Port profile · VCKTN
Kingstown
Kingstown is a small natural coastal harbour on the Caribbean Sea, in St. Vincent & Grenadines. Its UN/LOCODE is VCKTN. Pilotage is compulsory and it is a first port of entry. Kingstown offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions and fresh water. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Kingstown
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Heading here
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In port now
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Arrival profile
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Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Kingstown and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Kingstown 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
- No
- Engine stores
- No
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Limited
- Electrical repair
- No
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- No
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 260 m
- Draft
- 9.1 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Kingstown, 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
- No
- Tug assistance
- No
- Salvage tugs
- No
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- No
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Dry bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
Questions about Kingstown
What is the UN/LOCODE of Kingstown?
The UN/LOCODE of Kingstown is VCKTN.
Is pilotage compulsory in Kingstown?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Kingstown as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Kingstown?
Yes. Kingstown offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
What is the largest vessel Kingstown can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 260 m long, 9.1 m draft for Kingstown.
Is Kingstown a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Kingstown.
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