Location

Hantsport (45°04'N., 64°10'W.) is a tidal port. Vessels arrive and depart on a suitable tide; vessels usually arrive in the vicinity of Cross Bar Shoal 4 hours before HW. A vessel, with a draft of 9.8m, has used the port, although vessels are usually restricted to a maximum draft of 7.6m. Gypsum and pulp products are exported. Fertilizer is imported.

Depths—Limitations.—The public wharf is 137m long; a vessel bed alongside the wharf is 137m long, 18m wide, and dries 4.9m. A light is shown from a mast on the N end of the wharf. The plant of the Minas Basin Pulp and Power Company lies near the wharf.

Close N of the Public Wharf is the Fundy Gypsum Company Wharf, with a large, conspicuous gray warehouse. The wharf is 152m long and dries 4m alongside. There is no vessel bed at this wharf. Vessels dock 3 hours before HW and depart at HW on the same tide. The wharf is equipped with conveyors capable of loading about 20,000 tons of ore to a vessel during the same time. Between the above two wharves, there is a small wharf used by small craft and tugs.

Pilotage.—Pilotage is not compulsory, but recommended for mariners without local knowledge. Pilots and tugs are available through the Fundy Gypsum Company. The company maintains a listening watch on VHF channel 7A. Vessels normally arrive in the vicinity of Cross Bar Shoal 4 hours before HW.