Port guide · UN/LOCODE DZ ALG
Alger, Algeria
Algeria · 36.77° N, 3.07° E · Also listed as Algiers
The World Port Index classes Alger as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the Mediterranean Sea. It records a channel depth of 18.6 m and a cargo pier depth of 9.4 m. Norfolk is 6,840 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 18.6 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 m
- From Norfolk
- 6,840 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Bejaia180 km away
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 18.6 m
- Anchorage depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 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
Alger 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
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Excellent
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is up to 24 tons.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Large
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated major.
- Repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Small
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Algeria
- US exports, 2025
- $1.3BLed by oil seeds, grains and fodder
- US imports, 2025
- $2.2BLed by mineral fuels and oils
Other ports in Algeria
The nearest is Bejaia, 180 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.