Port of Baniyas
Baniyas is a harbor behind a breakwater in Syrian Arab Republic, registered under the UN/LOCODE code SYBAN.
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 Syrian Arab Republic’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
- Large, Coastal, breakwater
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by other factors
- Charted depths
- Anchorage14.0–15.2 m (46–51 ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal15.5–16.8 m (51–55 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (15.5–16.8 m (51–55 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 0 m
- Max. vessel size
- Up to 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, available with local assistance, and advisable. Assist tugs are available. Pratique is available. Communications include radio and air. Cargo can be worked at anchor and Mediterranean moor.
The port offers medical facilities. Fixed cranes are available, with lift capacity of up to 24 tons. Supplies on offer include provisions, water, fuel oil, and diesel oil.
Repair capability is rated limited.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 45005, Pub. 132. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.