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Ports in the United Kingdom

By the NaviBoss team · Updated 8 November 2026

NaviBoss has port guides for 152 ports in the United Kingdom, 128 of them with the pilot boarding place on the chart. Its coast lies in NAVAREA I, buoyage follows IALA region A and ships are inspected under the Paris MOU.

Port guides152128 with a pilot boarding place

NAVAREAInavigational warnings area

IALA regionAred to port entering

Local timeUTC+0summer time applies

Port State ControlParis MOUinspection regime

Deepest berth36.0 mHunterston

All 152 ports in the United Kingdom

Each name opens its port guide: where the pilot boards, local time and summer time, water density, load line zone, the maximum draft per terminal, reporting before arrival and inspections.

Port	UN/LOCODE	Pilot	Deepest berth	Warnings area
Aberdeen	GBABD	Yes	11.3 m	NAVAREA I
Ardrishaig	GBASG	—	—	NAVAREA I
Ardrossan	GBARD	—	—	NAVAREA I
Ardyne	GBDYN	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Avonmouth	GBAVO	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Ayr	GBAYR	Yes	6.2 m	NAVAREA I
Barrow upon Humber	GBBHR	—	—	NAVAREA I
Barrow-in-Furness	GBBIF	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Barry	GBBAD	Yes	9.1 m	NAVAREA I
Belfast	GBBEL	—	11.3 m	NAVAREA I
Berwick-upon-Tweed	GBBWK	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Bideford	GBBID	Yes	5.1 m	NAVAREA I
Blyth	GBBLY	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Boston	GBBOS	Yes	5.7 m	NAVAREA I
Bridgwater	GBBRW	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Brightlingsea	GBBLS	Yes	5.4 m	NAVAREA I
Bristol	GBBRS	—	14.5 m	NAVAREA I
Brixham	GBBRX	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Brodick Harbour	GBBDI	—	3.3 m	NAVAREA I
Bruichladdich	GBBCH	—	—	NAVAREA I
Buckie	GBBUC	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Burntisland	GBBTL	Yes	5.2 m	NAVAREA I
Cairnryan	GBCYN	Yes	6.0 m	NAVAREA I
Campbeltown	GBCBT	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Cardiff	GBCDF	—	9.0 m	NAVAREA I
Carnlough	GBCAH	—	—	NAVAREA I
Castle Bay	GBCBA	—	—	NAVAREA I
Coleraine	GBCLR	Yes	4.3 m	NAVAREA I
Corpach	GBCOR	Yes	5.0 m	NAVAREA I
Cowes	GBCOW	—	5.3 m	NAVAREA I
Creeksea	GBCKS	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Crinan Canal	GBCNC	—	—	NAVAREA I
Cromarty Firth	GBCRN	Yes	12.9 m	NAVAREA I
Dover	GBDVR	Yes	9.0 m	NAVAREA I
Dundee	GBDUN	Yes	8.5 m	NAVAREA I
Falmouth	GBFAL	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Faslane	GBFAS	Yes	8.1 m	NAVAREA I
Felixstowe	GBFXT	Yes	15.7 m	NAVAREA I
Finnart	GBFNT	Yes	24.2 m	NAVAREA I
Fishguard	GBFIS	Yes	6.5 m	NAVAREA I
Fleetwood	GBFLE	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Folkestone	GBFOL	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Fowey	GBFOY	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
FPSO 'Anasuria'	GBANA	—	—	NAVAREA I
FPSO 'Curlew'	GBCUR	—	—	NAVAREA I
Fraserburgh	GBFRB	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
FSO 'Osi'	GBLIB	Yes	12.5 m	NAVAREA I
Garston	GBGTN	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Glasgow	GBGLW	Yes	8.7 m	NAVAREA I
Glensanda	GBGSA	Yes	15.1 m	NAVAREA I
Goole	GBGOO	Yes	6.0 m	NAVAREA I
Gourock	GBGUR	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Grangemouth	GBGRG	Yes	13.2 m	NAVAREA I
Great Yarmouth	GBGTY	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Greenock	GBGRK	Yes	11.5 m	NAVAREA I
Grimsby	GBGSY	Yes	7.1 m	NAVAREA I
Hartlepool	GBHTP	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Harwich	GBHRW	Yes	9.5 m	NAVAREA I
Heysham	GBHYM	Yes	5.6 m	NAVAREA I
Holyhead	GBHLY	Yes	10.0 m	NAVAREA I
Hound Point	GBHPT	Yes	20.7 m	NAVAREA I
Howdendyke	GBHDD	Yes	10.4 m	NAVAREA I
Hull	GBHUL	—	10.4 m	NAVAREA I
Hunterston	GBHST	Yes	36.0 m	NAVAREA I
Ilfracombe	GBILF	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Immingham	GBIMM	Yes	14.4 m	NAVAREA I
Inverkeithing Harbour	GBINK	—	4.8 m	NAVAREA I
Inverness	GBINV	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Ipswich	GBIPS	—	—	NAVAREA I
Kilroot	GBKLR	Yes	15.0 m	NAVAREA I
King's Lynn	GBKLN	Yes	6.0 m	NAVAREA I
Kirkcaldy	GBKKD	Yes	5.0 m	NAVAREA I
Kirkwall	GBKWL	Yes	8.5 m	NAVAREA I
Kishorn	GBKIS	—	—	NAVAREA I
Kyle of Lochalsh	GBKYL	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Lancaster	GBLAN	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Largs	GBLGS	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Larne	GBLAR	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Leith	GBLEI	Yes	9.8 m	NAVAREA I
Lerwick	GBLER	Yes	8.0 m	NAVAREA I
Littlehampton	GBLIT	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Liverpool	GBLIV	Yes	12.8 m	NAVAREA I
Llanddulas	GBLLD	Yes	6.0 m	NAVAREA I
Lochaline	GBLOL	—	1.7 m	NAVAREA I
Lochboisdale	GBLBD	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Lochmaddy	GBLMA	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
London	GBLON	Yes	16.1 m	NAVAREA I
London Thamesport	GBTHP	—	13.5 m	NAVAREA I
Londonderry	GBLDY	—	7.0 m	NAVAREA I
Lowestoft	GBLOW	Yes	5.7 m	NAVAREA I
Macduff	GBMCD	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Maldon	GBMAL	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Mallaig	GBMLG	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Manchester Ship Canal	GBMSC	Yes	9.1 m	NAVAREA I
Methil	GBMTH	Yes	5.1 m	NAVAREA I
Milford Haven	GBMLF	Yes	18.4 m	NAVAREA I
Mistley	GBMIS	Yes	5.0 m	NAVAREA I
Montrose	GBMON	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Mostyn	GBCHE	Yes	6.0 m	NAVAREA I
Neath	GBNEA	Yes	5.8 m	NAVAREA I
New Holland	GBNHO	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Newhaven	GBNHV	Yes	5.9 m	NAVAREA I
Oban	GBOBA	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Padstow	GBPAD	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Penzance	GBPEN	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Perth	GBPER	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Peterhead Bay Harbour	GBPHD	Yes	11.0 m	NAVAREA I
Plymouth	GBPLY	Yes	8.4 m	NAVAREA I
Poole	GBPOO	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Port Askaig	GBPAK	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Port Ellen	GBPLN	Yes	4.0 m	NAVAREA I
Port Penrhyn	GBPPE	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Port Sutton Bridge	GBPSB	Yes	6.0 m	NAVAREA I
Port Talbot	GBPTB	Yes	16.5 m	NAVAREA I
Portland	GBPTL	Yes	13.5 m	NAVAREA I
Portree	GBPRT	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Portsmouth	GBPME	Yes	10.0 m	NAVAREA I
Ramsgate	GBRMG	Yes	6.5 m	NAVAREA I
Rosyth	GBROY	Yes	8.6 m	NAVAREA I
Rothesay	GBRAY	Yes	4.0 m	NAVAREA I
Rye	GBRYE	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Scalloway	GBSWY	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Scapa Flow	GBSFW	Yes	22.0 m	NAVAREA I
Scrabster	GBSCR	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Seaham	GBSEA	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Sharpness and Gloucester	GBSSS	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Sheerness	GBSHS	Yes	12.0 m	NAVAREA I
Shoreham	GBSHO	Yes	6.1 m	NAVAREA I
Silloth	GBSIL	Yes	6.0 m	NAVAREA I
Skegness	GBSKE	—	—	NAVAREA I
Southampton	GBSOU	Yes	15.5 m	NAVAREA I
Stornoway	GBSTO	Yes	6.5 m	NAVAREA I
Stromness	GBSNS	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
STS Southwold	GBSWD	—	16.0 m	NAVAREA I
Sullom Voe	GBSUL	Yes	24.0 m	NAVAREA I
Sunderland	GBSUN	Yes	8.0 m	NAVAREA I
Swansea	GBSWA	Yes	9.5 m	NAVAREA I
Tarbert	GBTAB	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Teesport	GBTEE	Yes	17.0 m	NAVAREA I
Teignmouth	GBTNM	Yes	5.7 m	NAVAREA I
Troon	GBTRN	Yes	6.2 m	NAVAREA I
Truro	GBTRU	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Tyne	GBTYN	Yes	12.0 m	NAVAREA I
Uig	GBUIG	—	—	NAVAREA I
Ullapool	GBULL	Yes	7.0 m	NAVAREA I
Warrenpoint	GBWPT	Yes	7.5 m	NAVAREA I
Whitby	GBWTB	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Whitehaven	GBWHV	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Whitstable	GBWTS	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Wick	GBWIC	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Wisbech	GBWIS	Yes	—	NAVAREA I
Workington	GBWOR	Yes	6.3 m	NAVAREA I

Navigational warnings

The United Kingdom's waters are in NAVAREA I. A ship there keeps the in-force warnings of that area, and of any NAVAREA it passes on the way.

Before you call at the United Kingdom

Pre-arrival reporting

The United Kingdom uses the Consolidated European Reporting System (CERS) for pre-arrival reporting, CERS is managed by the UK Maritime and Coastguard agency. Vessels are required to provide information regarding vessel particulars, voyage details, waste, bunkers, hazardous materials and security. Information can be submitted to CERS via system to system, online input or service provider.

Please see - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-cers-workbook

Please see pre-arrival information of individual ports for more details.

Rules in port

In the EU, SOx emissions from ships are regulated by Directive (EU) 2016/802, known as the 'Sulphur Directive'.

Since 1st January 2015, stricter sulphur limits for marine fuel in Emission Control Areas (ECAs) apply (0.1%) as well as in sea areas outside ECAs (3.50%). In addition, a 0.1% maximum sulphur requirement for fuels used by ships at berth and anchorages within port limits was introduced in EU Ports from 1st January 2010. Furthermore, passenger ships operating on regular services to or from any EU port should not use marine fuels if their sulphur content exceeds 1.50% in sea areas outside the ECAs.

From 1st January 2020, ships operating outside of Emission Control Areas should not use marine fuels if their sulphur content exceeds 0.50%.

ISPS (ship and port security)

ISPS Designated Authority: Transport and Security Directorate (TRANSEC) of the Department for Transport.

Position: Head of Maritime Security Operations.

Address: TRANSEC Department for Transport, 5th Floor, Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6DT, United Kingdom

Tel: +44 207 944 2844 (24 hrs)

Fax: +44 207 944 2175

Email: [email protected]

Recognised Security Organisations:

RSO - ISSC Issue: Transec for passenger vessels. MCA for other vessels

RSO - Security Consultant Services: Transec for passenger vessels. MCA for other vessels.

The UK Department for Transport (DfT) is proposing, in line with EU regulations associated with the ISPS Code, to extend maritime security requirements to ships operating in domestic service and to port facilities serving them. The requirements would be based on those applicable to sea going vessels and generally would apply to domestic ships operating in 'sea areas', and which carry over 12 passengers or are over 500GT. Sea going ships which are certified to carry more than 250 passengers and tankers, especially those carrying oil and gas products, are considered as having the potential to be a target for attack.

For further ISPS information see IMO website http://www.imo.org.

Dialling code +44. · The unit of currency in the United Kingdom is the Pound (£) which consists of 100 pence.

These country notes come from public port references and some may be several years old. Check with your agent.

Questions about ports in the United Kingdom

How many ports in the United Kingdom have a NaviBoss port guide?

152 ports, 128 of them with at least one pilot boarding place on the chart. Each guide gives the pilot station, local time, water density, load line zone, maximum draft per terminal, pre-arrival reporting and inspections.

Which NAVAREA is the United Kingdom in?

The United Kingdom's ports lie in NAVAREA I (1). Navigational warnings for those waters are broadcast by that area's coordinator.

Which IALA buoyage region does the United Kingdom use?

IALA region A: red to port when entering harbour.

Who carries out Port State Control in the United Kingdom?

Ships calling at the United Kingdom are inspected under the Paris MOU.

What time zone are the United Kingdom's ports in?

UTC+0, with a summer-time change during the year.

Which port in the United Kingdom takes the deepest draft?

Of the ports with a figure, Hunterston: its deepest listed berth takes 36.0 m. Check the terminal and the latest port notices before you plan to it.

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