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Summary
Max. Size:
Breakbulk:
Draft 14.5 m.
Containers:
Draft 14.5 m.
Ro-Ro:
Draft 14.5 m.
Bulk:
LOA 266 m., beam 40.5 m., draft 14.5 m.
Tankers:
120,000 d.w.t., LOA 270 m., beam 41.0 m., draft 14.5 m.
Fuel:
Most grades.
Airport:
Bristol (BRS) 19 km.
Repairs/Drydocks:
Length 267 m., width 30.48 m., depth on sill 9.75 m.
Medical:
Hospitals available.
Bristol
GBBRS
Also see
General before first United Kingdom port
OVERVIEW:
The port of Bristol comprises facilities at Avonmouth and Royal Portbury Docks, cargoes
handled include dry and liquid bulk, containers, breakbulk, Ro-Ro, metals and forest
products. The port is operated by First Corporate Shipping Ltd., trading as The Bristol
Port Company. The former commercial docks in the city of Bristol and nearby Portishead
are now used mainly by leisure craft.
LOCATION:
At the mouth of the River Avon, 10 km. NW of the City of Bristol and 30 km. east of
Cardiff. Royal Portbury Dock lies to the SW of the river mouth and Avonmouth Dock
lies to the NE.
CHARTS:
Digital: GB301152, GB40863A, GB40864A, GB40864B, GB501859, GB51859C and GB6H1176.
Paper: BA 1152, 1176, 1179 and 1182.
US 35127.
Publications:
NP37, West Coasts of England and Wales Pilot.
PORT LIMITS:
Seaward limits are defined by lines connecting the following positions:
- 51°…
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