# Port of Viana do Castelo

> A tide-gated coastal harbor in Portugal, registered under UN/LOCODE PTVDC.

## Record

- Record type: Port
- Canonical page: https://admiralsatlas.com/en/ports/viana-do-castelo-pt/
- Last updated: 2026-08-31
- Country: Portugal
- UN/LOCODE: PTVDC
- Evidence: World Port Index characteristics available

## Article

Viana do Castelo is a tide-gated coastal harbor in Portugal, registered under the UN/LOCODE code PTVDC.

This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.

## Structured port data

```json
{
  "harbor": {
    "indexNumber": 37940,
    "sailingDirections": "Pub. 143",
    "chart": "51100",
    "size": "S",
    "type": "Ct",
    "shelter": "G",
    "entranceRestrictions": {
      "tide": true,
      "other": true
    },
    "overheadLimitations": true,
    "depths": {
      "channel": "L",
      "anchorage": "C",
      "cargoPier": "B"
    },
    "tidalRangeM": 2,
    "maxVessel": "L",
    "firstPortOfEntry": true,
    "etaMessage": true,
    "pilotage": {
      "compulsory": true,
      "available": true,
      "advisable": true
    },
    "tugs": {
      "assist": true
    },
    "quarantine": {
      "pratique": true,
      "derattCert": true,
      "other": true
    },
    "communications": {
      "radio": true,
      "radioTelephone": true,
      "air": true,
      "rail": true
    },
    "medicalFacilities": true,
    "garbageDisposal": true,
    "dirtyBallast": true,
    "cranes": {
      "fixed": true,
      "mobile": true
    },
    "lifts": {
      "tons50to100": true,
      "tons25to49": true,
      "under25Tons": true
    },
    "services": {
      "longshore": true,
      "electrical": true,
      "navEquipRepair": true,
      "electricalRepair": true
    },
    "supplies": {
      "provisions": true,
      "water": true,
      "fuelOil": true,
      "dieselOil": true
    },
    "repairCode": "B",
    "drydock": "S"
  },
  "updated": "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
}
```