Port of El Jadida
El Jadida is a harbor behind a breakwater in Morocco, registered under the UN/LOCODE code MAELJ.
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 Morocco’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, Coastal, breakwater
- Shelter
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by tide, swell
- Charted depths
- Channel3.4–4.6 m (11–15 ft)
- Anchorage12.5–13.7 m (41–45 ft)
- Cargo pier4.9–6.1 m (16–20 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (4.9–6.1 m (16–20 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 3 m
- Max. vessel size
- Up to 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- turning area available
Facilities and services
The port is a first port of entry and requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory. Assist tugs are available. Pratique and other quarantine services are available. Communications include radio and air. Cargo can be worked at wharves and anchor.
The port offers medical facilities. Fixed and 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 and water.
Repair capability is rated limited and there is a medium drydock.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 45795, Pub. 143, chart 51220. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.