Port profile · ZAELS
East London
East London is a small natural river harbour on the Indian Ocean, in South Africa. Its UN/LOCODE is ZAELS. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. East London offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a large dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at East London
What members see for East London, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for East London, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at East London right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at East London day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at East London and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What East London 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
- Large
- Slipway
- Large
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at East London, 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
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Ports near East London
Other South Africa ports on the same stretch of coast.
- Port ElizabethSouth Africa · ZAPLZ
- DurbanSouth Africa · ZADUR
- Mossel BaySouth Africa · ZAMZY
- Richards BaySouth Africa · ZARCB
- Cape TownSouth Africa · ZACPT
- Simon'S TownSouth Africa · ZASMN
- SaldanhaSouth Africa · ZASDB
Questions about East London
What is the UN/LOCODE of East London?
The UN/LOCODE of East London is ZAELS.
Is pilotage compulsory in East London?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in East London as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in East London?
Yes. East London offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does East London have a dry dock?
Yes. East London has a large dry dock and major ship repairs.
Is East London a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at East London.
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