Admiral's Atlas

Port of Catania

PortsLast updated: 31 August 2026

Catania is a harbor behind a breakwater in Italy, registered under the UN/LOCODE code ITCTA.

This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.

Port characteristics

Size / type
Small, Coastal, breakwater
Shelter
Fair
Entrance restrictions
Affected by swell, other factors
Charted depths
  • Channel11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft)
  • Anchorage23.2+ m (76+ ft)
  • Cargo pier9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft)
  • Oil/LNG terminal7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft)
Terminal infrastructure
  • Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft))
  • Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (7.9–9.1 m (26–30 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 requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory, available, available with local assistance, and advisable. Assist tugs are available. Pratique and a deratting certificate are available. Communications include telephone, radio, air, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves and anchor.

The port offers medical facilities, garbage disposal, and dirty ballast reception. Fixed and mobile cranes are available, with lift capacity of 50–100 tons. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include water, fuel oil, and diesel oil.

Repair capability is rated limited, there is a small drydock, and a medium marine railway.

See also

Notes and references

  1. NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 40270, Pub. 131, chart 53184. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.
  2. NGA World Port Index database (WPI.mdb), 2019. Facilities and services data.
  3. Record status: WPI-classified port.