Port profile · NGSPL
Sapele
Sapele is a very small natural river harbour on the Bight of Benin, in Nigeria. Its UN/LOCODE is NGSPL. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Sapele offers fuel oil and diesel and fresh water. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Sapele
What members see for Sapele, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Sapele, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Sapele right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Sapele day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Sapele and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Sapele 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
- No
- Deck stores
- No
- Engine stores
- No
Repair
- Ship repairs
- None
- Electrical repair
- No
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- No
Waste and health
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Draft
- 6.4 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Sapele, 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
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- No
- ETA message required
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
Ports near Sapele
Other Nigeria ports on the same stretch of coast.
- KokoNigeria · NGKOK
- WarriNigeria · NGWAR
- EscravosNigeria · NGESC
- BurutuNigeria · NGBUR
- Ukpokoiti TerminalNigeria · NGUKP
- PenningtonNigeria · NGPEN
- LekkiNigeria · NGLKK
- Port HarcourtNigeria · NGPHC
Questions about Sapele
What is the UN/LOCODE of Sapele?
The UN/LOCODE of Sapele is NGSPL.
Is pilotage compulsory in Sapele?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Sapele as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Sapele?
Yes. Sapele offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
What is the largest vessel Sapele can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 6.4 m draft for Sapele.
Is Sapele a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Sapele.
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