Tunisia · Africa · World ports
Tunis
UN/LOCODE TNTUN · Scale rank #548 worldwide
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- canal or lake
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- Largest vessel
- —
Overview
Tunis is a medium seaport in Tunisia – harbour type: canal or lake. Cargo pier depth up to 4.9 m; channel depth 6.4 m. Water body: Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean.
- Country
- Tunisia
- Water body
- Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean
- UN/LOCODE
TNTUN- WPI number
- 45430
- Coordinates
- 36.8000, 10.2500
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- canal or lake
- Shelter
- Good
Location
Infrastructure & depths
Berths & cargo facilities
- ✓ Wharves
Cranes & lifts
- ✓ Fixed cranes
- ✓ Mobile cranes
- ✓ Floating cranes
- ✓ Lifts 50–100 t
- ✓ Lifts 0–24 t
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Railway
- Large
Services & access
Pilotage, tugs & traffic
- ✓ Pilotage compulsory
- ✓ Tug assistance
- ✓ Salvage tugs
Services & supplies
- ✓ Longshoremen
- ✓ Electricity
- ✓ Medical facilities
- ✓ Garbage disposal
- ✓ Provisions
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fuel oil
- ✓ Diesel oil
- ✓ Airport nearby
Entrance restrictions
- ✓ Tide: no
- ✓ Heavy swell: no
- ✓ Ice: no
- ! Other: yes
- ! Overhead limits: yes
✓ available · ✗ not available; items without data are hidden (World Port Index).
Vessel schedules
No liner service calling at Tunis in the schedule data yet.
Schedules & tracking of major carriers:
Trade with Vietnam
Vietnam has no FTA with Tunisia: MFN rates apply (if a WTO member).
Tunisia market profile →International shippingSteel & steel structure manufacturing
Nearby ports
| Port | Country | Harbour size | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gioia Tauro |  IT | Large | 529 km |
| Messina | IT | Large | 494 km |
| Siracusa | IT | Large | 448 km |
| Napoli | IT | Large | 568 km |
| Augusta | IT | Medium | 445 km |
| Tazerka Oil Terminal | TN | Medium | 130 km |
| Sarroch Oil Terminal | IT | Medium | 275 km |
| Marsaxlokk |  MT | Medium | 400 km |
Sources: World Port Index (NGA Pub. 150) – retrieved 2026-10-14; TEU: Lloyd’s List One Hundred Ports. For reference – confirm with the port or agent before operations. · Sailing Directions Pub. 131 (Enroute) - Western Mediterranean ↗