PORT PROFILE / CA

Vancouver

Port Metro Vancouver

PORT CODECAVAN

COUNTRYCanada

PORT TYPESeaport

PORT SIZELarge

COORDINATES49.303555 / -123.0475

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General

Local port name: Port Metro Vancouver
Type: Seaport
Inland (ICD): No
Port authority: Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
Latitude: 49.303555
Longitude: -123.0475
Waterway: Strait of Georgia
Waterway system: Vancouver Island Waterway Region
Currency: CAD
Port size: Large
First port of entry: Yes
ETA message required: Yes
USA representative: Yes
Medical facilities: Yes

Harbor

Harbor size: Large
Harbor type: Coastal Natural
Shelter: Excellent
Max vessel size: Over 500 feet in length
Turning area: Yes
Good holding ground: No

Entrance restrictions

Tide: Yes
Overhead limit: Yes
Swell: Yes
Other: Yes

Water depth

Channel: 76 feet - OVER, 23.2m - OVER
Cargo pier: 31 - 35 feet, 9.4 - 10 meters
Mean tide: 4 feet
Anchorage: 46 - 50 feet, 14 - 15.2 meters
Oil terminal: 16 - 20 feet, 4.9 - 6.1 meters

Pilotage

Compulsory: Yes
Available: Yes
Advisable: Yes

Tugs

Assist: Yes
Salvage: Yes

Quarantine / documents

Pratique: Yes
Deratt certificate: Yes
Other: Yes

Contact

Address: 100 The Pointe, 999 Canada Place, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3T4, Canada
Phone: 604-665-9000
Fax: 604-665-9007
Email: info@portmetrovancouver.com
Website: www.portmetrovancouver.com

Communications

Telephone: Yes
Radio: Yes
Radio tel: Yes
Air: Yes
Telegraph: Yes
Rail: Yes

Loading & unloading

Wharves: Yes
Anchor: Yes

Lift cranes

100+ ton lifts: Yes
25-49 ton lifts: Yes
Fixed cranes: Yes
Mobile cranes: Yes
Floating cranes: Yes

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: Yes
Engine: Yes

Other services

Ship repairs: Major
Marine railroad size: Medium
Drydock size: Small
Garbage disposal: Yes
Dirty ballast: Yes

Source: Canada / CAVAN · Owner-supplied World Port Info archive.

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