Port guide · UN/LOCODE QA RLF
Ras Laffan, Qatar
Qatar · 25.92° N, 51.58° E
The World Port Index classes Ras Laffan as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the Persian Gulf. It records a channel depth of 15 m and a cargo pier depth of 12.5 m. Norfolk is 11,160 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 15 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 12.5 m
- Max vessel length
- 345 m
- From Norfolk
- 11,160 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Doha70 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 345 m and a maximum draft of 12.5 m.
- Channel depth
- 15 m
- Anchorage depth
- 10 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 12.5 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 37 m
- LNG terminal depth
- 13.5 m
- Tidal range
- 2 m
- Entrance width
- 400 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 345 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 60 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 12.5 m
- Offshore maximum vessel length
- 335 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
Ras Laffan 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
- 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
- No
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 100 tons and over.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile 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
Services and supplies
- Repairs
- None
- Fuel oil
- No
- Diesel oil
- No
- Potable water
- No
- Provisions
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Qatar
- US exports, 2025
- $4.4BLed by aircraft and spacecraft
- US imports, 2025
- $2.1BLed by mineral fuels and oils
Other ports in Qatar
The nearest is Doha, 70 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.