Port guide · UN/LOCODE BL GUS
Gustavia, Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe · 17.90° N, 62.85° W · Also listed as Port de Gustavia
The World Port Index classes Gustavia as a natural coastal harbor on the Caribbean Sea. It records a channel depth of 11 m and a cargo pier depth of 4.9 m. Norfolk is 2,480 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- Max vessel length
- 130 m
- From Norfolk
- 2,480 kmGreat-circle distance
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 130 m and a maximum draft of 4.7 m.
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Anchorage depth
- 4.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- Tidal range
- 0.2 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 130 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 4.7 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
Gustavia is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Excellent
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, ro-ro, breakbulk and liquid bulk.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- No
- Mobile cranes
- No
- Floating cranes
- No
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
- Repairs
- None
- Potable water
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Guadeloupe
- US exports, 2025
- $282.3MLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $5.4MLed by special classification provisions
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.