Port of Kronshtadt
Kronshtadt is a harbor behind a breakwater in Russian Federation, registered under the UN/LOCODE code RUKDT.
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 Russian Federation’s national authority — UN/LOCODE lists it as a “recognised location” (status QQ), 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
- Small, Coastal, breakwater
- Shelter
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by swell, ice, other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel6.4–7.6 m (21–25 ft)
- Anchorage7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft)
- Cargo pier3.4–4.6 m (11–15 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier 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
- 0 m
- Max. vessel size
- Over 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- good holding ground
Facilities and services
The port is a first port of entry and requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory and advisable. Communications include telephone, telegraph, and radio. Cargo can be worked at wharves.
The port offers medical facilities. Fixed and floating cranes are available. Supplies on offer include provisions, water, and fuel oil.
Repair capability is rated major and there is a large drydock.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 28400, Pub. 195, chart 44361. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.