# Darnah (LY DRX)

**UN/LOCODE:** LY DRX  
**Country:** Libya  
**Water Body:** Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 32.7667, 22.6500

Just 30 to 80 vessels call at Darnah in a typical year, a figure that tells you exactly what kind of port this is. Sitting on Libya's eastern coast between Benghazi and Tobruk, this small commercial harbour handles general and dry-bulk cargo, with limited container and roll-on/roll-off traffic across berths served by mobile cranes, forklifts, reach stackers and grain elevators. Inbound flows are dominated by grain, animal feed and livestock; outbound cargo centres on wool, cement and fish. Around 15,000 m² of open storage backs the quays, and the approach channel runs to roughly 9.4 m. The port reopened in 2021 after some three years closed for security reasons, so service continuity remains modest. Shippers needing scheduled container services or wider carrier choice should route via Benghazi, with Tobruk a further eastern option.

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