Port profile · GEBUS
Batumi
Batumi is a small coastal harbour behind a breakwater on the Black Sea, in Georgia. Its UN/LOCODE is GEBUS. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Batumi offers fuel oil, provisions and fresh water. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Batumi
What members see for Batumi, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Batumi, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Batumi right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Batumi day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Batumi and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Batumi 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
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Limited
- Slipway
- Small
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 229 m
- Beam
- 32.3 m
- Draft
- 11.5 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Batumi, 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
- Heavy swell, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- No
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Dry bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Med mooring
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Batumi
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Batumi, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 3.4 deficiencies on average. Most often found: cargo operations, fire safety, safety of navigation, certificates & documentation, structural condition.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Batumi, and what was found.
Ports near Batumi
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Questions about Batumi
What is the UN/LOCODE of Batumi?
The UN/LOCODE of Batumi is GEBUS.
Is pilotage compulsory in Batumi?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Batumi as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Batumi?
Yes. Batumi offers fuel oil, according to the nautical port index.
What is the largest vessel Batumi can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 229 m long, 32.3 m wide, 11.5 m draft for Batumi.
Is Batumi a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Batumi.
How many port state control inspections are there in Batumi?
3 port state control inspections were recorded in Batumi in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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