Port guide · UN/LOCODE TN LGN
La Goulette, Tunisia
Tunisia · 36.80° N, 10.30° E
The World Port Index classes La Goulette as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the Mediterranean Sea. It records a channel depth of 11 m and a cargo pier depth of 6.4 m. Norfolk is 7,400 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- From Norfolk
- 7,400 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- TunisUnder 10 km away
Depths and vessel limits
Of the 5 ports in Tunisia with guides here, La Goulette records the deepest channel in the index.
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Anchorage depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 9.4 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
La Goulette 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
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 25 to 49 tons.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Medium
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated major.
- Repairs
- Major
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Tunisia
- US exports, 2025
- $589.6MLed by plastics
- US imports, 2025
- $1.0BLed by fats and oils
Other ports in Tunisia
The nearest is Tunis, under 10 km away.
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.