General Description
Location: Igoumenitsa is located on the E side of the Corfu channel in Igoumenitsis Bay.
General overview: The port handles mainly ferry passengers. New berths are planned for construction and the port will be able to accept most types of cargo ships. Conventional or fast ferries operate to Ancona, Bari, Brindisi, Corfu, Venice and Trieste. The port is divided into 2 main areas, the central pier and the northern pier. The central pier at the port of Igoumenitsa serves international ferry connections and it is located on the south coast of the city. The northern pier of the port is located closer to the city center and to the central bus station of Igoumenitsa, and it serves domestic ferry lines. There are 18 quays at the port with the quay length of 1,197 m and 10,5 m depth.
Traffic figures: Approx 120 vessels and 2,800,000 passengers handled annually.
Load line zone: Summer.
Max size: Max draught 9.0m and approximately 6,700DWT. There is no LOA restriction. The dimensions of the largest vessel which called this port: LOA: 238 m, draught: 7.3 m, deadweight: 11682 t.