Seaport · Jamaica

KingstonJMKIN

17.9667°, -76.7833°
17.1 m
Channel depth
2
Container terminals
292.8
Port liner connectivity
Kingston is also a UN/LOCODE logistics hub →

Channel & Berth Profile

SEA LEVEL (CD)CHANNEL BEDAnchorage · 11.0 mOil terminal · 11.0 mCargo pier · 14.0 mChannel · 17.1 m
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Pilotage, Tugs & Services

Pilotage compulsoryYES
Pilotage availableYES
Pilotage advisableYES
Local assistanceYES
Tug assistanceYES
Salvage tugsNO
Shore powerYES
Potable waterYES
MedicalYES
Garbage disposalNO
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Facilities & Capabilities

ContainerYES
Ro-RoYES
Liquid bulkYES
Dry bulkYES
Oil terminal—
Break bulkYES
Dry dockNO
RepairsNO
BunkeringYES
Rail link—
Dangerous cargo—
ISPS securityYES
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Harbour Specifications

Harbour size
Medium
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Harbour type
Coastal (Natural)
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Shelter
Excellent
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Water body
Caribbean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean
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Tidal range
0.3 m
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Overhead limit
No
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Pilotage
Yes
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Liner Connectivity

292.8
PLSCI

Port Liner Shipping Connectivity Index for Kingston, as published by UNCTAD for the latest available quarter. Higher values indicate stronger scheduled liner-shipping integration.

Shown relative to the highest per-port PLSCI in the dataset (1,657.9).

UNCTAD · Port Liner Shipping Connectivity Index

Location

Location of JMKIN
Natural Earth 10m (public domain) · Kingston · JMKIN · 17.97, -76.78Google ↗OSM ↗Yandex ↗

Container Terminals · 2

KINGSTON CONTAINER TERMINAL
KCT KINGSTON FREEPORT TERMINAL LIMITED (KFTL)
KINGSTON WHARVES
KWL KINGSTON WHARVES LIMITED
SMDG Terminal Code List

Nearby Logistics Neighbours

Ports
  1. 1Port Esquivel38 km
  2. 2Rocky Point42 km
  3. 3Port Antonio43 km
  4. 4Ocho Rios61 km
  5. 5Port Kaiser87 km
Nearest neighbours — logibook spatial index (haversine) over the source coordinates
Cities
  1. 1Vineyard2 km
  2. 2Port Henderson11 km
  3. 3Charles Town30 km
  4. 4Oracabessa51 km
  5. 5Saint Ann's Bay68 km
Nearest neighbours — logibook spatial index (haversine) over the source coordinates
Airports
  1. 1Norman Manley International Airport4 km
  2. 2Tinson Pen Airport5 km
  3. 3Ken Jones Airport37 km
  4. 4Ian Fleming International Airport53 km
  5. 5Sangster International Airport133 km
Nearest neighbours — logibook spatial index (haversine) over the source coordinates
Trade Zones
  1. 1Garmex Free Zone3 km
  2. 258 HWT Tech Park4 km
  3. 3Kingston Wharves Terminal Special Economic Zone5 km
  4. 4Kingston Free Zone6 km
  5. 5Caymanas Special Economic Zone11 km
Nearest neighbours — logibook spatial index (haversine) over the source coordinates
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Jamaica beyond logistics?
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All Sources

Portsthe NGA World Port Index
Public domain (US gov)↗
Logistics performanceUNCTAD
CC BY 3.0 IGO↗
Portsthe SMDG Terminal Code List
UN/LOCODE — free, attribution↗
AirportsOurAirports
Public domain↗
LocationsUN/LOCODE
UN/LOCODE — free↗
Trade Zonesthe World Bank SEZ database
CC BY 4.0↗
Trade ZonesOpen Zone Map
CC BY↗
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