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Port of Tartus

PortsLast updated: 31 August 2026

Tartus is a harbor behind a breakwater in Syrian Arab Republic, registered under the UN/LOCODE code SYTTS.

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 Syrian Arab Republic’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
Small, Coastal, breakwater
Shelter
Fair
Entrance restrictions
Affected by other factors
Charted depths
  • Channel14.0–15.2 m (46–51 ft)
  • Anchorage14.0–15.2 m (46–51 ft)
  • Cargo pier12.5–13.7 m (41–45 ft)
  • Oil/LNG terminal21.6–22.9 m (71–75 ft)
Terminal infrastructure
  • Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (12.5–13.7 m (41–45 ft))
  • Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (21.6–22.9 m (71–75 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
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 compulsory. Assist tugs are available. Other quarantine services is available. Communications include radio. Cargo can be worked at wharves.

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

Repair capability is rated limited, there is a medium drydock, and a medium marine railway.

See also

Notes and references

  1. NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 45003, Pub. 132, chart 56048. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.