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Alger (Algiers)

UN/LOCODE DZALG · Algeria · Africa · 16

Reference

Coordinates: 36.75, 3.05
Time zone: Africa/AlgiersUTC +01:00no DST
Local currency: DZD— Algerian Dinar
Languages: ar, fr
Nearest airport: ALGHouari Boumediene Airport~16 km
Electricity: 230 V50 Hzplugs C, F(country default — verify at berth)
Climate: CsaHot-summer Mediterranean
Country-coastal Köppen zone (most ports cluster on the coast). For port-coordinate resolution use Kottek 2006 0.5° grid.
Function codes: 123456--
seaport · rail terminal · road terminal · airport · postal exchange · inland clearance / multimodal

Operational details

Compiled from public port-authority and P&I-club directories. Always verify current contacts via your agent before arrival.

Pilotage / VTS

VTS Alger (Agence Nationale des Ports Algérie)

VHF: Ch 16 / 12
Phone: +213 21 71 8000
Web: www.anp.dz

P&I correspondents

· Clyde & Co Paris (Algeria coverage — Gard, UK Club)
· CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre Paris (Britannia)
· Holman Fenwick Willan Paris

Port agents

· GAC Algeria
· Inchcape Algeria
· CNAN Nord Algiers

ISPS security level (normal): 1

State port authority; import-heavy trade; customs process can be slow; vessel boarding by DRS (military intelligence) possible on first call; LNG/LPG port at Arzew for specialist energy calls.

Helplines for seafarers in Algeria

Welfare, abandonment, wages, medical, mental health, harassment — 24/7 lines where available. See full helplines directory.

ISWAN SeafarerHelp
Global · 24/7 · en, ar, es, fr
📞 +44 800 012 1004 WhatsApp [email protected]www.seafarerhelp.org
ITF Seafarers
Global · 24/7 for emergencies · en
📞 +44 20 7403 2733 [email protected]www.itfseafarers.org
IMO/ILO Database of Abandonment of Seafarers
Global · Online · en
www.ilo.org/dyn/seafarers/seafarersBrowse.home
Find A Helpline
Global · Online · en
findahelpline.com
ITF Inspectorate — Find your nearest inspector
Global · Varies by port · en
www.itfseafarers.org/en/contact-us/find-an-itf-inspector
ISWAN Africa Network
Africa · Refer to ISWAN SeafarerHelp 24/7 · en, fr, pt
📞 +44 800 012 1004 [email protected]www.seafarerswelfare.org

Other ports in Algeria

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Port-state-control region: mediterranean MoU · how to file a PSC complaint.

Sources & verification (13)

country_iso3 · ISO 3166-1 (DZ)retrieved 2026-05-05
country_name · ISO 3166-1 (DZ)retrieved 2026-05-05
currency_code · ISO 4217:2015 (DZD)retrieved 2026-05-05
currency_name · ISO 4217:2015 (DZD)retrieved 2026-05-05
languages · CIA World Factbook (public domain), national-language listing (DZ)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_iana · IANA tz database (Africa/Algiers)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_utc_offset · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (Africa/Algiers)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_dst · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (Africa/Algiers)retrieved 2026-05-05
electricity · IEC TR 60083 plug-and-socket standard list (DZ)retrieved 2026-05-05
function_codes_expanded · UNECE Rec. 16 — UN/LOCODE function-code mask (123456--)retrieved 2026-05-05
nearest_major_airport · OurAirports (CC0) — davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data (ALG)retrieved 2026-05-07
wikidata_qid · Wikidata SPARQL (P1937 UN/LOCODE join) (Q23846119)retrieved 2026-05-07
climate_classification · Kottek et al. 2006 / Beck et al. 2018 — country-coastal Köppen zone (DZ)retrieved 2026-05-07

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