Port profile · AUDAM
Dampier
Dampier is a medium coastal harbour behind a breakwater on the Indian Ocean, in Australia. Its UN/LOCODE is AUDAM. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Dampier offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water and major repairs. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Dampier
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Heading here
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In port now
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Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Dampier day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Dampier and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Dampier 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
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 340 m
- Beam
- 58 m
- Draft
- 19.5 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Dampier, 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
- Fair
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- Yes
- Vessel traffic service
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Ice breaking
- No
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Dry bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- LNG terminal
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
Port state control at Dampier
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Dampier, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 2.6 deficiencies on average. Most often found: certificates & documentation, safety of navigation.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Dampier, and what was found.
Ports near Dampier
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Questions about Dampier
What is the UN/LOCODE of Dampier?
The UN/LOCODE of Dampier is AUDAM.
Is pilotage compulsory in Dampier?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Dampier as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Dampier?
Yes. Dampier offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
What is the largest vessel Dampier can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 340 m long, 58 m wide, 19.5 m draft for Dampier.
Is Dampier a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Dampier.
How many port state control inspections are there in Dampier?
7 port state control inspections were recorded in Dampier in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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