Port profile · JMMBJ
Montego Bay
Montego Bay is a small coastal harbour behind a breakwater on the Caribbean Sea, in Jamaica. Its UN/LOCODE is JMMBJ. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Montego Bay offers fuel oil and diesel and fresh water. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Montego Bay
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Heading here
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In port now
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Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Montego Bay day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Montego Bay and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Montego Bay 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
- Deck stores
- No
- Engine stores
- No
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Limited
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 323.6 m
- Beam
- 42 m
- Draft
- 10.1 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Montego Bay, 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
- Heavy swell, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- 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
- LNG terminal
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Ports near Montego Bay
Other Jamaica ports on the same stretch of coast.
- LuceaJamaica · JMLUC
- FalmouthJamaica · JMFMH
- Savanna La MarJamaica · JMSLM
- Rio BuenoJamaica · JMRIB
- Port KaiserJamaica · JMPKS
- Ocho RiosJamaica · JMOCJ
- EsquivelJamaica · JMPEV
- Rocky PointJamaica · JMROP
Questions about Montego Bay
What is the UN/LOCODE of Montego Bay?
The UN/LOCODE of Montego Bay is JMMBJ.
Is pilotage compulsory in Montego Bay?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Montego Bay as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Montego Bay?
Yes. Montego Bay offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
What is the largest vessel Montego Bay can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 323.6 m long, 42 m wide, 10.1 m draft for Montego Bay.
Is Montego Bay a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Montego Bay.
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