Norfolk Island (NFNLK)

Kingston is the main port, but with no large port facilities at Norfolk island, loading/unloading is from an anchorage via lighterage service provided by the Administration of Norfolk Island. Tankers discharge via floating pipeline.

Summer

Norfolk Island, a dependency of Australia, is located about 930nm E in the Pacific Ocean.

Offshore max draught 5.3m.

Approx 18 cargo vessels and 2 cruise ships call annually.

Due to Norfolk Island's rugged coastline and the lack of a sheltered anchorage, ships anchor off Cascade (N coast) or Kingston (S coast) depending on the direction of wind and swell.

AUS 609.

Except in calm conditions a swell of 1.0-2.0m is usually found at the end of the reef at the entrance to the Kingston Jetty.

Winds are predominantly east to south-east during summer and autumn, swinging to the south to south-westerly in winter and returning to the south in spring.