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Summary
Max. Size:
Locks:
50,000 d.w.t., LOA 210 m., beam 30 m., draft 9.75 m.
Breakbulk:
Draft 9.15 m.
Passengers:
LOA 210 m., beam 30.0 m., draft 9.75 m.
Ro-Ro:
Draft 7.2 m.
Bulk:
Draft 9.15 m.
Fuel:
All grades.
Airport:
Edinburgh Int'l, 17 km.
Repairs/Drydocks:
Graving dock 167.6 x 21.3 x 7.3 m.
Medical:
Facilities available.
Leith
GBLEI
Also see
General before first United Kingdom port
OVERVIEW:
The largest enclosed deep-water port in Scotland, Leith handles passengers, dry bulk,
breakbulk and offshore cargo. The port is also used by fishing vessels, leisure craft
and occasionally by visiting warships.
LOCATION:
Leith serves the City of Edinburgh and is located on the southern shore of the Firth
of Forth on the east coast of Scotland.
CHARTS:
Digital: GB300175, GB300175, GB300734, GB400737, GB40484A, GB40484B, GB40484H, GB4DEWCC,
GB4DEWCG, GB4DEWHB, GB4DEWHC, GB500734, GB500737, GB50484C, GB50484D, GB50484E, GB50484F,
GB50484G, GB5DEWCA, GB5DEWCB, GB5DEWCC, GB5DEWCD and GB5H0002.
Paper: BA 175, 190, 728, 733, 734, 735, 736, 737 and 1407.
US 35014 and 35048.
Publications:
NP54, North Sea (West) Pilot.
PORT LIMITS:
Leith is within the limits of the Forth Ports Ltd. area of authority. Seaward limits
are defined by a line connecting the following positions
- 56° 17.70′ N, 002° 34.30′ W, North Carr Rocks
- 56° 03.40′…
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