Port of Sheerness (GBSHS), United Kingdom, Europe

Seaport
Basic Information
Name
:

Sheerness

Local Port Name
:

Port of Sheerness

Port Authority
:

Mersey Docks and Harbour Company

Port Code
:

GBSHS

Type
:

Seaport

Latitude
:

51° 26' 0" N

Longitude
:

0° 44' 0" E

First Port Of Entry
:

Yes

ETA Message Required
:

Yes

USA Representative
:

No

Medical Facilities
:

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Port Size
:

Medium

Harbor Features
Harbor Size
:

Very Small

Shelter
:

Good

Max Vessel Size
:

Over 500 feet in length

Harbor Type
:

River Natural

Turning Area
:

---

Good Holding Ground
:

---

Entrance Restrictions
Tide
:

Yes

Overhead Limit
:

---

Swell
:

No

Ice
:

No

Other
:

Yes

Water Depth
Channel
:

16 - 20 feet, 4.9 - 6.1 meters

Cargo Pier
:

36 - 40 feet, 11 - 12.2 meters

Mean Tide
:

4 feet

Anchorage
:

46 - 50 feet, 14 - 15.2 meters

Oil Terminal
:

---

Pilotage
Compulsory
:

Yes

Available
:

Yes

Advisable
:

---

Local Assist
:

---

Tugs
Assist
:

Yes

Salvage
:

---

Quarantine
Pratique
:

---

Deratt Cert
:

Yes

Other
:

Yes

Contact Details
Address
:

Medway Ports Sheerness Docks Sheerness, Kent ME12 1RS United Kingdom

Fax
:

44 01795 660072

800-Number
:

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Email
:

descrampton@medwayports.com

Website
:

www.medwayports.com

Phone
:

44 01795 596596

Telephone
:

Yes

Radio
:

Yes

Air
:

---

Telegraph
:

---

Radio Tel
:

---

Rail
:

Yes

Loading & Unloading
Wharves
:

---

Med Moor
:

---

Anchor
:

---

Ocean
:

---

Ice
:

---

Lift Cranes
100 Plus Ton Lifts
:

---

50-100 Ton Lifts
:

---

25-49 Ton Lifts
:

---

0-24 Ton Lifts
:

Yes

Fixed Cranes
:

---

Mobile Cranes
:

---

Floating Cranes
:

---

Port Services
Longshore
:

Yes

Electrical Repair
:

---

Steam
:

---

Electrical
:

---

Navigation Equipment
:

---

Supplies
Provisions
:

---

Fuel Oil
:

Yes

Deck
:

Yes

Water
:

Yes

Diesel Oil
:

---

Engine
:

Yes

Other Services
Ship Repairs
:

Moderate

Marine Railroad Size
:

---

Degauss
:

---

Drydock Size
:

---

Garbage Disposal
:

---

Dirty Ballast
:

---

Shipping Lines Served

Sheerness (GBSHS)

Kingdom, Europe