Newport Berth Information

Minimum Heights of Tide for Docking.

A guide to the criteria governing ship acceptance is shown in the Ship Acceptance Table for Newport (please click on the link).

1/Clearing outer cill before High Water (Rising Tide) Vessel maximum draft plus 2.44 metres.

2/Clearing outer cill after High Water (Falling Tide) Vessel maximum draft plus 3.0 metres.

These allowances are related to outer cill, which is constructed at a depth lower than the approach channel, so ensuring that a vessel capable of clearing the approach channel should not be at risk of damaging the concrete structure.

It should be noted that dock tidal predictions are based on a datum 1.72 metres below Admiralty chart datum. It follows that 0.78 metres (before HW) and 1.28 metres (after HW) should be added to the maximum draft in order to establish the minimum height required when applied to Chart Number 1176. These allowances are made to take account of the shape of the approach channel.

SOUTH QUAY

Effective length is 1060 metres. Separated into 6 sections with distance between bollards of 30.5 metres.

EAST END (Hospital Corner)

Disused oil berth now converted to handle Cement. Maximum length for vessels is 130 metres.

EAST LOCK

Old entrance now used as an enclosed berth for general and timber cargos.

NORTH SIDE SOUTH DOCK.

Effective length of 590 metres used mainly for discharge of Animal Feed, Fertiliser, and Timber Products. There is a Scrap Metal Terminal at the eastern end.

Quay is divided into sections 7, 8, 9 & 10

MIDDLE QUAY

Approximately 300 metres of quay fronting a transit / cold storage shed. 

Quay is divided into sections 11 & 12.

NORTH DOCK

Accessed through Junction Passage.

Effective length of North Dock is 450 metres. Width 158 metres. Maximum Length of vessel handled is 107 metres, although vessel of 122 metres may be swung with the aid of tugs.

WEST SIDE

Timber berths.

Quay is divided into section 23, 24, 25 & 26.

EAST SIDE

Dowds Terminal. Steel Berth with Nos 1 and 2 transit sheds.

Quay is divided into section 21 & 22.

Also entrance to berth previously used as a Drydock and Tug Moorings.