Port of Darnah
Darnah is a harbor behind a breakwater in Libya, registered under the UN/LOCODE code LYDRX.
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 QQ), 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, Coastal, breakwater
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft)
- Anchorage15.5–16.8 m (51–55 ft)
- Cargo pier9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (9.4–10.7 m (31–35 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
- 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. Assist tugs are available. Other quarantine services is available. Communications include telephone and radio. Cargo can be worked at anchor.
The port offers medical facilities. Mobile cranes are available, with lift capacity of up to 24 tons. Available services include longshore labor and electrical services. Supplies on offer include provisions, water, and fuel oil.
Repair capability is rated none and a small marine railway.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 45240, Pub. 132, chart 56160. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.