Port of Port San Luis
Port San Luis is a coastal harbor in United States of America, registered under the UN/LOCODE code USPSL.
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 United States of America’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
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by swell
- Charted depths
- Anchorage6.4–7.6 m (21–25 ft)
- Cargo pier9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft))
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (9.4–10.7 m (31–35 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
- Over 152 m (500 ft) length
Facilities and services
The port is a first port of entry and requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory. Pratique is available. Communications include telephone, telegraph, radio, radiotelephone, air, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves and anchor.
The port offers medical facilities and dirty ballast reception. Floating cranes are available, with lift capacity of 50–100 tons. Available services include longshore labor, electrical services, navigation equipment repair, and electrical repair. Supplies on offer include provisions, water, fuel oil, and diesel oil.
Repair capability is rated limited.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 16200, Pub. CP07, chart 18704. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.