Logistics infrastructure in Tunisia
Tunisia — Ports
Tunisia has 16 seaports profiled from the NGA World Port Index — each with its harbour size, channel and anchorage depth, shelter and on-site cargo facilities, traced to the published register.
Container terminals are matched to their operators from the SMDG Terminal Code List — a UN/LOCODE child code list — and liner connectivity is set against UNCTAD's LSCI and port-level PLSCI. Search, sort or open any port for its sourced record.
16
Total
7
Small
6
Very small
3
Medium
Container throughput
464,823 TEU
Liner connectivity (LSCI)
29.5
Container terminals
2
Maritime territory (EEZ)
99,701 km²
Most connected
- 1Mersa Sfax37.6
- 2Sousse22.9
- 3Zarzis10.4
- 4La Goulette9.3
- 5Gabes9.1
Most container terminals
- 1Mersa Sfax1
- 2Tunis1
Deepest channels
- 1Tazerka Oil Terminal23.2 m
- 2Gabes12.5 m
- 3Zarzis12.5 m
- 4Banzart11 m
- 5La Goulette11 m
Best equipped
- 1Gabes5 / 6
- 2Banzart5 / 6
- 3La Goulette5 / 6
- 4Mersa Sfax5 / 6
- 5Sousse5 / 6
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Tunisia beyond logistics?
| Port | Size | Type | Channel depth | Anchorage | Cargo pier depth | Shelter | Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tazerka Oil TerminalTNTAT | Medium | Open Roadstead | 23.2 m | — | — | Poor | — |
| GabesTNGAE | Small | Coastal (Breakwater) | 12.5 m | 6.4 m | 9.4 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunker |
| ZarzisTNZRZ | Very Small | Coastal (Breakwater) | 12.5 m | 4.9 m | 9.4 m | Fair | CranesBunker |
| BanzartTNBIZ | Small | Coastal (Breakwater) | 11 m | 23.2 m | 7.9 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| La GouletteTNLGN | Medium | Coastal (Breakwater) | 11 m | 11 m | 6.4 m | Fair | CranesRepairsBunker |
| SkhiraTNLSK | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 11 m | 11 m | 6.4 m | Fair | Bunker |
| Mersa SfaxTNSFA | Small | Coastal (Breakwater) | 11 m | 6.4 m | 9.4 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| SousseTNSUS | Small | Coastal (Breakwater) | 11 m | 6.4 m | 7.9 m | Excellent | CranesRepairsBunker |
| Menzel BourguibaTNMBA | Small | Canal or Lake | 9.4 m | — | 9.4 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| RadesTNRDS | Very Small | Coastal (Breakwater) | 9.4 m | — | 9.4 m | Fair | RepairsBunker |
| TunisTNTUN | Medium | Canal or Lake | 6.4 m | 11 m | 4.9 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunker |
| MahdiaTNMAD | Very Small | Coastal (Natural) | 4.9 m | 4.9 m | 3.4 m | Poor | Repairs |
| Houmt SoukTNDJE | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 1.8 m | 4.9 m | — | — | — |
| Ashtart Oil TerminalTNASH | Small | Open Roadstead | — | 23.2 m | — | Fair | — |
| Didon TerminalTNDID | Small | Open Roadstead | — | 23.2 m | — | Fair | — |
| TabarkaTNTBJ | Very Small | Coastal (Breakwater) | — | — | — | Fair | — |
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