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Taicang

Taicang is a very small coastal harbour behind a breakwater on the East China Sea, in China. Its UN/LOCODE is CNTAC. Pilotage is compulsory and tugs are available. Taicang offers fuel oil and fresh water. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.

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Port profile

UN/LOCODECNTAC
CountryChina
Coordinates31.450, 121.100

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Heading here

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In port now

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Arrival profile

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How many vessels arrive at Taicang day by day over the next two weeks, by type.

Port calls and time in port

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Recent calls at Taicang and how long each vessel stayed.

Services and supplies

What Taicang offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.

Supplies

Fuel oil
Yes
Fresh water
Yes

Repair

Ship repairs
Limited

Harbour

Pilotage
Compulsory
Tugs
Yes
Mobile cranes
Yes

Waste and health

Dirty ballast reception
Yes

Approach and berths

Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Taicang, 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
ETA message required
Yes

Entry

Free pratique
Yes

Cargo and berths

Fixed cranes
Yes

Ports near Taicang

Other China ports on the same stretch of coast.

Questions about Taicang

What is the UN/LOCODE of Taicang?

The UN/LOCODE of Taicang is CNTAC.

Is pilotage compulsory in Taicang?

Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Taicang as compulsory.

Can ships take bunkers in Taicang?

Yes. Taicang offers fuel oil, according to the nautical port index.

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