Port profile · FRLRH
La Rochelle
La Rochelle is a medium harbour on the Bay of Biscay, in France. Its UN/LOCODE is FRLRH. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. La Rochelle offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a small dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
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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 La Rochelle and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What La Rochelle 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
- Small
- Slipway
- Small
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at La Rochelle, 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
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- 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
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Ports near La Rochelle
Other France ports on the same stretch of coast.
- La PalliceFrance · FRLPE
- RochefortFrance · FRRCO
- Tonnay CharenteFrance · FRTON
- Le Verdon-Sur-MerFrance · FRLVE
- Les Sables D OlonneFrance · FRLSO
- PauillacFrance · FRPAP
- NantesFrance · FRNTE
- BlayeFrance · FRBYE
Questions about La Rochelle
What is the UN/LOCODE of La Rochelle?
The UN/LOCODE of La Rochelle is FRLRH.
Is pilotage compulsory in La Rochelle?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in La Rochelle as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in La Rochelle?
Yes. La Rochelle offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does La Rochelle have a dry dock?
Yes. La Rochelle has a small dry dock and major ship repairs.
Is La Rochelle a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at La Rochelle.
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