Port profile · AUTSV
Townsville
Townsville is a small coastal harbour behind a breakwater on the Coral Sea, in Australia. Its UN/LOCODE is AUTSV. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Townsville offers fuel oil, ship stores, fresh water and moderate repairs. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Townsville
What members see for Townsville, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Townsville, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Townsville right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Townsville day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Townsville and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Townsville 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
- Deck stores
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Moderate
- Slipway
- Medium
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 238 m
- Beam
- 38 m
- Draft
- 12 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Townsville, 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
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- No
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Townsville
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Townsville, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 1.4 deficiencies on average. Most often found: labour conditions (mlc).
See which ships were inspected and detained at Townsville, and what was found.
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Questions about Townsville
What is the UN/LOCODE of Townsville?
The UN/LOCODE of Townsville is AUTSV.
Is pilotage compulsory in Townsville?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Townsville as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Townsville?
Yes. Townsville offers fuel oil, according to the nautical port index.
What is the largest vessel Townsville can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 238 m long, 38 m wide, 12 m draft for Townsville.
Is Townsville a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Townsville.
How many port state control inspections are there in Townsville?
10 port state control inspections were recorded in Townsville in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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