Port profile · GBABD
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is a medium river harbour with basins on the North Sea, in the United Kingdom. Its UN/LOCODE is GBABD. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Aberdeen offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water and a small dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
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Live at Aberdeen
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In port now
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Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Aberdeen day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Aberdeen and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Aberdeen offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck stores
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Small
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 t+
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Beam
- 27.4 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Aberdeen, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Tide
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Aberdeen
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Aberdeen, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 1.8 deficiencies on average. Most often found: fire safety, labour conditions (mlc), certificates & documentation, safety of navigation, water/weathertight condition.
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Ports near Aberdeen
Other United Kingdom ports on the same stretch of coast.
- PeterheadUnited Kingdom · GBPHD
- FraserburghUnited Kingdom · GBFRB
- MontroseUnited Kingdom · GBMON
- MacduffUnited Kingdom · GBMCD
- BuckieUnited Kingdom · GBBUC
- DundeeUnited Kingdom · GBDUN
- DunbarUnited Kingdom · GBDBR
- EyemouthUnited Kingdom · GBEYM
Questions about Aberdeen
What is the UN/LOCODE of Aberdeen?
The UN/LOCODE of Aberdeen is GBABD.
Is pilotage compulsory in Aberdeen?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Aberdeen as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Aberdeen?
Yes. Aberdeen offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Aberdeen have a dry dock?
Yes. Aberdeen has a small dry dock and limited ship repairs.
Is Aberdeen a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Aberdeen.
How many port state control inspections are there in Aberdeen?
6 port state control inspections were recorded in Aberdeen in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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