Port guide · UN/LOCODE LV SAL
Salacgriva, Latvia
Latvia · 57.70° N, 24.37° E
The World Port Index classes Salacgriva as a river port reached from the Gulf of Riga. It records a channel depth of 5.8 m and a cargo pier depth of 3.4 m. Norfolk is 7,190 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 5.8 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 3.4 m
- Max vessel length
- 115 m
- From Norfolk
- 7,190 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Riga80 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 115 m and a maximum draft of 5.6 m.
- Channel depth
- 5.8 m
- Anchorage depth
- 9.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 3.4 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 115 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 20 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 5.6 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
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: breakbulk and solid bulk.
- Container
- No
- Ro-ro
- No
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- No
- Oil terminal
- No
- LNG terminal
- No
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
US trade with Latvia
- US exports, 2025
- $543.7MLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $609.9MLed by wood and wood products
Other ports in Latvia
The nearest is Riga, 80 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.