Port guide · UN/LOCODE LC CAS
Castries, Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia · 14.02° N, 61.00° W
The World Port Index classes Castries as a natural coastal harbor on the Caribbean Sea. It records a channel depth of 11 m and a cargo pier depth of 9.4 m. Norfolk is 2,960 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 m
- Max vessel length
- 304.8 m
- From Norfolk
- 2,960 kmGreat-circle distance
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 304.8 m and a maximum draft of 10.4 m.
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Anchorage depth
- 22 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 11 m
- Tidal range
- 0.6 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 304.8 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 36 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 10.4 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
Castries is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, ro-ro, breakbulk and solid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is 100 tons and over.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 tons and over
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- No
- Engine supplies
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Saint Lucia
- US exports, 2025
- $1.2BLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $13.3MLed by special classification provisions
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.