Port profile · BEZEE
Zeebrugge
Zeebrugge is a medium coastal harbour behind a breakwater on the North Sea, in Belgium. Its UN/LOCODE is BEZEE. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Zeebrugge offers fuel oil and diesel, ship stores, fresh water and a medium dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
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Heading here
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In port now
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Arrival profile
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Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Zeebrugge and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Zeebrugge 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
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Slipway
- Large
- 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
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Zeebrugge, 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
- Tide, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- No
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Zeebrugge
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Zeebrugge, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 6 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 2.7 deficiencies on average. Most often found: pollution prevention, labour conditions (mlc), certificates & documentation, fire safety, life-saving appliances.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Zeebrugge, and what was found.
Ports near Zeebrugge
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Questions about Zeebrugge
What is the UN/LOCODE of Zeebrugge?
The UN/LOCODE of Zeebrugge is BEZEE.
Is pilotage compulsory in Zeebrugge?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Zeebrugge as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Zeebrugge?
Yes. Zeebrugge offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Zeebrugge have a dry dock?
Yes. Zeebrugge has a medium dry dock and limited ship repairs.
Is Zeebrugge a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Zeebrugge.
How many port state control inspections are there in Zeebrugge?
6 port state control inspections were recorded in Zeebrugge in 2026 so far, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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