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Port of Ghazaouet

PortsLast updated: 31 August 2026

Ghazaouet is a harbor behind a breakwater in Algeria, registered under the UN/LOCODE code DZGHZ.

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 Algeria’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
Fair
Entrance restrictions
Affected by swell
Charted depths
  • Channel11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft)
  • Anchorage18.6–19.8 m (61–65 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
0 m
Max. vessel size
Over 152 m (500 ft) length
Also noted
good holding ground

Facilities and services

The port requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory, available, and advisable. Salvage and assist tugs are available. Other quarantine services is available. Communications include telephone, radio, radiotelephone, and air. Cargo can be worked at wharves.

The port offers medical facilities and garbage disposal. Fixed, mobile, and floating cranes are available, with lift capacity of 50–100 tons. Available services include longshore labor and electrical services. Supplies on offer include provisions, water, fuel oil, diesel oil, deck supplies, and engine supplies.

Repair capability is rated limited and a large marine railway.

See also

Notes and references

  1. NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 45670, Pub. 131, chart 52060. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.