Corinth Canal is Now Open For Transiting

The Corinth Canal is now open for yachts to cross as of 5/7/2022 and for initial 3 months.

General Information

The canal operates 24 hours, 7 days per week except on Tuesdays from 06.00 to 18.00, when regular canal maintenance is carried out.

Towage is compulsory for all vessels exceeding 800 net tonnage, vessels not under command tankers and vessels carrying dangerous cargoes.

The use of pilots is compulsory for all vessels under towage and during night transits for all vessels exceeding 100 net tonnage.

The Corinth Canal is a junction of international sea communications and serves ships of all nationalities. It provides the shortest and safest sea-lane for ships coming from seaports of the Ionian sea, the Adriatic, Southern Italy, and those passing through the Straits or Messina en route to Eastern Mediterranean ports and on to the Black Sea and vice versa.

The bearing of the Canal is 131,5 degrees, or 311,5 degrees and it intersects the Isthmus of Corinth, forming a straight line through it. It cuts through the uneven landmass of the Isthmus, which reaches a maximum height of 79 metres above sea level.
• The total length of Canal amounts to 6.343 metres, 54O metres of which are taken up by the ports of Poseidonia and lsthmia at either mouth of the Canal.
The measurement of the Canal is located on the Canal’s axis, from a point fixed at 83 metres from the Poseidonia jetty, ending at a point on the axis fixed at 40 metres off the Isthmia jetty.

The maximum width of the Canal that is safe for navigation is 24.60 metres at Sea level and at mean low water level, and 21.00 metres on the bottom. The depth of the Canal on the axis is 8.00 metres from mean Low water level.

The maximum air-draft of the Canal is limited to 52m because of the rail and road bridges.

Contact of the Canal at VHF Channel : 11

Let us assist you for a Safe Passage of the Corinth Canal

RODITIS YACHTING offers the Corinth Canal Pre-Arrangement Service even at the last minute .

Our agency will liaise with the Canal Authority and all relevant departments .
Fill and forward on your behalf the Statistical Forms and all Applications and make paymentarrangements in order for you to be clear and have a safe and hassle free crossing .

The only thing you will need to do is simply contact the Canal at VHF : 11 provide them
with your Yacht’s name and wait for crossing instructions