Port profile · GBGSY
Grimsby
Grimsby is a medium harbour on the North Sea, in the United Kingdom. Its UN/LOCODE is GBGSY. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Grimsby offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water and a medium dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
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Arrival profile
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Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Grimsby and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Grimsby 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
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Slipway
- Small
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Grimsby, 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
- Tide, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- No
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Grimsby
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Grimsby, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 4.2 deficiencies on average. Most often found: certificates & documentation, emergency systems, safety of navigation, structural condition, radio communication.
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Ports near Grimsby
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Questions about Grimsby
What is the UN/LOCODE of Grimsby?
The UN/LOCODE of Grimsby is GBGSY.
Is pilotage compulsory in Grimsby?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Grimsby as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Grimsby?
Yes. Grimsby offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Grimsby have a dry dock?
Yes. Grimsby has a medium dry dock and limited ship repairs.
Is Grimsby a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Grimsby.
How many port state control inspections are there in Grimsby?
1 port state control inspections were recorded in Grimsby in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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