Port profile · NZLYT
Lyttelton
Lyttelton is a very small coastal harbour behind a breakwater on the South Pacific Ocean, in New Zealand. Its UN/LOCODE is NZLYT. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Lyttelton offers fuel oil, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a medium dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
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Services and supplies
What Lyttelton offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Deck stores
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Slipway
- Large
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 362 m
- Beam
- 42.8 m
- Draft
- 13.4 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Lyttelton, 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
- None
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Ports near Lyttelton
Other New Zealand ports on the same stretch of coast.
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- TimaruNew Zealand · NZTIU
- GreymouthNew Zealand · NZGMN
- WestportNew Zealand · NZWSZ
- NelsonNew Zealand · NZNSN
- PictonNew Zealand · NZPCN
- TarakoheNew Zealand · NZTKH
- Otago HarbourNew Zealand · NZORR
Questions about Lyttelton
What is the UN/LOCODE of Lyttelton?
The UN/LOCODE of Lyttelton is NZLYT.
Is pilotage compulsory in Lyttelton?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Lyttelton as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Lyttelton?
Yes. Lyttelton offers fuel oil, according to the nautical port index.
Does Lyttelton have a dry dock?
Yes. Lyttelton has a medium dry dock and major ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Lyttelton can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 362 m long, 42.8 m wide, 13.4 m draft for Lyttelton.
Is Lyttelton a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Lyttelton.
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