Port guide · UN/LOCODE IS SIG
Siglufjorhurd, Iceland
Iceland · 66.15° N, 18.92° W · Also listed as Hvanneyri; Siglufjordur
The World Port Index classes Siglufjorhurd as a natural coastal harbor on the Greenland Sea. It records a channel depth of 7.9 m and a cargo pier depth of 7.9 m. Norfolk is 4,860 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 7.9 m
- Max vessel length
- 200 m
- From Norfolk
- 4,860 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Akureyri60 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 200 m and a maximum draft of 9 m.
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 25 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 7.9 m
- Tidal range
- 1.6 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 200 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 9 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.
- First port of entry
- No
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Excellent
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by ice
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: breakbulk.
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- No
- Mobile cranes
- No
- Floating cranes
- No
- Lifts of 100 tons and over
- No
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- No
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- No
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- No
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Iceland
- US exports, 2025
- $773.5MLed by machinery and mechanical appliances
- US imports, 2025
- $1.0BLed by pharmaceutical products
Other ports in Iceland
The nearest is Akureyri, 60 km away in a straight line.
- AkureyriCargo pier 11 m, channel 47 m, container, breakbulk and bulkIS AKU
- EskifjordhurCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 23.2 m, breakbulk and bulkIS ESK
- HafnarfjordurCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 9 m, container, breakbulk and bulkIS HAF
- IsafjordurCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 7.6 m, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkIS ISA
- KeflavikCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 23.2 m, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkIS KEV
- NeskaupstadurCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 23.2 m, ro-ro and breakbulkIS NES
- ReykjavikCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 6.5 m, container, ro-ro and bulkIS REY
- VestmannaeyjarCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 5 mIS VES
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.