.2+ m (76+ ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal23.2+ m (76+ ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (23.2+ m (76+ ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 1 m
- Max. vessel size
- Over 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- good holding ground
Facilities and services
The port is a first port of entry and requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory, available, and advisable. Communications include radio and air. Cargo can be worked at anchor.
The port offers medical facilities.
Repair capability is rated emergency only.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 45297, Pub. 132, chart 56195. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.
- NGA World Port Index database (WPI.mdb), 2019. Facilities and services data.
- Record status: WPI-classified port.