Port guide · UN/LOCODE NL AMS
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Netherlands · 52.37° N, 4.90° E
The World Port Index classes Amsterdam as a canal or lake port reached from the North Sea. It records a channel depth of 12.5 m and a cargo pier depth of 9.4 m. Norfolk is 6,300 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 12.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 m
- From Norfolk
- 6,300 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Rotterdam60 km away
Depths and vessel limits
Of the 8 ports in the Netherlands with guides here, Amsterdam records the deepest cargo pier in the index.
- Channel depth
- 12.5 m
- Anchorage depth
- 14 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 7.9 m
- Tidal range
- 2 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
Amsterdam is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Excellent
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 100 tons and over.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 tons and over
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated major.
- Repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with the Netherlands
- US exports, 2025
- $93.9BLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $34.9BLed by pharmaceutical products
Other ports in the Netherlands
The nearest is Rotterdam, 60 km away in a straight line.
- DelfzijlCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 6.4 mNL DZL
- Den HelderCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 7.9 mNL DHR
- DordrechtCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 9.4 mNL DOR
- HarlingenCargo pier 3.4 m, channel 3.4 mNL HAR
- RotterdamCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 11 mNL RTM
- TerneuzenCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 9.4 mNL TNZ
- VlissingenCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 12.5 mNL VLI
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.