Port profile · NZAKL
Auckland
Auckland is a large natural river harbour on the South Pacific Ocean, in New Zealand. Its UN/LOCODE is NZAKL. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Auckland offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a large dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Auckland
What members see for Auckland, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Auckland, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Auckland right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Auckland day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Auckland and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Auckland 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
- Major
- Dry dock
- Large
- Slipway
- Medium
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Beam
- 43 m
- Draft
- 12.7 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Auckland, 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
- Excellent
- Entrance restrictions
- None
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- No
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Auckland
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Auckland, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 2.4 deficiencies on average.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Auckland, and what was found.
Ports near Auckland
Other New Zealand ports on the same stretch of coast.
- PortlandNew Zealand · NZPOR
- WhangareiNew Zealand · NZWRE
- TaurangaNew Zealand · NZTRG
- OpuaNew Zealand · NZOPX
- WhangaroaNew Zealand · NZWHR
- New PlymouthNew Zealand · NZNPL
- WanganuiNew Zealand · NZWAG
- NapierNew Zealand · NZNPE
Questions about Auckland
What is the UN/LOCODE of Auckland?
The UN/LOCODE of Auckland is NZAKL.
Is pilotage compulsory in Auckland?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Auckland as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Auckland?
Yes. Auckland offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Auckland have a dry dock?
Yes. Auckland has a large dry dock and major ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Auckland can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 43 m wide, 12.7 m draft for Auckland.
Is Auckland a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Auckland.
How many port state control inspections are there in Auckland?
1 port state control inspections were recorded in Auckland in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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