Port profile · IQMAB
Al Basrah
Al Basrah is a very small open roadstead on the Persian Gulf, in Iraq. Its UN/LOCODE is IQMAB. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Al Basrah offers fuel oil and diesel and fresh water. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Al Basrah
What members see for Al Basrah, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Al Basrah, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Al Basrah right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Al Basrah day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Al Basrah and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Al Basrah 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
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
Waste and health
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- No
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Al Basrah, 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
- Poor
- Entrance restrictions
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Med mooring
- Yes
Ports near Al Basrah
Other Iraq ports on the same stretch of coast.
Questions about Al Basrah
What is the UN/LOCODE of Al Basrah?
The UN/LOCODE of Al Basrah is IQMAB.
Is pilotage compulsory in Al Basrah?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Al Basrah as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Al Basrah?
Yes. Al Basrah offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Is Al Basrah a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Al Basrah.
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