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Forcados
Forcados is a very small natural river harbour on the Bight of Benin, in Nigeria. Its UN/LOCODE is NGFOR. Pilotage is compulsory and it is a first port of entry. Forcados offers fuel oil. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Forcados
What members see for Forcados, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Forcados, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
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Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Forcados day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Forcados and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Forcados offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- No
- Fresh water
- No
- Provisions
- No
- Deck stores
- No
- Engine stores
- No
Repair
- Ship repairs
- None
- Electrical repair
- No
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- No
- Stevedores
- No
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- No
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Draft
- 5.2 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Forcados, 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
- Entrance restrictions
- Heavy swell, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- No
- Salvage tugs
- No
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
Questions about Forcados
What is the UN/LOCODE of Forcados?
The UN/LOCODE of Forcados is NGFOR.
Is pilotage compulsory in Forcados?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Forcados as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Forcados?
Yes. Forcados offers fuel oil, according to the nautical port index.
What is the largest vessel Forcados can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 5.2 m draft for Forcados.
Is Forcados a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Forcados.
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