Port guide · UN/LOCODE PT VDC
Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Portugal · 41.70° N, 8.83° W
The World Port Index classes Viana do Castelo as a coastal harbor with tide gates on the North Atlantic Ocean. It records a channel depth of 7.9 m and a cargo pier depth of 21.6 m. Norfolk is 5,680 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 21.6 m
- From Norfolk
- 5,680 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Porto de Leixoes60 km away
Depths and vessel limits
Of the 11 ports in Portugal with guides here, Viana do Castelo records the deepest cargo pier in the index.
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 20.1 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 21.6 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
Viana do Castelo is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 50 to 100 tons.
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated moderate.
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Small
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Portugal
- US exports, 2025
- $2.8BLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $6.3BLed by pharmaceutical products
Other ports in Portugal
The nearest is Porto de Leixoes, 60 km away in a straight line.
- Angra do HeroismoCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 12.5 mPT ADH
- AveiroCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 6.4 mPT AVE
- FunchalCargo pier 11 m, channel 12.5 mPT FNC
- HortaCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 12.5 mPT HOR
- LisboaCargo pier 17.1 m, channel 14 mPT LIS
- OportoCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 3.4 mPT DOU
- Ponta DelgadaCargo pier 11 m, channel 7.9 mPT PDL
- Porto de LeixoesCargo pier 11 m, channel 14 mPT LEI
- Praia de VitoriaCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 17.1 mPT PRV
- SetubalCargo pier 14 m, channel 11 mPT SET
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.