Port profile · GBLER
Lerwick
Lerwick is a medium natural coastal harbour on the North Sea, in the United Kingdom. Its UN/LOCODE is GBLER. Pilotage is compulsory and tugs are available. Lerwick offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water, moderate repairs and a small dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Lerwick
What members see for Lerwick, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Lerwick, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Lerwick right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Lerwick day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Lerwick and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Lerwick 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
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Small
- Slipway
- None
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 t+
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 200 m
- Beam
- 20.2 m
- Draft
- 8 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Lerwick, 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
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- No
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- No
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- No
- Rail connection
- No
Port state control at Lerwick
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Lerwick, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 0.8 deficiencies on average. Most often found: fire safety, labour conditions (mlc).
See which ships were inspected and detained at Lerwick, and what was found.
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Questions about Lerwick
What is the UN/LOCODE of Lerwick?
The UN/LOCODE of Lerwick is GBLER.
Is pilotage compulsory in Lerwick?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Lerwick as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Lerwick?
Yes. Lerwick offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Lerwick have a dry dock?
Yes. Lerwick has a small dry dock and moderate ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Lerwick can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 200 m long, 20.2 m wide, 8 m draft for Lerwick.
Is Lerwick a first port of entry?
No. The nautical port index does not list Lerwick as a first port of entry.
How many port state control inspections are there in Lerwick?
4 port state control inspections were recorded in Lerwick in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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