Port profile · GBHUL
Hull
Hull is a medium harbour on the North Sea, in the United Kingdom. Its UN/LOCODE is GBHUL. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Hull offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a medium dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Hull
What members see for Hull, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Hull, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Hull right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Hull day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Hull and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Hull 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
- Medium
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 t+
- Yes
Waste and health
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Hull, 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 Hull
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Hull, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 20% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 3.1 deficiencies on average. Most often found: labour conditions (mlc), fire safety, emergency systems, certificates & documentation, structural condition.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Hull, and what was found.
Ports near Hull
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Questions about Hull
What is the UN/LOCODE of Hull?
The UN/LOCODE of Hull is GBHUL.
Is pilotage compulsory in Hull?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Hull as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Hull?
Yes. Hull offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Hull have a dry dock?
Yes. Hull has a medium dry dock and major ship repairs.
Is Hull a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Hull.
How many port state control inspections are there in Hull?
5 port state control inspections were recorded in Hull in 2025, and 1 of them ended in a detention.
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