Port guide · UN/LOCODE FO VES
Vestmanna, Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands · 62.15° N, 7.17° W · Also listed as Vestmanhavn
The World Port Index classes Vestmanna as a natural coastal harbor on the North Atlantic Ocean. It records a cargo pier depth of 6.4 m. Norfolk is 5,390 km away in a straight line.
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Max vessel draft
- 6 m
- From Norfolk
- 5,390 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- SorvagurUnder 10 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel draft of 6 m.
- Anchorage depth
- 18 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Tidal range
- 2 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 6 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
- First port of entry
- No
- Pilotage compulsory
- No
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- No
- Port security
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Excellent
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: breakbulk.
- Container
- No
- Ro-ro
- No
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- No
- Liquid bulk
- No
- Oil terminal
- No
- LNG terminal
- No
- Wharves
- Yes
- Railway
- None
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- No
US trade with the Faroe Islands
- US exports, 2025
- $1.9MLed by electrical machinery and equipment
- US imports, 2025
- $268.1MLed by fish and seafood
Top goods, trade terms and port guides for the Faroe Islands
Other ports in the Faroe Islands
The nearest is Sorvagur, under 10 km away.
- KlaksvikCargo pier 8.7 m, container, ro-ro and breakbulkFO KVI
- SorvagurCargo pier 8 m, channel 23.2 m, breakbulkFO SRV
- TorshavnCargo pier 14.8 m, channel 10 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkFO TOR
- TvoroyriCargo pier 10.3 m, channel 11 m, container and ro-roFO TVO
- VagurCargo pier 10 m, channel 11 m, ro-ro and breakbulkFO VAG
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.