PORT DESCRIPTION
Location: Located on the Greek mainland, kavala is a small sheltered port encompassing the offshore oil terminal of Prinos, which is situated between kavala and the island of Thasos. The port offers good anchorage, fresh water and has road connections to Thessaloniki and Istanbul. There is a liquified gas terminal 5 km East of kavala at Nea Karvali. Vessels are requested to advise ETA at least 24 hours prior to arrival.
General overview: Traffic figures: Approx 340 vessels visited the port in 1990.

Max size: Largest vessel handled: 200 LOA.

PRE ARRIVAL INFORMATION
ETA's: Initial ETA to be sent to vessel's agent on departure from last port. Additional ETA's to be sent 48, 24 and 12 hours prior to arrival to the vessel's agent. One hour prior to arrival, port authorities, pilot and agents should be contacted by VHF giving exact time of arrival.
The ETA message should include: Ship's particulars, cargo information, dangerous cargo (if any on board, with details), health condition and stowaway details (if any).

Documentation required: The following documentation is required:

Port authorities (one copy of each):
1. Ship's particulars
2. Training certificates
3. Master's Health Declaration
4. Master's Declaration concerning disposal of any slops and bunkers, if any.
5. RLM Form (state form) declaring all crew on board on arrival
6. No Stowaways declaration
7. Load Line certificate.

Customs authorities (two copies of each):
1. Ship's Stores List Declaration
2. Officer's and Crew's Personal Effects Declaration
3. Master's Declaration that all electrical items, not sealed, and other goods will remain on board.
4. Masters Declaration for bunkers and cargo on board.
Special forms exist for all documents but apply only to liner vessels. These are delivered on board on arrival.

Radio: Hellas Radio (SVA), Iraklion, Limnos or Corfu Radio can be used for passing messages at long range. The stations work throughout 24 hours.

Inmarsat communication is possible.

Health regulations: Pratique should be applied for on arrival and cannot be applied for by radio.

Customs and immigration: Customs allowances: Each officer and crew member is allowed 1 bottle of spirits and 1 carton of cigarettes each.

Immigration: Immigration authorities issue crew passes. For EC nationals there are no immigration procedures. There are special regulations for nationals of countries such as Russia, Poland, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Yugoslavia and South American countries.

Crew being repatriated to non European countries must have a ticket which the agent must show to the authorities, agent's guarantees are requested by various authorities.
Notices of readiness: Can be tendered anytime but will only be accepted between 0800-1700hrs.

NAVIGATION
Pilot: Compulsory.24 hr/day service. Pilot boards 0.8nm of entrance. VHF Channel 12.
Tidal range and flow: 0.6m.
Dock density: 1025.
Weather: Prevailing winds: Variable.
VHF: VHF ch 12 - Pilot Station.
Charts: 1679, 1687.
Restrictions: Depth at the entrance 13.5m.
Tugs: Two tugs of 400 HP and 800 HP are available.

BERTHING INFORMATION

BERTHS AND CARGO
General cargo/Bulk berths: One berth, length 270m, depth 8.5m.
One berth, length 160m, depth 10m.
Container berths: One berth, length 160m, depth 9.0m.
Tanker berths: Prinos offshore terminal producing crude oil only. Mooring buoys located at Lat. 40º 55' Long. 24º 31'. Min. depth 24m.
Ro-Ro berths: Facility for ro-ro's at the container berth.
Storage: One open warehouse, one closed warehouse.
Ballast/slop reception: Available.

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENERAL

Bunkers/water/stores: Fresh water: Available.
Bunkering: Limited supplies of diesel are available from the Greek State Distilleries only.
Medical facilities: kavala City Hospital.
Transport: Nearest airport: Kavala Int. Airport (36 km).
Nearest railway: Drama (40 km from kavala).
Consuls: Sweden, Holland, Italy.
Public holidays: June 29 & December 6.
Working hours: May 16-Oct 14: 0700-1430 Mon-Fri; Oct 15-May 15: 0730-1500 Mon-Fri;

Port Authority

Kavala Central Port Authority
Harbour Masters Office
1 Averou Street
651 10 Kavala
Greece

Tel: +30 51 224967
Tlx: 0452140 LIKA GR
Contact: Senior Commander