Port of Gravelines
Gravelines is a tide-gated river harbor in France, registered under the UN/LOCODE code FRGRV.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Very small, River, tide gate
- Shelter
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by tide, other factors
- Overhead limitations
- Bridges or power cables present
- Charted depths
- Channel0–1.5 m (0–5 ft)
- Anchorage9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- No terminal type is recorded in this WPI source.
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 6 m
- Max. vessel size
- Up to 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- good holding ground; turning area available
Facilities and services
The port is a first port of entry and requires an ETA message. Pilotage is available, available with local assistance, and advisable. Assist tugs are available. Pratique and other quarantine services are available. Communications include telephone, telegraph, radio, air, and rail.
The port offers medical facilities. Fixed and mobile cranes are available, with lift capacity of up to 24 tons. Supplies on offer include water, fuel oil, diesel oil, deck supplies, and engine supplies.
Repair capability is rated limited and a small marine railway.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 35740, Pub. 191. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.