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Yueyang
Pilot
updated Aug 2014Pilotage is compulsory and is available HJ only.
River Pilot boards in Baoshan Hangdao (31°26'.32N 121°29'.18E).
Key data
updated Jul 2014Size limits
1,000DWT.
Tides
The annual average water level is 22m.
Max draft per terminal
| Terminal | Max draught | Max LOA | Berths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valin Yueyang Port | — | — | 4 |
| Yueyang Lianfa Harbor | — | — | 1 |
| Yueyang Port | — | — | 10 |
Deepest first. The draught is the largest any of the terminal's berths states; a dash means the source gives none.
Approach
updated Jan 2025Charts and publications
Admiralty Pilot NP286(6).
Inspections
Port State Control here: Tokyo MOU.
Running now: the Paris and Tokyo MOU concentrated inspection campaign on cargo securing, 1 September to 30 November 2026. Its questions are published: the questionnaire.
ISPS
ISPS Designated Authority: Ministry of Transportation and Communications, Department of Water Transportation.
Contact: Senior Marine Officer.
Address: 11 Jian Guo Men Nei Av, Beijing, 100736, China.
Tel: +86 01 652 92626.
Fax: +86 01 652 92642.
Email: [email protected]
For further ISPS information see IMO website http://www.imo.org
Port services
updated May 2010Transport
Nearest Highway: Good connections exists near the port.
Nearest Railway: Good connections exist nearby.
About Yueyang
updated Feb 2023Where it is
The port of Yueyang is located on the E bank of the Dongting Lake in Hunan Province, 200km upstream from Wuhan.
The port
The port handles manly breakbulk cargo.
Traffic
Approx 95,000,000t (merged tonnage figure with Chenglingji port) of cargo handled annually.
Questions about Yueyang
What are the pilot arrangements at Yueyang?
Pilotage is compulsory and is available HJ only.
What time zone is Yueyang in?
Local time at Yueyang is UTC+8. No summer time.
Who carries out Port State Control at Yueyang?
Port State Control at Yueyang: Tokyo MOU.
What is the UN/LOCODE of Yueyang?
The UN/LOCODE of Yueyang is CNYYA.
Tips from seafarers
What crews who called at Yueyang say: pilot boarding, the agent's papers, inspections, shore leave. Each tip is shown with the writer's rank and ship type, and an AI summary sits on top once there are three or more.
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