Port of Walvis Bay (NAWVB), Walvis Bay, Namibia

Seaport
Basic Information
Name
:

Walvis Bay

Local Port Name
:

Port of Walvis Bay

Port Authority
:

Namport

Port Code
:

NAWVB

Type
:

Seaport

Latitude
:

22° 56' 0" S

Longitude
:

14° 30' 0" E

First Port Of Entry
:

Yes

ETA Message Required
:

Yes

USA Representative
:

No

Medical Facilities
:

Yes

Port Size
:

Small

Harbor Features
Harbor Size
:

Small

Shelter
:

Good

Max Vessel Size
:

Over 500 feet in length

Harbor Type
:

Coastal Natural

Turning Area
:

Yes

Good Holding Ground
:

Yes

Entrance Restrictions
Tide
:

No

Overhead Limit
:

---

Swell
:

Yes

Ice
:

No

Other
:

Yes

Water Depth
Channel
:

31 - 35 feet, 9.4 - 10 meters

Cargo Pier
:

31 - 35 feet, 9.4 - 10 meters

Mean Tide
:

2 feet

Anchorage
:

26 - 30 feet, 7.1 - 9.1 meters

Oil Terminal
:

31 - 35 feet, 9.4 - 10 meters

Pilotage
Compulsory
:

Yes

Available
:

Yes

Advisable
:

Yes

Local Assist
:

---

Tugs
Assist
:

Yes

Salvage
:

Yes

Quarantine
Pratique
:

Yes

Deratt Cert
:

Yes

Other
:

Yes

Contact Details
Address
:

No 17 13th Road P O Box 361 Walvis Bay Namibia

Fax
:

264 64 208 2323

800-Number
:

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Email
:

jerome@Namport.com.na

Website
:

www.namport.com

Phone
:

264 64 208 2207

Telephone
:

Yes

Radio
:

Yes

Air
:

Yes

Telegraph
:

Yes

Radio Tel
:

Yes

Rail
:

Yes

Loading & Unloading
Wharves
:

Yes

Med Moor
:

---

Anchor
:

Yes

Ocean
:

---

Ice
:

---

Lift Cranes
100 Plus Ton Lifts
:

Yes

50-100 Ton Lifts
:

---

25-49 Ton Lifts
:

Yes

0-24 Ton Lifts
:

Yes

Fixed Cranes
:

Yes

Mobile Cranes
:

Yes

Floating Cranes
:

---

Port Services
Longshore
:

Yes

Electrical Repair
:

---

Steam
:

---

Electrical
:

Yes

Navigation Equipment
:

---

Supplies
Provisions
:

Yes

Fuel Oil
:

Yes

Deck
:

No

Water
:

Yes

Diesel Oil
:

Yes

Engine
:

No

Other Services
Ship Repairs
:

Limited

Marine Railroad Size
:

Small

Degauss
:

---

Drydock Size
:

---

Garbage Disposal
:

Yes

Dirty Ballast
:

No

Shipping Lines Served

Walvis Bay (NAWVB)

Bay, Namibia