Port of Ventura
Ventura is an open-roadstead anchorage in United States of America, registered under the UN/LOCODE code USVNT.
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, Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Poor
- Entrance restrictions
- None listed
- Charted depths
- Channel3.4–4.6 m (11–15 ft)
- Anchorage11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft)
- Cargo pier4.9–6.1 m (16–20 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (4.9–6.1 m (16–20 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
Pilotage is compulsory. Communications include telephone and radiotelephone. Cargo can be worked at wharves and anchor.
Available services include navigation equipment repair and electrical repair. Supplies on offer include provisions, water, and diesel oil.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 16140, Pub. CP07, chart 18725. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.