Port of Kotor
Kotor is a coastal harbor in Montenegro, registered under the UN/LOCODE code MEKOT.
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 Montenegro’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, natural
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel15.5–16.8 m (51–55 ft)
- Anchorage14.0–15.2 m (46–51 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
- 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. Assist tugs are available. Communications include telephone, radiotelephone, and air. Cargo can be worked at wharves, anchor, and Mediterranean moor.
The port offers medical facilities and garbage disposal. Floating cranes are available. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include provisions, water, fuel oil, deck supplies, and engine supplies.
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. 41610, Pub. 132. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.