Port guide · UN/LOCODE IS VES
Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
Iceland · 63.43° N, 20.28° W
The World Port Index classes Vestmannaeyjar as a natural coastal harbor on the North Atlantic Ocean. It records a channel depth of 5 m and a cargo pier depth of 4.9 m. Norfolk is 4,730 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- Max vessel length
- 160 m
- From Norfolk
- 4,730 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Hafnarfjordur110 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 160 m and a maximum draft of 7.5 m.
- Channel depth
- 5 m
- Anchorage depth
- 28 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- Tidal range
- 2.7 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 160 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 7.5 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
Vestmannaeyjar is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Excellent
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 100 tons and over.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 tons and over
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Iceland
- US exports, 2025
- $773.5MLed by machinery and mechanical appliances
- US imports, 2025
- $1.0BLed by pharmaceutical products
Other ports in Iceland
The nearest is Hafnarfjordur, 110 km away in a straight line.
- AkureyriCargo pier 11 m, channel 47 m, container, breakbulk and bulkIS AKU
- EskifjordhurCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 23.2 m, breakbulk and bulkIS ESK
- HafnarfjordurCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 9 m, container, breakbulk and bulkIS HAF
- IsafjordurCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 7.6 m, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkIS ISA
- KeflavikCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 23.2 m, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkIS KEV
- NeskaupstadurCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 23.2 m, ro-ro and breakbulkIS NES
- ReykjavikCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 6.5 m, container, ro-ro and bulkIS REY
- SiglufjorhurdCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 7.9 m, breakbulkIS SIG
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.