Port guide · UN/LOCODE PL DAR
Darlowo, Poland
Poland · 54.43° N, 16.42° E · Also listed as Rugenwalde
The World Port Index classes Darlowo as a river port with enclosed basins reached from the Baltic Sea. It records a channel depth of 6.4 m and a cargo pier depth of 4.9 m. Norfolk is 6,920 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 6.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- Max vessel length
- 75 m
- From Norfolk
- 6,920 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Ustka30 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 75 m and a maximum draft of 4 m.
- Channel depth
- 6.4 m
- Anchorage depth
- 15.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- Tidal range
- 1 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 75 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 12 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 4 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
Darlowo is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Tug salvage
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: solid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is up to 24 tons.
- Container
- No
- Ro-ro
- No
- Breakbulk
- No
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- No
- Oil terminal
- No
- LNG terminal
- No
- Wharves
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Poland
- US exports, 2025
- $14.3BLed by aircraft and spacecraft
- US imports, 2025
- $14.1BLed by machinery and mechanical appliances
Other ports in Poland
The nearest is Ustka, 30 km away in a straight line.
- GdanskCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 6.4 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkPL GDN
- GdyniaCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 14 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkPL GDY
- KolobrzegCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 4.9 m, breakbulk and bulkPL KOL
- PoliceCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 9.4 m, breakbulk and bulkPL PLC
- Port PolnochnyCargo pier 14 m, channel 17.1 m
- SwinoujscieCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 14 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkPL SWI
- SzczecinCargo pier 1.8 m, channel 7.9 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkPL SZZ
- UstkaCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 4.9 m, breakbulkPL UST
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.