Port profile · CAVAN
Vancouver
Vancouver is a large natural coastal harbour on the Alaska-Canada coastal waters, in Canada. Its UN/LOCODE is CAVAN. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Vancouver offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a medium dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Vancouver
What members see for Vancouver, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Vancouver, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Vancouver right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Vancouver day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Vancouver and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Vancouver 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
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Slipway
- Large
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 t+
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 367 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Vancouver, 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
- Tide, heavy swell, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- No
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Vancouver
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Vancouver, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 8% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 3.3 deficiencies on average. Most often found: labour conditions (mlc), certificates & documentation, emergency systems, safety of navigation, propulsion and auxiliary machinery.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Vancouver, and what was found.
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Questions about Vancouver
What is the UN/LOCODE of Vancouver?
The UN/LOCODE of Vancouver is CAVAN.
Is pilotage compulsory in Vancouver?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Vancouver as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Vancouver?
Yes. Vancouver offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Vancouver have a dry dock?
Yes. Vancouver has a medium dry dock and major ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Vancouver can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 367 m long for Vancouver.
Is Vancouver a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Vancouver.
How many port state control inspections are there in Vancouver?
12 port state control inspections were recorded in Vancouver in 2025, and 1 of them ended in a detention.
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