Port profile · AUBNK
Ballina
Ballina is a small natural river harbour on the Tasman Sea, in Australia. Its UN/LOCODE is AUBNK. Pilotage is compulsory and it is a first port of entry. Ballina offers diesel, provisions, fresh water and a small dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Ballina
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In port now
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Arrival profile
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Port calls and time in port
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Services and supplies
What Ballina offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Diesel
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Small
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Draft
- 3.6 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Ballina, 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, heavy swell, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Rail connection
- Yes
Ports near Ballina
Other Australia ports on the same stretch of coast.
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- SydneyAustralia · AUSYD
- RhodesAustralia · AURDS
- GladstoneAustralia · AUGLT
- BotanyAustralia · AUBTB
- Port AlmaAustralia · AUPTL
Questions about Ballina
What is the UN/LOCODE of Ballina?
The UN/LOCODE of Ballina is AUBNK.
Is pilotage compulsory in Ballina?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Ballina as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Ballina?
Yes. Ballina offers diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Ballina have a dry dock?
Yes. Ballina has a small dry dock and limited ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Ballina can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 3.6 m draft for Ballina.
Is Ballina a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Ballina.
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