Port profile · AUPHE
Port Hedland
Port Hedland is a small natural river harbour on the Indian Ocean, in Australia. Its UN/LOCODE is AUPHE. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Port Hedland offers diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water and major repairs. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
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In port now
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Arrival profile
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Port calls and time in port
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Services and supplies
What Port Hedland 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
- Ship repairs
- Major
- Slipway
- Small
- 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
Largest vessel
- Length
- 340 m
- Beam
- 60 m
- Draft
- 11.8 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Port Hedland, 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
- Tide, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Container
- Yes
- Dry bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
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Questions about Port Hedland
What is the UN/LOCODE of Port Hedland?
The UN/LOCODE of Port Hedland is AUPHE.
Is pilotage compulsory in Port Hedland?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Port Hedland as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Port Hedland?
Yes. Port Hedland offers diesel, according to the nautical port index.
What is the largest vessel Port Hedland can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 340 m long, 60 m wide, 11.8 m draft for Port Hedland.
Is Port Hedland a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Port Hedland.
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