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Palermo
Palermo is a small coastal harbour behind a breakwater on the Tyrrhenian Sea, in Italy. Its UN/LOCODE is ITPMO. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Palermo offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a large dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Palermo
What members see for Palermo, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
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In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Palermo right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Palermo day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Palermo and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Palermo 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
- Deck stores
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Large
- Slipway
- Large
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Palermo, 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
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- No
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- No
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Palermo
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Palermo, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 2.8 deficiencies on average. Most often found: emergency systems, fire safety, certificates & documentation, radio communication, ism (safety management).
See which ships were inspected and detained at Palermo, and what was found.
Ports near Palermo
Other Italy ports on the same stretch of coast.
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- SciaccaItaly · ITSCK
- Porto EmpedocleItaly · ITPEM
- TrapaniItaly · ITTPS
- Mazara Del ValloItaly · ITMAZ
- MarsalaItaly · ITMRA
Questions about Palermo
What is the UN/LOCODE of Palermo?
The UN/LOCODE of Palermo is ITPMO.
Is pilotage compulsory in Palermo?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Palermo as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Palermo?
Yes. Palermo offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Palermo have a dry dock?
Yes. Palermo has a large dry dock and major ship repairs.
Is Palermo a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Palermo.
How many port state control inspections are there in Palermo?
2 port state control inspections were recorded in Palermo in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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