Port guide · UN/LOCODE SC POV
Victoria, Seychelles
Seychelles · 4.62° S, 55.46° E · Also listed as Mahe; Port Victoria
The World Port Index classes Victoria as a natural coastal harbor on the Indian Ocean. It records a channel depth of 1.8 m and a cargo pier depth of 9.4 m. Norfolk is 13,950 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 1.8 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 m
- Max vessel length
- 210 m
- From Norfolk
- 13,950 kmGreat-circle distance
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 210 m and a maximum draft of 11.5 m.
- Channel depth
- 1.8 m
- Anchorage depth
- 14 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 6.4 m
- Tidal range
- 2 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 210 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 11.5 m
- Offshore maximum vessel length
- 175 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
Victoria 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
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, breakbulk, solid bulk and liquid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is 50 to 100 tons.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- No
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- Yes
- LNG terminal
- No
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed 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
- Repairs
- None
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Seychelles
- US exports, 2025
- $19.7MLed by aircraft and spacecraft
- US imports, 2025
- $4.3MLed 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.