Port of Fort William
Fort William is a river-basin port in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, registered under the UN/LOCODE code GBFWM.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Very small, River basin
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by tide, swell
- Charted depths
- Channel11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft)
- Anchorage14.0–15.2 m (46–51 ft)
- Cargo pier11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 4 m
- Max. vessel size
- Up to 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- turning area available
Facilities and services
Cargo can be worked at wharves.
Supplies on offer include provisions and water.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 33200, Pub. 141. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.