Port of Dunbar
Dunbar is a harbor behind a breakwater in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, registered under the UN/LOCODE code GBDBR.
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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s national authority — UN/LOCODE lists it as a “recognised location” (status AQ), 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, Coastal, breakwater
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by tide, swell, other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel3.4–4.6 m (11–15 ft)
- Anchorage12.5–13.7 m (41–45 ft)
- Cargo pier4.9–6.1 m (16–20 ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (4.9–6.1 m (16–20 ft))
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 3 m
- Max. vessel size
- Up to 152 m (500 ft) length
Facilities and services
The port is a first port of entry and requires an ETA message. Pilotage is available with local assistance. A deratting certificate and other quarantine services are available. Communications include radio and rail.
The port offers medical facilities. Supplies on offer include water, fuel oil, and diesel oil.
Repair capability is rated limited.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 31890, Pub. 192, chart 35035. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.