Port profile · GBSHS
Sheerness
Sheerness is a very small natural coastal harbour on the North Sea, in the United Kingdom. Its UN/LOCODE is GBSHS. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Sheerness offers fuel oil and diesel, ship stores, fresh water and a small dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Sheerness
What members see for Sheerness, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Sheerness, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Sheerness right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Sheerness day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Sheerness and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Sheerness 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
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Small
- Slipway
- Small
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Sheerness, 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, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Ports near Sheerness
Other United Kingdom ports on the same stretch of coast.
- Isle Of GrainUnited Kingdom · GBIOG
- ThamesportUnited Kingdom · GBTHP
- ChathamUnited Kingdom · GBCTM
- WhitstableUnited Kingdom · GBWTS
- GravesendUnited Kingdom · GBGVS
- TilburyUnited Kingdom · GBTIL
- FolkestoneUnited Kingdom · GBFOL
- DoverUnited Kingdom · GBDVR
Questions about Sheerness
What is the UN/LOCODE of Sheerness?
The UN/LOCODE of Sheerness is GBSHS.
Is pilotage compulsory in Sheerness?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Sheerness as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Sheerness?
Yes. Sheerness offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Sheerness have a dry dock?
Yes. Sheerness has a small dry dock and limited ship repairs.
Is Sheerness a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Sheerness.
See who is calling at Sheerness
Sign in to watch live arrivals at Sheerness, see the vessels heading its way, and reach the owners and decision-makers behind them before your competitor does.
Browse more ports · request access.