Port of Charlestown
Charlestown is an open-roadstead anchorage in Saint Kitts and Nevis, registered under the UN/LOCODE code KNCHA.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
This record’s port function has not been confirmed by Saint Kitts and Nevis’s national authority — UN/LOCODE lists it as a “recognised location” (status RL), not an approved one. It may represent a distinct small port, a berth, terminal, or anchorage within a larger port, or a place with no distinct port facility.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Very small, Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by swell, other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel12.5–13.7 m (41–45 ft)
- Anchorage7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft)
- Cargo pier7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal3.4–4.6 m (11–15 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft))
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (3.4–4.6 m (11–15 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 1 m
- Also noted
- turning area available
Facilities and services
The port is a first port of entry. Pratique is available. Communications include telephone, radio, and air. Cargo can be worked at anchor.
The port offers medical facilities and garbage disposal. Lift capacity of up to 24 tons is available. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include water and fuel oil.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 11410, Pub. 147, chart 25601. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.