Port profile · INPNY
Pondicherry
Pondicherry is a very small open roadstead on the Bay of Bengal, in India. Its UN/LOCODE is INPNY. Pilotage is not compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Pondicherry offers fresh water and a small dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Pondicherry
What members see for Pondicherry, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Pondicherry, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Pondicherry right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Pondicherry day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Pondicherry and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Pondicherry offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- No
- Diesel
- No
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- No
- Deck stores
- No
- Engine stores
- No
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Small
- Slipway
- Small
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Not compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Draft
- 3 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Pondicherry, 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
- Poor
- Entrance restrictions
- Other
- Pilotage available
- No
- Pilotage advisable
- No
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- No
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- No
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- No
Cargo and berths
- Anchorage
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Ports near Pondicherry
Other India ports on the same stretch of coast.
- CuddaloreIndia · INCDL
- KaraikalIndia · INKRK
- NagapattinamIndia · INNPT
- ChennaiIndia · INMAA
- EnnoreIndia · INENR
- KattupalliIndia · INKAT
- KrishnapatnamIndia · INKRI
- TuticorinIndia · INTUT
Questions about Pondicherry
What is the UN/LOCODE of Pondicherry?
The UN/LOCODE of Pondicherry is INPNY.
Is pilotage compulsory in Pondicherry?
No. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Pondicherry as not compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Pondicherry?
The nautical port index lists no fuel oil or diesel supply in Pondicherry.
Does Pondicherry have a dry dock?
Yes. Pondicherry has a small dry dock and limited ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Pondicherry can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 3 m draft for Pondicherry.
Is Pondicherry a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Pondicherry.
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