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Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis · 17.30° N, 62.72° W
The World Port Index classes Basseterre as an open roadstead on the Caribbean Sea. It records a channel depth of 21.6 m and a cargo pier depth of 7.9 m. Norfolk is 2,550 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 21.6 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 7.9 m
- Max vessel length
- 274 m
- From Norfolk
- 2,550 kmGreat-circle distance
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 274 m and a maximum draft of 8 m.
- Channel depth
- 21.6 m
- Anchorage depth
- 14 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 7.9 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 4.9 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 274 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 8 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
Basseterre is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- 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
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 tons and over
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Saint Kitts and Nevis
- US exports, 2025
- $204.8MLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $20.2MLed by electrical machinery and equipment
Top goods, trade terms and port guides for Saint Kitts and Nevis
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.