Port of Shëngjin
Shëngjin is a coastal harbor in Albania, registered under the UN/LOCODE code ALSHG.
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 Albania’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 swell, other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel3.4–4.6 m (11–15 ft)
- Anchorage20.1–21.3 m (66–70 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
- 0 m
- 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 is available. Communications include radio and radiotelephone. Cargo can be worked at anchor and Mediterranean moor.
Floating cranes are available, with lift capacity of up to 24 tons. Supplies on offer include water.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 41660, Pub. 132, chart 54131. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.