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Tuapse
Tuapse is a small coastal harbour behind a breakwater on the Black Sea, in Russia. Its UN/LOCODE is RUTUA. Pilotage is compulsory and tugs are available. Tuapse offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water and major repairs. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Tuapse
What members see for Tuapse, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Tuapse, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Tuapse right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Tuapse day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Tuapse and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Tuapse 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
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck stores
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Major
- Slipway
- Small
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Tuapse, 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
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- No
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- No
- Free pratique
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Med mooring
- Yes
Connections
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Tuapse
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Tuapse, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 | 80% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 13.6 deficiencies on average. Most often found: fire safety, safety of navigation, life-saving appliances, certificates & documentation, pollution prevention.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Tuapse, and what was found.
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Questions about Tuapse
What is the UN/LOCODE of Tuapse?
The UN/LOCODE of Tuapse is RUTUA.
Is pilotage compulsory in Tuapse?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Tuapse as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Tuapse?
Yes. Tuapse offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Is Tuapse a first port of entry?
No. The nautical port index does not list Tuapse as a first port of entry.
How many port state control inspections are there in Tuapse?
5 port state control inspections were recorded in Tuapse in 2025, and 4 of them ended in a detention.
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