Port of Port Ellen
Port Ellen is an open-roadstead anchorage in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, registered under the UN/LOCODE code GBPLN.
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
- Affected by other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel3.4–4.6 m (11–15 ft)
- Anchorage11.0–12.2 m (36–40 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
- 1 m
- Max. vessel size
- Up to 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- good holding ground
Facilities and services
The port requires an ETA message. Pilotage is available, available with local assistance, and advisable. A deratting certificate and other quarantine services are available. Communications include telephone, telegraph, radio, and air. Cargo can be worked at wharves.
The port offers medical facilities and garbage disposal. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include provisions and water.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 33280, Pub. 141, chart 35118. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.