Port of Port Mathurin
Port Mathurin is a coastal harbor in Mauritius, registered under the UN/LOCODE code MUPMA.
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 Mauritius’s national authority — UN/LOCODE lists it as a “recognised location” (status RL), 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, natural
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by swell, other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft)
- Anchorage15.5–16.8 m (51–55 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- No terminal type is recorded in this WPI source.
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 4 m
- Also noted
- turning area available
Facilities and services
Pilotage is compulsory. Assist tugs are available. Communications include telegraph.
Fixed cranes are available, with lift capacity of 25–49 tons. Supplies on offer include provisions.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 47750, Pub. 171, chart 61601. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.