Port profile · NZNSN
Nelson
Nelson is a small coastal harbour behind a breakwater on the Tasman Sea, in New Zealand. Its UN/LOCODE is NZNSN. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Nelson offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, fresh water and a small dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Nelson
What members see for Nelson, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
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In port now
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Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Nelson day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Nelson and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Nelson 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
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Small
- Slipway
- Medium
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 243 m
- Beam
- 40 m
- Draft
- 9.8 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Nelson, 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
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Tide, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- 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
- No
Ports near Nelson
Other New Zealand ports on the same stretch of coast.
- TarakoheNew Zealand · NZTKH
- PictonNew Zealand · NZPCN
- WellingtonNew Zealand · NZWLG
- WestportNew Zealand · NZWSZ
- WanganuiNew Zealand · NZWAG
- New PlymouthNew Zealand · NZNPL
- GreymouthNew Zealand · NZGMN
- LytteltonNew Zealand · NZLYT
Questions about Nelson
What is the UN/LOCODE of Nelson?
The UN/LOCODE of Nelson is NZNSN.
Is pilotage compulsory in Nelson?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Nelson as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Nelson?
Yes. Nelson offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Nelson have a dry dock?
Yes. Nelson has a small dry dock and limited ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Nelson can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 243 m long, 40 m wide, 9.8 m draft for Nelson.
Is Nelson a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Nelson.
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