Port guide · UN/LOCODE NZ GIS
Gisborne, New Zealand
New Zealand · 38.67° S, 178.03° E
The World Port Index classes Gisborne as a river port with enclosed basins reached from the South Pacific Ocean. It records a channel depth of 9.4 m and a cargo pier depth of 9.4 m. Norfolk is 13,670 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 9.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 m
- From Norfolk
- 13,670 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Tauranga200 km away
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 9.4 m
- Anchorage depth
- 20.1 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 9.4 m
- Tidal range
- 1 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
Gisborne is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Tug salvage
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, breakbulk and solid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is up to 24 tons.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- No
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- No
- LNG terminal
- No
- Wharves
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Medium
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- None
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with New Zealand
- US exports, 2025
- $4.1BLed by aircraft and spacecraft
- US imports, 2025
- $5.6BLed by meat
Other ports in New Zealand
The nearest is Tauranga, 200 km away in a straight line.
- AucklandCargo pier 13 m, channel 12.5 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkNZ AKL
- GreymouthCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 1.8 mNZ GMN
- Manukau HarborCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 3.4 m, containerNZ MCY
- NelsonCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 6.4 mNZ NSN
- New PlymouthCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 9.4 mNZ NPL
- OpuaCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 4.9 m, ro-roNZ OPX
- Otago HarborCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 14 mNZ ORR
- Port LytteltonCargo pier 13.7 m, channel 17 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkNZ LYT
- TaurangaCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 14 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkNZ TRG
- TimaruCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 9.4 m, container, breakbulk and bulkNZ TIU
- WellingtonCargo pier 11.1 m, channel 11.3 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkNZ WLG
- WhangareiCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 7.9 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkNZ WRE
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.