Port of Augusta
Augusta is a harbor behind a breakwater in Italy, registered under the UN/LOCODE code ITAUG.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Small, Coastal, breakwater
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel23.2+ m (76+ ft)
- Anchorage21.6–22.9 m (71–75 ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal15.5–16.8 m (51–55 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (15.5–16.8 m (51–55 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 0 m
- Max. vessel size
- Up to 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- good holding ground; turning area available
Facilities and services
The port is a first port of entry and requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory, available, and advisable. Assist tugs are available. Pratique, a deratting certificate, and other quarantine services are available. Communications include radio, radiotelephone, air, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves, anchor, and Mediterranean moor.
The port offers medical facilities, garbage disposal, and dirty ballast reception. Floating cranes are available, with lift capacity of up to 24 tons. Available services include electrical services, navigation equipment repair, and electrical repair. Supplies on offer include provisions, water, fuel oil, diesel oil, deck supplies, and engine supplies.
Repair capability is rated limited, there is a medium drydock, and a small marine railway.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 40250, Pub. 131, chart 53201. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.
- NGA World Port Index database (WPI.mdb), 2019. Facilities and services data.
- Record status: WPI-classified port.