Port profile · CAOWS
Owen Sound
Owen Sound is a small natural river harbour on the Lake Huron, in Canada. Its UN/LOCODE is CAOWS. Pilotage is compulsory and it is a first port of entry. Owen Sound offers diesel, provisions, ship stores and fresh water. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Owen Sound
What members see for Owen Sound, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
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In port now
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Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Owen Sound day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Owen Sound and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Owen Sound offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Diesel
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck stores
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Slipway
- Small
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- No
- Stevedores
- Yes
Waste and health
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 190 m
- Draft
- 6.8 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Owen Sound, 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
- Ice, other
- Tug assistance
- No
- Salvage tugs
- No
- ETA message required
- No
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- No
- Sanitation inspection
- No
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Ports near Owen Sound
Other Canada ports on the same stretch of coast.
- WiartonCanada · CAYVV
- MeafordCanada · CAMFD
- Thornbury MunicipalCanada · CATBY
- CollingwoodCanada · CACOL
- PenetangCanada · CAPTH
- MidlandCanada · CAMID
- DublinCanada · CADLN
- GoderichCanada · CAGOH
Questions about Owen Sound
What is the UN/LOCODE of Owen Sound?
The UN/LOCODE of Owen Sound is CAOWS.
Is pilotage compulsory in Owen Sound?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Owen Sound as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Owen Sound?
Yes. Owen Sound offers diesel, according to the nautical port index.
What is the largest vessel Owen Sound can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 190 m long, 6.8 m draft for Owen Sound.
Is Owen Sound a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Owen Sound.
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