Port of Viru Harbour (SBVIU), Solomon Islands, Australia

Harbor
Basic Information
Name
:

Viru Harbour

Local Port Name
:

Viru Harbour

Port Authority
:

Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners

Port Code
:

SBVIU

Type
:

Harbor

Latitude
:

8° 29' 0" S

Longitude
:

157° 43' 0" E

First Port Of Entry
:

Yes

ETA Message Required
:

Yes

USA Representative
:

No

Medical Facilities
:

Yes

Port Size
:

Very Small

Harbor Features
Harbor Size
:

Very Small

Shelter
:

Fair

Max Vessel Size
:

Up to 500 feet in length

Harbor Type
:

Coastal Breakwater

Turning Area
:

---

Good Holding Ground
:

---

Entrance Restrictions
Tide
:

Yes

Overhead Limit
:

---

Swell
:

No

Ice
:

No

Other
:

Yes

Water Depth
Channel
:

6 - 10 feet, 1.8 - 3 meters

Cargo Pier
:

16 - 20 feet, 4.9 - 6.1 meters

Mean Tide
:

7 feet

Anchorage
:

21 - 25 feet, 6.4 - 7.6 meters

Oil Terminal
:

---

Pilotage
Compulsory
:

Yes

Available
:

Yes

Advisable
:

Yes

Local Assist
:

---

Tugs
Assist
:

---

Salvage
:

---

Quarantine
Pratique
:

Yes

Deratt Cert
:

Yes

Other
:

Yes

Contact Details
Address
:

Solomon Islands

Fax
:

44 1946 691135

800-Number
:

---

Email
:

Enquiries@watchet-harbour-marina.com

Website
:

---

Phone
:

44 1946 692435

Telephone
:

Yes

Radio
:

Yes

Air
:

Yes

Telegraph
:

Yes

Radio Tel
:

Yes

Rail
:

Yes

Loading & Unloading
Wharves
:

---

Med Moor
:

---

Anchor
:

Yes

Ocean
:

---

Ice
:

---

Lift Cranes
100 Plus Ton Lifts
:

---

50-100 Ton Lifts
:

---

25-49 Ton Lifts
:

---

0-24 Ton Lifts
:

---

Fixed Cranes
:

Yes

Mobile Cranes
:

Yes

Floating Cranes
:

Yes

Port Services
Longshore
:

Yes

Electrical Repair
:

---

Steam
:

---

Electrical
:

---

Navigation Equipment
:

---

Supplies
Provisions
:

Yes

Fuel Oil
:

Yes

Deck
:

Yes

Water
:

Yes

Diesel Oil
:

Yes

Engine
:

---

Other Services
Ship Repairs
:

Limited

Marine Railroad Size
:

---

Degauss
:

---

Drydock Size
:

---

Garbage Disposal
:

Yes

Dirty Ballast
:

No

Shipping Lines Served

Viru Harbour (SBVIU)

Islands, Australia