Port profile · NZOPX
Opua
Opua is a very small natural river harbour on the South Pacific Ocean, in New Zealand. Its UN/LOCODE is NZOPX. Pilotage is compulsory and tugs are available. Opua offers fuel oil and fresh water. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Opua
What members see for Opua, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Opua, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Opua right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Opua day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Opua and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Opua 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
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Limited
- Slipway
- Small
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 240 m
- Draft
- 8.5 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Opua, 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
- None
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- No
- Free pratique
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Ports near Opua
Other New Zealand ports on the same stretch of coast.
- WhangaroaNew Zealand · NZWHR
- WhangareiNew Zealand · NZWRE
- PortlandNew Zealand · NZPOR
- AucklandNew Zealand · NZAKL
- TaurangaNew Zealand · NZTRG
- New PlymouthNew Zealand · NZNPL
- WanganuiNew Zealand · NZWAG
- NapierNew Zealand · NZNPE
Questions about Opua
What is the UN/LOCODE of Opua?
The UN/LOCODE of Opua is NZOPX.
Is pilotage compulsory in Opua?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Opua as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Opua?
Yes. Opua offers fuel oil, according to the nautical port index.
What is the largest vessel Opua can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 240 m long, 8.5 m draft for Opua.
Is Opua a first port of entry?
No. The nautical port index does not list Opua as a first port of entry.
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