Port guide · UN/LOCODE GF DDC
Degrad des Cannes, French Guiana
French Guiana · 4.85° N, 52.27° W
The World Port Index classes Degrad des Cannes as a river port reached from the North Atlantic Ocean. It records a channel depth of 3.5 m and a cargo pier depth of 6 m. Norfolk is 4,320 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 3.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6 m
- Max vessel length
- 190 m
- From Norfolk
- 4,320 kmGreat-circle distance
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 190 m and a maximum draft of 7.1 m.
- Channel depth
- 3.5 m
- Anchorage depth
- 9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6 m
- Tidal range
- 2.5 m
- Entrance width
- 80 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 190 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 30 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 7.1 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
Degrad des Cannes is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 50 to 100 tons.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
US trade with French Guiana
- US exports, 2025
- $247.9MLed by aircraft and spacecraft
- US imports, 2025
- $1.4MLed by fish and seafood
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.