Port profile · AUDRW
Darwin
Darwin is a medium natural coastal harbour on the Timor Sea, in Australia. Its UN/LOCODE is AUDRW. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Darwin offers fuel oil, provisions, fresh water and a small dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Darwin
What members see for Darwin, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Darwin, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Darwin right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Darwin day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Darwin and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Darwin 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
- Dry dock
- Small
- Slipway
- Small
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 t+
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 345 m
- Beam
- 52 m
- Draft
- 12 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Darwin, 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
- Excellent
- Entrance restrictions
- None
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Dry bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- LNG terminal
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Darwin
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Darwin, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 0.8 deficiencies on average. Most often found: fire safety.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Darwin, and what was found.
Ports near Darwin
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Questions about Darwin
What is the UN/LOCODE of Darwin?
The UN/LOCODE of Darwin is AUDRW.
Is pilotage compulsory in Darwin?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Darwin as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Darwin?
Yes. Darwin offers fuel oil, according to the nautical port index.
Does Darwin have a dry dock?
Yes. Darwin has a small dry dock and limited ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Darwin can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 345 m long, 52 m wide, 12 m draft for Darwin.
Is Darwin a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Darwin.
How many port state control inspections are there in Darwin?
5 port state control inspections were recorded in Darwin in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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