Port guide · UN/LOCODE KY GEC
Georgetown, Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands · 19.30° N, 81.38° W
The World Port Index classes Georgetown as an open roadstead on the Caribbean Sea. It records a cargo pier depth of 6.4 m. Norfolk is 2,010 km away in a straight line.
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Max vessel length
- 139 m
- From Norfolk
- 2,010 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Cayman Brac180 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 139 m and a maximum draft of 6.5 m.
- Anchorage depth
- 15 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 14 m
- Tidal range
- 0.3 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 139 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 6.5 m
- Offshore maximum vessel length
- 183 m
- Offshore maximum vessel draft
- 10.9 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
Georgetown is listed as a first port of entry.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Poor
- Entrance restricted by tide
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by swell
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, ro-ro, breakbulk, solid bulk and liquid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is 100 tons and over.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 tons and over
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated moderate.
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with the Cayman Islands
- US exports, 2025
- $1.4BLed by special classification provisions
- US imports, 2025
- $40.5MLed by electrical machinery and equipment
Top goods, trade terms and port guides for the Cayman Islands
Other ports in the Cayman Islands
The nearest is Cayman Brac, 180 km away in a straight line.
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.