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Falmouth Harbour
UN/LOCODE GBFAL · Scale rank #302 worldwide
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- coastal (natural)
- Cargo pier depth
- 7.9 m
- Largest vessel
- —
Overview
Falmouth Harbour is a medium seaport in United Kingdom – harbour type: coastal (natural). Cargo pier depth up to 7.9 m; channel depth 14.0 m. Water body: English Channel; North Atlantic Ocean.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Water body
- English Channel; North Atlantic Ocean
- UN/LOCODE
GBFAL- WPI number
- 35290
- Coordinates
- 50.1500, -5.0667
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- coastal (natural)
- Shelter
- Good
Location
Infrastructure & depths
Berths & cargo facilities
- ✓ Wharves
Cranes & lifts
- ✓ Fixed cranes
- ✓ Mobile cranes
- ✓ Lifts 25–49 t
- ✓ Lifts 0–24 t
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Railway
- Small
Services & access
Pilotage, tugs & traffic
- ✓ Pilotage compulsory
- ✓ Pilotage available
- ✓ Tug assistance
- ✓ First port of entry
Services & supplies
- ✓ Electricity
- ✓ Electrical repair
- ✓ Navigation equipment
- ✓ Medical facilities
- ✓ Garbage disposal
- ✓ Dirty ballast disposal
- ✓ Provisions
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fuel oil
- ✓ Diesel oil
- ✓ Deck supplies
- ✓ Engine supplies
- ✓ Airport nearby
- ✓ Rail connection
Entrance restrictions
- ! Tide: yes
- ✓ Heavy swell: no
- ✓ Ice: no
- ! Other: yes
✓ available · ✗ not available; items without data are hidden (World Port Index).
Vessel schedules
No liner service calling at Falmouth Harbour in the schedule data yet.
Schedules & tracking of major carriers:
Trade with Vietnam
Vietnam and United Kingdom share 2 FTA(s) – goods meeting the rules of origin enjoy preferential duties:
- UKVFTA – UK–Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement
- CPTPP – Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
United Kingdom market profile →International shippingSteel & steel structure manufacturing
Nearby ports
| Port | Country | Harbour size | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foynes |  IE | Large | 393 km |
| Port Of Le Havre |  FR | Large | 379 km |
| Southampton | GB | Large | 272 km |
| Teesport | GB | Large | 567 km |
| Liverpool | GB | Large | 390 km |
| Rade De Brest | FR | Large | 201 km |
| Rade De Cherbourg | FR | Large | 252 km |
| Belfast | GB | Large | 500 km |
Sources: World Port Index (NGA Pub. 150) – retrieved 2026-10-14; TEU: Lloyd’s List One Hundred Ports. For reference – confirm with the port or agent before operations. · Sailing Directions Pub. 191 (Enroute) - English Channel ↗