Port guide · UN/LOCODE MT MAR
Marsaxlokk, Malta
Malta · 35.83° N, 14.55° E · Also listed as Marsa Scirocco
The World Port Index classes Marsaxlokk as a natural coastal harbor on the Mediterranean Sea. It records a channel depth of 14 m and a cargo pier depth of 15.5 m. Norfolk is 7,790 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 14 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 15.5 m
- From Norfolk
- 7,790 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Valletta HarborsUnder 10 km away
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 14 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 15.5 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
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by swell
- Yes
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, ro-ro, breakbulk and liquid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is 25 to 49 tons.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- No
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- LNG terminal
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
- Dry dock
- None
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Malta
- US exports, 2025
- $720.1MLed by aircraft and spacecraft
- US imports, 2025
- $282.8MLed by electrical machinery and equipment
Other ports in Malta
The nearest is Valletta Harbors, under 10 km away.
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.