Port profile · BRARB
Aratu
Aratu is a small open roadstead on the South Atlantic Ocean, in Brazil. Its UN/LOCODE is BRARB. Pilotage is compulsory and tugs are available. Aratu offers fuel oil, fresh water and a large dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
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Live at Aratu
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Heading here
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In port now
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Arrival profile
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Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Aratu and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Aratu offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- No
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Large
- Slipway
- Small
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 t+
- No
Waste and health
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Aratu, 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
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- No
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- No
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- No
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Med mooring
- Yes
- Beach mooring
- No
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
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Questions about Aratu
What is the UN/LOCODE of Aratu?
The UN/LOCODE of Aratu is BRARB.
Is pilotage compulsory in Aratu?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Aratu as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Aratu?
Yes. Aratu offers fuel oil, according to the nautical port index.
Does Aratu have a dry dock?
Yes. Aratu has a large dry dock and limited ship repairs.
Is Aratu a first port of entry?
No. The nautical port index does not list Aratu as a first port of entry.
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