Port guide · UN/LOCODE CL ZAL
Bahia de Valdivia, Chile
Chile · 39.80° S, 73.25° W
The World Port Index classes Bahia de Valdivia as a river port reached from the South Pacific Ocean. It records a channel depth of 3.4 m and a cargo pier depth of 4.9 m. Norfolk is 8,530 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 3.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- Max vessel draft
- 4.8 m
- From Norfolk
- 8,530 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Bahia San Vicente340 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel draft of 4.8 m.
- Channel depth
- 3.4 m
- Anchorage depth
- 12.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 11 m
- Tidal range
- 3 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 4.8 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.
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Excellent
- Entrance restricted by tide
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- 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
- Small
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated moderate.
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Small
- Electrical repair
- No
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- No
- Engine supplies
- No
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Chile
- US exports, 2025
- $19.1BLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $19.0BLed by copper
Other ports in Chile
The nearest is Bahia San Vicente, 340 km away in a straight line.
- AntofagastaCargo pier 11 m, channel 9.4 mCL ANF
- Bahia San VicenteCargo pier 11 m, channel 23.2 mCL SVE
- Bahia de ValparaisoCargo pier 11 m, channel 23.2 mCL VAP
- CoquimboCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 21.6 mCL CQQ
- IquiqueCargo pier 15.5 m, channel 12.5 mCL IQQ
- LirquenCargo pier 12.5 mCL LQN
- Puerto ChacabucoCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 1.8 mCL PCH
- Rada Punta ArenasCargo pier 9.4 mCL PUQ
- Rada de AricaCargo pier 11 m, channel 15.5 mCL ARI
- TalcahuanoCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 23.2 mCL TAL
- TocopillaCargo pier 11 m, channel 23.2 mCL TOQ
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.