Port of Vólos
Vólos is a harbor behind a breakwater in Greece, registered under the UN/LOCODE code GRVOL.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Medium, Coastal, breakwater
- Shelter
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft)
- Anchorage21.6–22.9 m (71–75 ft)
- Cargo pier11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (11.0–12.2 m (36–40 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
Facilities and services
The port is a first port of entry and requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory, available, and advisable. Assist tugs are available. Pratique is available. Communications include radio, radiotelephone, air, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves and Mediterranean moor.
The port offers medical facilities, garbage disposal, and dirty ballast reception. Fixed, mobile, and floating cranes are available, with lift capacity of over 100 tons. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include provisions, water, fuel oil, diesel oil, deck supplies, and engine supplies.
Repair capability is rated limited and a small marine railway.
Port infrastructure
- marina: Volos View on map
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 42470, Pub. 132, chart 54351. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), captured 30 August 2026. Mapped physical features: Volos.
- Record status: WPI-classified port.