Arrival information

Pilot boarding positions Alpha and Bravo are marked on chart NZ 661. Safe anchorage is available in close proximity, with Taiaroa Head lighthouse bearing 160° (T) and Heyward light tower bearing 220° (T).

Passage plans and boarding grounds

Email to book a Pilot

Communication with vessels

All incoming vessels must provide notice of arrival to Port Otago Harbour Control, 48 and 24 hours in advance.

Harbour Radio (including details of VHF channels)

For more information, phone +64 3 472 9883 (24 hours a day) or email the Port Otago Marine Team.

Towage

Port Otago’s tugs and launches

Water and garbage

Fresh water is available at both Port Chalmers and Dunedin Bulk Port. Delivery to the vessel is at a rate of 25-40 tonnes per hour.

Port Otago only accepts garbage that has been approved by MPI for disposal to shore facilities.

Bunker facilities

Fixed bunker facilities are available at Dunedin Bulk Port, at either the Oil Jetty or at X/Y berth. 

Oil jetty 

This berth is the most frequently used for bunkering, with the following fuels available ex wharf:

• Gas oil
• MDO
• LFO, and 
• Fuel oil.

Details:

• Can accept vessels up to 180 metres LOA.
• Vessels up to 185 metres LOA require a Q88 be submitted for each voyage.
• Manifold position on the wharf is 100 metres from the outer end of the berth.

X/Y Berth

The following fuels available ex wharf:

• MDO, and
• LFO.

Details:

• Bunker point is 60 metres from the north end of the berth.
  
  N.B. It is possible to have MDO fuel delivered by truck ex wharf at various berths across Dunedin Bulk Port and Port Chalmers, by special arrangement directly with the fuel companies.