Port of Gabès
Gabès is a harbor behind a breakwater in Tunisia, registered under the UN/LOCODE code TNGAE.
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
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel12.5–13.7 m (41–45 ft)
- Anchorage6.4–7.6 m (21–25 ft)
- Cargo pier9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft))
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal 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
- 2 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 and available. Assist tugs are available. Communications include radio, air, and rail.
The port offers medical facilities. Fixed and mobile cranes are available, with lift capacity of over 100 tons. Supplies on offer include water, fuel oil, and diesel oil.
Repair capability is rated moderate and a medium marine railway.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 45375, Pub. 131, chart 52164. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.