Port guide · UN/LOCODE LB ZHR
Sidon/zahrani Terminal, Lebanon
Lebanon · 33.53° N, 35.32° E
The World Port Index classes Sidon/zahrani Terminal as an open roadstead on the Mediterranean Sea. It records a channel depth of 19 m and a cargo pier depth of 15 m. Norfolk is 9,460 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 19 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 15 m
- Max vessel length
- 244.6 m
- From Norfolk
- 9,460 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Bayrut40 km away
Depths and vessel limits
Of the 3 ports in Lebanon with guides here, Sidon/zahrani Terminal records the deepest channel in the index. The index sets a maximum vessel length of 244.6 m and a maximum draft of 13 m.
- Channel depth
- 19 m
- Anchorage depth
- 29 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 15 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 16.7 m
- Tidal range
- 0.6 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 244.6 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 42 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 13 m
- Offshore maximum vessel length
- 244.6 m
- Offshore maximum vessel beam
- 42 m
- Offshore maximum vessel draft
- 13 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
Sidon/zahrani Terminal 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
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Vessel traffic service
- No
- Shelter afforded
- Poor
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: liquid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is 50 to 100 tons.
- Container
- No
- Ro-ro
- No
- Breakbulk
- No
- Solid bulk
- No
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- Yes
- LNG terminal
- No
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Container cranes
- No
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- No
- Floating cranes
- No
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- None
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- No
- Provisions
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- No
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
US trade with Lebanon
- US exports, 2025
- $815.5MLed by vehicles and parts
- US imports, 2025
- $217.4MLed by fertilizers
Other ports in Lebanon
The nearest is Bayrut, 40 km away in a straight line.
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.