Location
Codes & time
Europe/London
Now: UTC+1
Standard: UTC+0
DST from 29 Mar 2026 02:00 BST; standard time from 25 Oct 2026 02:00 GMT
Contacts
Who to call at Dover Harbor, with the source of each number. Numbers and channels change: check the latest port notices before arrival.
Nearest rescue centre...
VHF 16distress, safety and calling (156.800 MHz)DSC 70digital selective calling
Active warnings near Dover Harbor
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Dover Harbor at a glance
Rank basis: Cargo throughput 18.9 million tonnes (2025)
Throughput
- 18.92 million tonnes (2025) source
Figures change: always confirm limits with the port authority, local notices and your agent before arrival.
Dover Harbor port guide
Dover is the UK's busiest RoRo ferry port, on the short sea crossing to Calais and Dunkirk, and a cruise port. It handled 18.92 million tonnes in 2025 (DfT).
Sources
For planning reference only (researched Oct 1, 2026). Always verify against official publications - Admiralty Sailing Directions, List of Radio Signals, local notices and the port authority - and your agent before arrival.
Catalogue harbor data
- Area
- English Channel; North Atlantic Ocean
- Channel depth (m)
- 7.9
- Anchorage depth (m)
- 7.9
- Harbor size (World Port Index)
- Small
- Harbor type
- Coastal (Breakwater)
- Shelter
- Fair