Where is the port of Southampton?

Southampton is in United Kingdom, at 50.90° N, 1.40° W (WPI reference position).

Is Southampton inside an Emission Control Area?

Southampton's reference position falls inside North Sea ECA — indicative screening; confirm obligations under MARPOL Annex VI.

How far is Southampton from other major ports?

Nearest listed ports by modelled sea route: Le Havre (105 nm), Felixstowe (176 nm), London Gateway (178 nm). See the full table below.

Port Directory · United Kingdom

Southampton

Port reference data and sea-route distances for Southampton, United Kingdom.

ILLUSTRATIVE TELEMETRY · NOT LIVE DATALAT 51.9244°NLON 4.4777°ESOG 12.4 KNHDG 087°TWS 18 KT NWSWELL 2.1 MSIG −38 DBNO LIVE AIS FEEDECDIS NOT CONNECTEDUTC --:--:--ILLUSTRATIVE TELEMETRY · NOT LIVE DATALAT 51.9244°NLON 4.4777°ESOG 12.4 KNHDG 087°TWS 18 KT NWSWELL 2.1 MSIG −38 DBNO LIVE AIS FEEDECDIS NOT CONNECTEDILLUSTRATIVE TELEMETRY · NOT LIVE DATALAT 51.9244°NLON 4.4777°ESOG 12.4 KNHDG 087°TWS 18 KT NWSWELL 2.1 MSIG −38 DBNO LIVE AIS FEEDECDIS NOT CONNECTEDUTC --:--:--ILLUSTRATIVE TELEMETRY · NOT LIVE DATALAT 51.9244°NLON 4.4777°ESOG 12.4 KNHDG 087°TWS 18 KT NWSWELL 2.1 MSIG −38 DBNO LIVE AIS FEEDECDIS NOT CONNECTED

Position

50.90° N, 1.40° W — WPI record SOUTHAMPTON

Port class

WPI harbour size: major. Max vessel: large vessels.

Depths & tide

Channel depth (max): 31.1 m. Anchorage depth (max): 9.1 m. Mean tidal range: 5 m.

Sea distances

Nearest ports from Southampton

Sea-route distances over an open maritime routing network — planning estimates, not voyage plans.

Southampton Le Havre105 nm Southampton Felixstowe176 nm Southampton London Gateway178 nm Southampton Antwerp236 nm Southampton Rotterdam240 nm Southampton Bremerhaven458 nm

Distances computed over the MARNET maritime routing network between WPI port positions. Click a row to open the full calculator prefilled with this pair.

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