Port guide
Kingston, Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island · 29.07° S, 167.95° E
The World Port Index classes Kingston as an open roadstead on the South Pacific Ocean. It records a channel depth of 1.8 m and a cargo pier depth of 1 m. Norfolk is 14,070 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 1.8 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 1 m
- From Norfolk
- 14,070 kmGreat-circle distance
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 1.8 m
- Anchorage depth
- 17.1 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 1 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 11 m
- Tidal range
- 4 m
- Offshore maximum vessel length
- 228 m
- Offshore maximum vessel draft
- 5.4 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 compulsory
- No
- Pilotage available
- No
- Pilotage advisable
- No
- Tug assistance
- No
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Poor
- Entrance restricted by tide
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by swell
- Yes
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is up to 24 tons.
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
Services and supplies
- Fuel oil
- No
- Diesel oil
- No
- Potable water
- No
- Provisions
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
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.