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Riga
Riga is a large natural river harbour on the Gulf of Riga, in Latvia. Its UN/LOCODE is LVRIX. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Riga offers fuel oil, ship stores and fresh water. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Riga
What members see for Riga, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Riga, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Riga right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Riga day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Riga and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Riga offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Deck stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Limited
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 311.1 m
- Beam
- 45 m
- Draft
- 14.8 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Riga, 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
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Dry bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
Port state control at Riga
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Riga, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 0.0 deficiencies on average.
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Questions about Riga
What is the UN/LOCODE of Riga?
The UN/LOCODE of Riga is LVRIX.
Is pilotage compulsory in Riga?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Riga as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Riga?
Yes. Riga offers fuel oil, according to the nautical port index.
What is the largest vessel Riga can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 311.1 m long, 45 m wide, 14.8 m draft for Riga.
Is Riga a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Riga.
How many port state control inspections are there in Riga?
3 port state control inspections were recorded in Riga in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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