Port profile · NLDZL
Delfzijl
Delfzijl is a small harbour on the North Sea, in the Netherlands. Its UN/LOCODE is NLDZL. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Delfzijl offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water and a medium dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
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What members see for Delfzijl, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
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In port now
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Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Delfzijl day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Delfzijl and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Delfzijl offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck stores
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Slipway
- Small
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Delfzijl, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Tide, other
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Delfzijl
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Delfzijl, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 0.7 deficiencies on average. Most often found: fire safety, water/weathertight condition, alarms, safety of navigation, certificates & documentation.
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Ports near Delfzijl
Other Netherlands ports on the same stretch of coast.
- EemshavenNetherlands · NLEEM
- DeventerNetherlands · NLDEV
- HarlingenNetherlands · NLHAR
- Den HelderNetherlands · NLDHR
- AmsterdamNetherlands · NLAMS
- ZaandamNetherlands · NLZAA
- IjmuidenNetherlands · NLIJM
- DordrechtNetherlands · NLDOR
Questions about Delfzijl
What is the UN/LOCODE of Delfzijl?
The UN/LOCODE of Delfzijl is NLDZL.
Is pilotage compulsory in Delfzijl?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Delfzijl as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Delfzijl?
Yes. Delfzijl offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Delfzijl have a dry dock?
Yes. Delfzijl has a medium dry dock and limited ship repairs.
Is Delfzijl a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Delfzijl.
How many port state control inspections are there in Delfzijl?
28 port state control inspections were recorded in Delfzijl in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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