Port of Honiara (SBHIR), Solomon Islands, Australia

Seaport
Basic Information
Name
:

Honiara

Local Port Name
:

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Port Authority
:

Solomon Islands Ports Authority

Port Code
:

SBHIR

Type
:

seaport

Latitude
:

9° 25' 0" S

Longitude
:

159° 57' 0" E

First Port Of Entry
:

Yes

ETA Message Required
:

Yes

USA Representative
:

No

Medical Facilities
:

Yes

Port Size
:

Medium

Harbor Features
Harbor Size
:

Very Small

Shelter
:

Fair

Max Vessel Size
:

Over 500 feet in length

Harbor Type
:

Open Roadstead

Turning Area
:

Yes

Good Holding Ground
:

Yes

Entrance Restrictions
Tide
:

No

Overhead Limit
:

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Swell
:

No

Ice
:

No

Other
:

Yes

Water Depth
Channel
:

26 - 30 feet, 7.1 - 9.1 meters

Cargo Pier
:

26 - 30 feet, 7.1 - 9.1 meters

Mean Tide
:

1 foot

Anchorage
:

56 - 60 feet, 17.1 - 18.2 meters

Oil Terminal
:

36 - 40 feet, 11 - 12.2 meters

Pilotage
Compulsory
:

Yes

Available
:

Yes

Advisable
:

Yes

Local Assist
:

---

Tugs
Assist
:

---

Salvage
:

---

Quarantine
Pratique
:

Yes

Deratt Cert
:

---

Other
:

---

Contact Details
Address
:

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Fax
:

677 23994

800-Number
:

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Email
:

ports@solomon.com.sb

Website
:

---

Phone
:

677 22646

Telephone
:

Yes

Radio
:

Yes

Air
:

Yes

Telegraph
:

---

Radio Tel
:

Yes

Rail
:

---

Loading & Unloading
Wharves
:

Yes

Med Moor
:

---

Anchor
:

Yes

Ocean
:

---

Ice
:

---

Lift Cranes
100 Plus Ton Lifts
:

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50-100 Ton Lifts
:

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25-49 Ton Lifts
:

---

0-24 Ton Lifts
:

---

Fixed Cranes
:

---

Mobile Cranes
:

Yes

Floating Cranes
:

---

Port Services
Longshore
:

Yes

Electrical Repair
:

Yes

Steam
:

No

Electrical
:

Yes

Navigation Equipment
:

Yes

Supplies
Provisions
:

Yes

Fuel Oil
:

Yes

Deck
:

Yes

Water
:

Yes

Diesel Oil
:

---

Engine
:

Yes

Other Services
Ship Repairs
:

Limited

Marine Railroad Size
:

---

Degauss
:

---

Drydock Size
:

---

Garbage Disposal
:

Yes

Dirty Ballast
:

Yes

Shipping Lines Served

Frequently Imported From

Honiara (SBHIR)

Islands, Australia