Port guide · UN/LOCODE LY BEN
Banghazi, Libya
Libya · 32.12° N, 20.05° E · Also listed as Bengasi
The World Port Index classes Banghazi as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the Mediterranean Sea. It records a channel depth of 12.5 m and a cargo pier depth of 6.4 m. Norfolk is 8,440 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 12.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- From Norfolk
- 8,440 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Al Burayqah190 km away
Depths and vessel limits
Of the 3 ports in Libya with guides here, Banghazi records the deepest channel in the index.
- Channel depth
- 12.5 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 6.4 m
- Tidal range
- 1 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
Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- No
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 100 tons and over.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 tons and over
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated moderate.
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Small
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Libya
- US exports, 2025
- $725.8MLed by vehicles and parts
- US imports, 2025
- $1.4BLed by mineral fuels and oils
Other ports in Libya
The nearest is Al Burayqah, 190 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.