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Bintulu
Bintulu is a small coastal harbour behind a breakwater on the South China Sea, in Malaysia. Its UN/LOCODE is MYBTU. Pilotage is compulsory and tugs are available. Bintulu offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, fresh water and a small dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
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Arrival profile
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Port calls and time in port
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Services and supplies
What Bintulu 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
- No
- Engine stores
- No
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Small
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 299 m
- Beam
- 49 m
- Draft
- 12.5 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Bintulu, 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
- Tide, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- No
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- No
Entry
- First port of entry
- No
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
Ports near Bintulu
Other Malaysia ports on the same stretch of coast.
- MiriMalaysia · MYMYY
- SibuMalaysia · MYSBW
- SarikeiMalaysia · MYSAR
- Tanjung ManisMalaysia · MYTMP
- LabuanMalaysia · MYLBU
- KuchingMalaysia · MYKCH
- Kota KinabaluMalaysia · MYBKI
- TawauMalaysia · MYTWU
Questions about Bintulu
What is the UN/LOCODE of Bintulu?
The UN/LOCODE of Bintulu is MYBTU.
Is pilotage compulsory in Bintulu?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Bintulu as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Bintulu?
Yes. Bintulu offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Bintulu have a dry dock?
Yes. Bintulu has a small dry dock and limited ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Bintulu can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 299 m long, 49 m wide, 12.5 m draft for Bintulu.
Is Bintulu a first port of entry?
No. The nautical port index does not list Bintulu as a first port of entry.
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