Port profile · GBSOU
Southampton
Southampton is a large river harbour with basins on the English Channel, in the United Kingdom. Its UN/LOCODE is GBSOU. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Southampton offers fuel oil and diesel, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a large dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Southampton
What members see for Southampton, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Southampton, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Southampton right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Southampton day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Southampton and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Southampton 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
- Major
- Dry dock
- Large
- Slipway
- Medium
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 t+
- Yes
Waste and health
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Southampton, 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
- 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
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Southampton
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Southampton, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 1.2 deficiencies on average. Most often found: propulsion and auxiliary machinery, pollution prevention.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Southampton, and what was found.
Ports near Southampton
Other United Kingdom ports on the same stretch of coast.
- FawleyUnited Kingdom · GBFAW
- CowesUnited Kingdom · GBCOW
- YarmouthUnited Kingdom · GBYMO
- PortsmouthUnited Kingdom · GBPME
- PooleUnited Kingdom · GBPOO
- LittlehamptonUnited Kingdom · GBLIT
- Portland UKUnited Kingdom · GBPTL
- WeymouthUnited Kingdom · GBWEY
Questions about Southampton
What is the UN/LOCODE of Southampton?
The UN/LOCODE of Southampton is GBSOU.
Is pilotage compulsory in Southampton?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Southampton as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Southampton?
Yes. Southampton offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Southampton have a dry dock?
Yes. Southampton has a large dry dock and major ship repairs.
Is Southampton a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Southampton.
How many port state control inspections are there in Southampton?
5 port state control inspections were recorded in Southampton in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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