Port of Portsmouth
Portsmouth is a coastal harbor in Dominica, registered under the UN/LOCODE code DMPOR.
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 Dominica’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 other factors
- Charted depths
- Anchorage9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft)
- Cargo pier14.0–15.2 m (46–51 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (14.0–15.2 m (46–51 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 2 m
- Max. vessel size
- Over 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- good holding ground
Facilities and services
The port requires an ETA message. Pilotage is available. Other quarantine services is available. Communications include radio and air. Cargo can be worked at anchor.
The port offers medical facilities and garbage disposal. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include provisions, water, and fuel oil.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 11530, Pub. 147, chart 25561. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.