Guide to Port Entry 2011-2012 Edition

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21st Edition

1971 - 2011 40 years of quality port information

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Present on the bridge of the majority of commercial vessels, Guide to Port Entry is quite simply the most accurate and comprehensive port guide information resource available to the shipping industry.

All featured data is the result of constant research and attention to detail, with worldwide authentication through the key port authorities and agents.

Information in the port guide is laid out in logical sequence in over 70 headings. Please see the text features for more information.  Port maps, plans and mooring diagrams, many georeferenced, provide valuable help to shipmasters approaching unfamiliar ports and berths.

Many entries also benefit from ACE Reports (Reports of Actual Conditions Experienced) at given ports and facilities.  This invaluable information, supplied by shipmasters, officers and others at the front end of the maritime industry, provides a unique insight into the facilities and conditions encountered by fellow seafarers.

Main features of Guide to Port Entry:

• The world's best selling port information guide
• 21st edition - totally revised and updated port data
• Four hardback volumes - two of port data text, two of port plans
• Over 6,000 A4 pages, 3,500 of port information
• Almost 4,800 port maps, plans and diagrams (30% in full colour on the CD)
• Over 9,000 ports, terminals and places
• Includes 168 new entries
• Over 3,000 cargo terminals
• Includes 2,700 Reports of Actual Conditions Experienced (ACE Reports)
  
• Over 62% of updates received direct from Port Authorities
• Free Guide to Port Entry CD with every set
• No advertising, no duplication.

Each entry is divided into two sections, i.e. the Text Section and the Plan Section.

Plan features

Six categories of plan for easy reference

• Country Plans: showing the location of ports
• Port Location: location of, and approaches to, the ports, harbours and terminals
• Berth Locations: berth numbers and locations
• Berthing Diagrams: individual berth and mooring arrangements
• Berth Equipment: including cranes, manifolds, chicksans, fire-fighting equipment, fendering and much more
• Shipmasters' Plans: drawings/plans as supplied by Shipmasters, Officers, Superintendents and other authoritative sources
• Guide to Port Entry CD includes colour port and harbour plans and maps.

All information appearing in both Guide to Port Entry and Guide to Tanker Ports is included on The Guide on CD and findaport.com.

 

Samples and Downloads

Guide to Port Entry Leaflet

Extract: Shanghai Port Information and Plans

Front Cover Image

Book Spread Image

Product Range and Order Form 2012

 

Please note:
The Guide to Port Entry is not available in PDF format

Guide to Port Entry text features:

• Name Name, State, Country, Position
• Pre-Arrival Critical, Overview, Location, Charts, Port Limits, Documents, ISPS Compliance, Max. Size, Density, Restrictions 
• Arrival Approaches, Pilotage, Deep Sea Pilotage, Anchorages
• Communications Pratique, VHF, VTS/Radar
• Berthing Ops Tugs, Berths, Mooring
• Cargo Bulk, Containers, Passenger, Specialised Cargo, Tankers, LPG/LNG, Hoses, Cargo Operations, Cranes, Cargo Handling, Stevedores
• Facilities Medical, Fresh Water, Fuel, Chandlery, Storing, Services, Dry Dock, Repairs, Surveyors
• Security Police/Ambulance/Fire, Emergency, Piracy, Stowaways, Regulations
• Local Info Time Holidays, Notices, Weather
• Shore Delays, Consuls, Telephones, Airport, Connections, Banks, Customs
• Crew Shore Leave, Repatriation, Identification Cards, Seaman's Clubs
• Other General, Developments, Authority, Agent
• Reports - Actual Conditions Experienced by Shipmasters, Officers, Superintendents, Pilots, Operators, Agents