Port of Toulon
Toulon is a harbor behind a breakwater in France, registered under the UN/LOCODE code FRTLN.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Large, Coastal, breakwater
- Shelter
- Excellent
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by other factors
- Overhead limitations
- Bridges or power cables present
- Charted depths
- Channel9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft)
- Anchorage20.1–21.3 m (66–70 ft)
- Cargo pier9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (9.4–10.7 m (31–35 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
- Over 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- good holding ground
Facilities and services
The port requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory, available, and advisable. Assist tugs are available. Pratique and a deratting certificate are available. Communications include telephone, telegraph, radio, air, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves.
The port offers medical facilities and dirty ballast reception. Fixed cranes are available, with lift capacity of 25–49 tons. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include water, fuel oil, and diesel oil.
Repair capability is rated moderate, there is a medium drydock, and a medium marine railway.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 38870, Pub. 131, chart 53082. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.