Port guide · UN/LOCODE BM FPT
Ireland Island, Bermuda
Bermuda · 32.32° N, 64.83° W · Also listed as Freeport
The World Port Index classes Ireland Island as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the North Atlantic Ocean. It records a channel depth of 7.9 m and a cargo pier depth of 11 m. Norfolk is 1,160 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 11 m
- From Norfolk
- 1,160 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- HamiltonUnder 10 km away
Depths and vessel limits
Of the 3 ports in Bermuda with guides here, Ireland Island records the deepest cargo pier in the index.
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 11 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 7.9 m
- Tidal range
- 0.9 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- No
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
Cargo handling
- Wharves
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated moderate.
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Bermuda
- US exports, 2025
- $570.7MLed by electrical machinery and equipment
- US imports, 2025
- $47.4MLed by special classification provisions
Other ports in Bermuda
The nearest is Hamilton, under 10 km away.
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.