Port of Hunterston
Hunterston is an open-roadstead anchorage in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, registered under the UN/LOCODE code GBHST.
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, Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Poor
- Entrance restrictions
- None listed
- Charted depths
- Channel23.2+ m (76+ ft)
- Anchorage21.6–22.9 m (71–75 ft)
- Cargo pier23.2+ m (76+ ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (23.2+ m (76+ 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
- Over 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- turning area available
Facilities and services
The port requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory and available. Assist tugs are available. Communications include telephone, telegraph, radio, air, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves.
The port offers medical facilities, garbage disposal, and dirty ballast reception. Mobile cranes are available. Supplies on offer include water, fuel oil, and diesel oil.
Repair capability is rated limited and a small marine railway.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 33515, Pub. 141, chart 36024. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.