PORT GUIDE · FOR OFFICERS, MASTERS AND SHORE TEAMS
Anzio
Pilot
updated Mar 2016- Anzio pilot boarding Pilot boards41°26.2′N 012°38.7′E
Compulsory for vessels over 200GT and the entire harbour area and the sea area within a radius of 0.1nm from the harbour entrance.
Pilots board 0.5nm SE of Molo Frangiflutti Light. Due to the continual variations in depths at the harbour entrance, local knowledge is required. Pilot service is restricted in bad weather.
Entering or exiting the port in adverse weather is prohibited.
Key data
updated Mar 2016Size limits
Draught 4.5m.
Water density
1025.
Load line zone
Summer.
Tides
Range 0.4m.
Max draft per terminal
| Terminal | Max draught | Max LOA | Berths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Breakwater | — | — | 2 |
Deepest first. The draught is the largest any of the terminal's berths states; a dash means the source gives none.
Approach
updated Mar 2016Approach
The port is approached from the E and entered between Molo Innocenziano Head and the N breakwater Light Beacon.
Anchorages
During good weather, temporary anchorage can be taken, in a depth of 9.0m, sand, about 0.5nm SE of the head of Molo Innocenziano.
Restrictions
It is reported that unexploded ordnance lies in a depth of 6.4m approximately 1 mile E of the head of Molo Innocenziano.
A submarine power cable extends in a SSW direction from the coast 3nm ENE of Capo d'Anzio Light, passing close SE of the anchorage area.
Tugs
Unavailable.
Charts and publications
BA 906, 1911. Admiralty Pilot NP46, NP286(3). US Publications 131.
Reporting before arrival
updated Mar 2016Communications
VHF: Port: Ch 16, 12. Tel: +39 06 984 4525. Fax: +39 06 984 4525. Email: [email protected].
Pilots: Ch 12, 13, 14. Tel/Fax: +39 06 984 5011. Email: [email protected].
Inspections
Port State Control here: Paris MOU.
Running now: the Paris and Tokyo MOU concentrated inspection campaign on cargo securing, 1 September to 30 November 2026. Its questions are published: the questionnaire.
ISPS
ISPS Designated Authority: Italian Coast Guard Headquarters, Legal Department.
Address: Viale dell'Arte 16, I-00146 Rome, Italy.
Tel: +39 06 590 841 87.
Fax: +39 06 596 482 93.
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.guardiacostiera.gov.it
For further ISPS information see IMO website http://www.imo.org
Port services
updated Mar 2016Repairs
Limited repairs for small vessels only. Divers available.
Bunkers, water and stores
Fresh water: Available.
Stores: Available.
Transport
Nearest airport: Rome (Fiumicino), 60km.
Nearest railway: Anzio.
Working hours
Usually 0700-1200hrs and 1400-1700hrs (winter), 0700-1200hrs and 1500-1800hrs (summer) except Sunday.
Permission should be granted from the Harbour Master for movements between sunset and sunrise.
About Anzio
updated Mar 2016Where it is
Situated on Italy's W coast facing the Tyrrhenian Sea,
The port
Anzio is a shallow general cargo port, maximum depth 4.6m. The port handles processed steel, vegetable oil, cereals, flour and general cargo.
Traffic
Approx 200 vessels visit the port annually.
Questions about Anzio
Where does the pilot board at Anzio?
The pilot boards at Anzio pilot boarding, 41°26.2′N 012°38.7′E.
What time zone is Anzio in?
Local time at Anzio is UTC+1. Clocks go to UTC+2 on 28 Mar 2027. Back to UTC+1 on 31 Oct 2027.
What is the water density at Anzio?
1025.
Which load line zone is Anzio in?
Summer.
Who carries out Port State Control at Anzio?
Port State Control at Anzio: Paris MOU.
What is the UN/LOCODE of Anzio?
The UN/LOCODE of Anzio is ITANZ.
Tips from seafarers
What crews who called at Anzio say: pilot boarding, the agent's papers, inspections, shore leave. Each tip is shown with the writer's rank and ship type, and an AI summary sits on top once there are three or more.
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