Sarande (ALSAR)

Sarande is regarded as the 'gateway' to Southern Albania. The port mainly deals with cruise liner traffic with the majority of its revenue coming from tourism. There is a small amount of break bulk cargo. Larger cruise and cargo vessels anchor off the port.

Summer.

Sarande (Saranda) in situated on the SW coast of Albania on the Ionian Sea in the central Mediterranean, approximately 14km east of the North end of the island of Corfu. The port's main economic activity is tourism with several large cruise liners making regular visits.

Largest cruise vessel: "Westerdam", 10,965DWT, LOA285.24m, Beam 32.214m, Draught 8.0m.

The port handles approx 88 large vessels a year, including 47 passenger and cruise ships and 14 General Cargo ships.

Larger vessels calling in at the port will anchor off, with cruise liners using a tender service to the quays. Anchorage can be found near the middle of the bay in depths from 27m to 31m, mud, sand, good holding. Small vessels can anchor in the N part of the bay abreast Lekures Fort. Vessels can also work cargo at anchor.

Gjiri I Sarandes (39°51'N 20°00'E) is entered between Kepi I Feruc (39°52'N 20° 00'E), 1nm WNW and Kepi I Dentes, a point about 2nm SSE. The town of Sarande, where there is a pier, is located at the N end of the bay close E of Kepi i Feruc.

BA 205. Admiralty Pilot NP47, NP286(3). US54281, 54279. US Sailing Directions 132 (Eastern Mediterranean)

Compulsory, available in daylight hours only. On arrival, vessels should anchor and await the pilot.

Positioned from Kepi i Ferruc 39°52'N 20°00'E: ..... Lekures Fort 1.25nm E. Light 1.75nm SE.

When in the vicinity of Kepi i Ferruc, which is bordered by a shallow bank, care is necessary in avoiding a shoal, least depth 2.0m on its E side and steep-to on its S side, which lies 0.2nm S of the headland. Dangerous wrecks are situated about 0.5nm ENE and 0.5nm ESE of Kepi i Ferruc.

The bay is sheltered from all but W winds, but sometimes S winds and squalls rise unexpectedly.

SARANDЛ 39°52.38'N 20°00.47'E UNCTAD LOCODE: AL SAR ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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