Port of Kavála
Kavála is a harbor behind a breakwater in Greece, registered under the UN/LOCODE code GRKVA.
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 tide, other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft)
- Anchorage23.2+ m (76+ ft)
- Cargo pier7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal23.2+ m (76+ ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft))
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (23.2+ m (76+ 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 and available. Assist tugs are available. Pratique and a deratting certificate are available. Communications include radio, radiotelephone, air, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves and Mediterranean moor.
The port offers medical facilities and dirty ballast reception. Mobile cranes are available, with lift capacity of up to 24 tons. Supplies on offer include provisions, water, fuel oil, and diesel oil.
Repair capability is rated limited and a small marine railway.
Port infrastructure
- harbour: Kavala Port Apostolos Pavlos View on map
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 42600, Pub. 132, chart 54363. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), captured 30 August 2026. Mapped physical features: Kavala Port Apostolos Pavlos.
- Record status: WPI-classified port.