Port profile · USPHL
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is a large natural river harbour on the North Atlantic Ocean, in the United States. Its UN/LOCODE is USPHL. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia
What members see for Philadelphia, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Philadelphia, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Philadelphia right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Philadelphia day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Philadelphia and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Philadelphia 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
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 t+
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Philadelphia, 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
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- 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
- Yes
Ports near Philadelphia
Other United States ports on the same stretch of coast.
- GloucesterUnited States · USGLC
- CamdenUnited States · USCDE
- PaulsboroUnited States · USPAU
- ChesterUnited States · USCHT
- Marcus HookUnited States · USMAH
- WilmingtonUnited States · USILG
- SalemUnited States · USSEM
- Atlantic CityUnited States · USAIY
Questions about Philadelphia
What is the UN/LOCODE of Philadelphia?
The UN/LOCODE of Philadelphia is USPHL.
Is pilotage compulsory in Philadelphia?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Philadelphia as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Philadelphia?
Yes. Philadelphia offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Philadelphia have a dry dock?
Yes. Philadelphia has a large dry dock and major ship repairs.
Is Philadelphia a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Philadelphia.
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