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Portland UK
Portland UK is a medium coastal harbour behind a breakwater on the English Channel, in the United Kingdom. Its UN/LOCODE is GBPTL. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Portland UK offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water and moderate repairs. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
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Live at Portland UK
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Heading here
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In port now
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Arrival profile
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Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Portland UK and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Portland UK 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
- Moderate
- 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
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Portland UK, 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
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Tide, heavy swell, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- No
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Ports near Portland UK
Other United Kingdom ports on the same stretch of coast.
- WeymouthUnited Kingdom · GBWEY
- BridportUnited Kingdom · GBBRP
- PooleUnited Kingdom · GBPOO
- BridgwaterUnited Kingdom · GBBRW
- BristolUnited Kingdom · GBBRS
- YarmouthUnited Kingdom · GBYMO
- PortburyUnited Kingdom · GBPRU
- AvonmouthUnited Kingdom · GBAVO
Questions about Portland UK
What is the UN/LOCODE of Portland UK?
The UN/LOCODE of Portland UK is GBPTL.
Is pilotage compulsory in Portland UK?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Portland UK as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Portland UK?
Yes. Portland UK offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Is Portland UK a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Portland UK.
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