Port profile · NGBUR
Burutu
Burutu is a very small natural river harbour on the Bight of Benin, in Nigeria. Its UN/LOCODE is NGBUR. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Burutu offers ship stores, fresh water, moderate repairs 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 Burutu offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- No
- Diesel
- No
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Deck stores
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Small
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 229 m
- Draft
- 4.9 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Burutu, 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
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- No
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Rail connection
- Yes
Ports near Burutu
Other Nigeria ports on the same stretch of coast.
- WarriNigeria · NGWAR
- EscravosNigeria · NGESC
- SapeleNigeria · NGSPL
- KokoNigeria · NGKOK
- Ukpokoiti TerminalNigeria · NGUKP
- PenningtonNigeria · NGPEN
- BrassNigeria · NGBRA
- Port HarcourtNigeria · NGPHC
Questions about Burutu
What is the UN/LOCODE of Burutu?
The UN/LOCODE of Burutu is NGBUR.
Is pilotage compulsory in Burutu?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Burutu as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Burutu?
The nautical port index lists no fuel oil or diesel supply in Burutu.
Does Burutu have a dry dock?
Yes. Burutu has a small dry dock and moderate ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Burutu can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 229 m long, 4.9 m draft for Burutu.
Is Burutu a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Burutu.
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