Port profile · USCHT
Chester
Chester is a large natural river harbour on the North Atlantic Ocean, in the United States. Its UN/LOCODE is USCHT. Pilotage is compulsory and it is a first port of entry. Chester offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a medium dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Chester
What members see for Chester, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Chester, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Chester right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Chester day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Chester and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Chester 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
- Medium
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Chester, 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
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Ports near Chester
Other United States ports on the same stretch of coast.
- Marcus HookUnited States · USMAH
- PaulsboroUnited States · USPAU
- WilmingtonUnited States · USILG
- PhiladelphiaUnited States · USPHL
- GloucesterUnited States · USGLC
- CamdenUnited States · USCDE
- SalemUnited States · USSEM
- Havre De GraceUnited States · USHDC
Questions about Chester
What is the UN/LOCODE of Chester?
The UN/LOCODE of Chester is USCHT.
Is pilotage compulsory in Chester?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Chester as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Chester?
Yes. Chester offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Chester have a dry dock?
Yes. Chester has a medium dry dock and major ship repairs.
Is Chester a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Chester.
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