Port guide · UN/LOCODE VC KTN
Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · 13.15° N, 61.23° W
The World Port Index classes Kingstown as a natural coastal harbor on the Caribbean Sea. It records a cargo pier depth of 11 m. Norfolk is 3,030 km away in a straight line.
- Cargo pier depth
- 11 m
- Max vessel length
- 260 m
- From Norfolk
- 3,030 kmGreat-circle distance
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 260 m and a maximum draft of 9.1 m.
- Anchorage depth
- 30 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 11 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 7.9 m
- Tidal range
- 0.1 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 260 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 9.1 m
- Offshore maximum vessel draft
- 12 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
Kingstown is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- No
- Tug assistance
- No
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- 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, ro-ro, breakbulk, solid bulk and liquid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is 25 to 49 tons.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Electrical repair
- No
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- No
- Engine supplies
- No
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- US exports, 2025
- $145.3MLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $6.4MLed by precious stones, metals and jewelry
Top goods, trade terms and port guides for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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.