Definition: Port navigation aids and services

Category: Transport

Availability or not of navigation aids and services a) at ports and b) in the approach channels

i) Pilotage services
ii) Lights and lighthouses
iii) Radar and radio beacons
iv) Vessel Traffic System (VTS) within port and coastal navigation services around port
v) Tugs for in-port manoeuvring - number
vi) Escort tugs for tankers - number
vii) Bunkering facilities
viii) Mooring services http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/KS-BI-03-002-__-N-EN.pdf