Many entries also benefit from the addition of 'Shipmasters Reports' This invaluable information from those at the front end of the maritime industry provides a unique insight into the facilities available to fallow seafarers.

This book is the world’s best selling publication on port information and contains many new ports and terminals, included in the publication is a CD version of the book which makes it easy to access port information from a desktop.

The book features six categories of plan for easy reference; country plan - showing the location of ports, port location – showing the location of and approaches to each port, berth location – showing the berth numbers and locations, berthing diagrams – detailing individual berths and mooring arrangements, berth equipment – including cranes, manifolds, chicksans, fire fighting equipment and fendering and shipmasters’ plans – showing drawings and plans as supplied by shipmasters, officers, superintendents and other sources.

Each text entry is laid out in a simple, logical manner, guiding the reader into port step-by-step information is presented in concise and precise manner, with no constant repetition of text to bulk of data.

Text features include; name, state, country, position, approaches, berthing, cargo, vessel services, safety information, general information and reports of actual conditions experienced.

This book features more than 3,300 pages of port information and over 5,600 port plans and mooring diagrams. Over 9,000 ports, terminals and places are detailed and over 2,000 shipmaster’s reports of conditions experienced. 1,800 terminals are featured alongside many new ports and terminals, this is the 19^th edition which is all text, featuring no advertisements and no duplication.

Guide to Port Entry 2007/2008
Published by Shipping Guides Limited
ISBN 0 9536 1057 8
Hardback, 4 volumes
Price £320 inc. delivery in UK