Port profile · KELAU
Lamu
Lamu is a small natural coastal harbour on the Indian Ocean, in Kenya. Its UN/LOCODE is KELAU. Pilotage is compulsory. Lamu offers fresh water. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Lamu
What members see for Lamu, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Lamu, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Lamu right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Lamu day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Lamu and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Lamu offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fresh water
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- None
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
Waste and health
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Lamu, 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
- Other
- Turning area
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
Ports near Lamu
Other Kenya ports on the same stretch of coast.
Questions about Lamu
What is the UN/LOCODE of Lamu?
The UN/LOCODE of Lamu is KELAU.
Is pilotage compulsory in Lamu?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Lamu as compulsory.
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