# Durres (AL DRZ)

**UN/LOCODE:** AL DRZ  
**Country:** Albania  
**Water Body:** Adriatic Sea; Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 41.3167, 19.4500

Durrës Port Authority runs Albania's principal seaport, the gateway through which roughly 90% of the country's seaborne trade passes. In 2024 the port handled about 196,507 TEU and some 7.35 million tonnes of cargo across dedicated container, general-cargo, bulk and ferry terminals on the Adriatic. Car and passenger ferries connect Durrës with Ancona, Trieste and Bari, moving close to 1.5 million travellers a year and ranking it among the busiest passenger ports in the Adriatic. Inland, an expressway reaches Tirana about 35 km away and Pan-European Corridor VIII extends toward North Macedonia, though rail freight plays only a minor role. For container shippers, the EU Adriatic ports of Bari and Trieste serve as common transhipment and feeder alternatives, with Bar in Montenegro relevant for regional cargo. A planned relocation of cargo handling to the new Porto Romano port north of the city is worth factoring into longer-term routing decisions.

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