Port guide · UN/LOCODE ME KOT
Kotor, Montenegro
Montenegro · 42.42° N, 18.77° E
The World Port Index classes Kotor as a natural coastal harbor on the Adriatic Sea. It records a channel depth of 15.5 m and a cargo pier depth of 4.9 m. Norfolk is 7,710 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 15.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- From Norfolk
- 7,710 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Bar50 km away
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 15.5 m
- Anchorage depth
- 14 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- Tidal range
- 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
Kotor is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- No
- Mobile cranes
- No
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Montenegro
- US exports, 2025
- $40.2MLed by vehicles and parts
- US imports, 2025
- $10.7MLed by beverages and spirits
Other ports in Montenegro
The nearest is Bar, 50 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.