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Sharpness
Sharpness is a small lake or canal harbour on the Bristol Channel, in the United Kingdom. Its UN/LOCODE is GBSSS. Pilotage is compulsory. Sharpness offers fuel oil and diesel, ship stores, fresh water, moderate repairs and a small dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
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Port calls and time in port
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Services and supplies
What Sharpness 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
- Deck stores
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Small
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- No
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating 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 Sharpness, 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, heavy swell, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- No
- Salvage tugs
- No
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Rail connection
- Yes
Ports near Sharpness
Other United Kingdom ports on the same stretch of coast.
- BristolUnited Kingdom · GBBRS
- AvonmouthUnited Kingdom · GBAVO
- PortburyUnited Kingdom · GBPRU
- NewportUnited Kingdom · GBNPT
- CardiffUnited Kingdom · GBCDF
- BridgwaterUnited Kingdom · GBBRW
- Barry DockUnited Kingdom · GBBAD
- BridportUnited Kingdom · GBBRP
Questions about Sharpness
What is the UN/LOCODE of Sharpness?
The UN/LOCODE of Sharpness is GBSSS.
Is pilotage compulsory in Sharpness?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Sharpness as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Sharpness?
Yes. Sharpness offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Sharpness have a dry dock?
Yes. Sharpness has a small dry dock and moderate ship repairs.
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