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Fishing Boats - Port Registration Letters and Numbers

Last updated on 15 July 2022


Stornoway	Blyth		Castlebay		Banff	Brake			Kirkcaldy		Greetsiel

Fuglefjord		Nazare			Palma Mallorca		Sagres			Sogn og Fjordane

Camaret				Perak State				Kien Gang Province

Commercial fishing boats are regulated by Government agencies. To ensure clear identification and assist in enforcement of fishery laws each boat must display Port Registration Letters and Numbers. The style varies depending on the country that issues them, but they usually take the form of a letter code that identifies the port and a number that identifies the individual boat. Some countries reissue the same number when it becomes available after the loss or scrapping of a vessel, while others issue unique numbers to each new boat that is registered.

· Some ports exist only as an administrative area and may issue registration letters although there is no significant fishing fleet. For example, the harbour at Banff in Scotland is used mostly by pleasure craft and is so small that no large trawler could enter it, but the registration letters BF, which, like all British registration letters, are issued by a centralised national office, are used by many fishing boats working from the big harbours of North East Scotland.

· Some countries issue registration letters at State, County, or Province level and these letters will apply to any port or harbour within the Province etc

· Some non European countries do not issue Port Registration Letters, but simply allocate a number to each fishing boat. Please scroll to the end of the list for details of these countries

· Some countries have poor administrative controls, do not maintain a register of boats, and commercial fishing is unregulated. Fishing boats from these countries may over fish, leading to the collapse of what should be a sustainable resource, and incur naval and diplomatic disputes with adjacent regulated fisheries

European Community

Within the European Community there is a common standard for the size and style of Port Letters and Numbers displayed on fishing boats registered in member states.

· Lettering on boats between 10 and 17 metres length is to be 250mm in height

· Lettering on boats over 17 meters length is to be 450mm in height

· Lettering must be either white text on a black background or black text on a white background.

(in practice, this standard does not seem to be rigorously enforced. As can be seen from the illustrations above there is a wide variety of signwriting styles, although all boats do show clearly readable markings)

Japan

Port Letters for Japan consist of a two letter code (in English) that identifies the Prefecture, followed by a single

Digit that identifies the class of boat, followed by a hyphen and then the boat number. To avoid repeating the

boat class codes in each of 47 Prefectures in the list below I have given them here

1 – powered fishing boats greater than 100 tons

2 – powered fishing boats 5 – 100 tons

3 – powered fishing boats under 5 tons

4 – non powered boats over 5 tons

5 – non powered boats under 5 tons

6 – powered freshwater fishing boats

7 – unpowered freshwater fishing boats

An example is FS1-710 - Hokusho Maru a seine net boat of 300 gross tons, registered in Fukushima Prefecture

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka fishing boats carry a 3 letter code (in English) that identifies the Fishery District. This is prefixed by a letter code that describes the type of boat followed by a hyphen and then the boat number. To avoid repeating these for each of the 15 Fisheries Districts I have given them here

IMUL - Inboard engine multi day boat

IDAY - Inboard engine single day boat

OFRB - Outboard motor glass fibre boat

MTRB - Motorised traditional boat

NTRB - Non motorised traditional boat

NBSB - Non motorised beach seine boat

An example of the format is IMUL - A - 0878 TLE - Nuwan, a fishing boat of 20 gross tons with an inboard engine from Tangelle Fisheries District that will work at sea for several days before returning with a catch of tuna and swordfish.

Radio call signs

Norwegian fishing boat trawler AA-91-A Kjelsvik at Peterhead Scotland Some large fishing boats, especially those working in international waters, or under licence from another country have the ship radio call sign displayed in large letters. These radio call signs may consist of letters or a combination of letters and numbers and should not be confused with Port Letters and Numbers. Radio call signs are assigned to each country by international agreement and full information can be found by a search on the internet.

The photograph shows the radio call sign JXPS on the Norwegian trawler Kjelsvik, Port letters AA-91-A

However - there are some countries (particularly smaller island territories) where the first one or two characters of the country radio call sign are used as the “Port Letter” and are followed by the registration number of the boat. These are shown in the notes for the Port Letter

IMO Numbers

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) introduced a Ship Identification Number Scheme in 1987 to help prevent maritime fraud and enhance the security of merchant vessels. The unique seven-digit number issued to each vessel, preceded by the letters IMO, stays with it until it is scrapped and never changes, regardless of the ship’s owner, country of registration or name. IMO numbers were not issued to fishing boats until 2013, and then only to boats of over 100 gross tons or longer than 12 metres and which work beyond the territorial waters of their home country. They are therefore only seen on large deep water fishing boats. The IMO number usually appears on the stern of the boat, or painted on the front of the bridge superstructure. Most locally based fishing boats, including large trawlers do not have an IMO number. Full information on the IMO number system is readily available on the internet

List of Fishing Ports and their Registration Letters

The list below gives the Port Letters for most European countries, and I am trying to extend it to include other countries worldwide. It includes Port Letters which are no longer in use because of political or territorial changes, but may be of historic interest in identifying old photographs.

Format of the list :

The list is in alphabetical order of the Port Letter. The intention is that given a photograph of a fishing boat you

will be able to identify the country and registered port from the displayed Port Letters, Some countries do not use the

Latin alphabet (eg Arabic, Cyrillic, Greek ) and it is not practicable to list these symbols alphabetically in the main section

of the list. Where the Port Letters appear on the boat in these alphabets I have listed them In a separate section at the end,

but I have included a cross-reference within the main list using the nearest Latin alphabet equivalent.

· The individual number for the boat will normally be displayed after the Port Letter. In some cases where this

not the case “nnn” indicates where the individual number for the boat should appear

Port Letter	Port	Country	Notes
A	Aberdeen	Scotland
A	Akershus	Norway	A – nnn – A Aker A – nnn – AA As A – nnn – AS Asker A – nnn – B Berum A – nnn – D Drobak A – nnn – F Frogn A – nnn – N Nesodden A – nnn – O Oppegard A – nnn – S Son A – nnn – V Vestby
A	Aalborg	Denmark
A	Antwerp	Belgium
A	Aruba	Dutch Caribbean	Sometimes uses the format NA – presumably for Netherlands Aruba
A	Auchendown	Jamaica
AA	Aabenraa	Denmark
AA	Alloa	Scotland
AA	Aust - Agder	Norway	AA - nnn – A Arendal AA – nnn - E Eide AA – nnn - FJ Fjere AA – nnn - FL Flosta AA - nnn – G Grimstad AA – nnn - H Hovag (historic) AA – nnn - HS Hisoy AA – nnn - L Lillesand AA – nnn - LV Landvik AA – nnn – R Risor AA – nnn - S Sondeled AA – nnn - SN Stokken AA – nnn – T Tvedestrand AA – nnn - TO Tromoy AA – nnn – VM Vestre AA – nnn – Ø Oyestad AA – nnn - ØM Ostre Moland
AA	Westeraccumersiel	Germany
AAL	Aland	Finland	Semi – autonomous region of Finland. Does not use the same style of Port Letters as the rest of the country – see FIN for other Finnish Port Letters
AAR	Arusha	Tanzania
AB	Aberystwyth	Wales
AB	Annotto Bay	Jamaica
AB	Bensersiel	Germany
ABH	Bremerhaven	Germany	Port letters for coastal fishing boats. High seas fishing boats use Port Letters BX
AC	Arcachon	France
AC	Carolinensiel	Germany
ACC	Accumerseil	Germany
AD	Ardrossan	Scotland
AD	Audierne	France
AD	Langeoog	Germany
ADF	Lamberts Bay	South Africa
AE	Emden	Germany
AF	Friesdrichs Schleusses	Germany
AG	Ardrishaig	Scotland
AG	Greetseil	Germany
AH	Angra do Heroismo	Portugal
AH	Arbroath	Scotland
AH	Ahtopol	Bulgaria	Port letters on Bulgarian fishing boats are in Cyrillic script. AH is the nearest Latin script equivalent to the Cyrillic AX
AH	Ditzum	Germany
AHL	Ahlbeck	Germany
AHR	Ahrenshoop	Germany
AI	Aichi Prefecture	Japan
AI	Akureyri	Iceland
AJ	Ajaccio	Corsica France
AJ	Juist	Germany
AK	Akita Prefecture	Japan
AK	Akranes	Iceland
AK	Andijk	Netherlands
AL	Albufeira	Portugal
AL	Algeciras	Spain	AL – 1 – nnn Tarifa AL – 2 – nnn Algeciras AL – 3 – nnn La Linea
AL	Algiers	Algeria
AL	Ameland	Netherlands
AL	Leer	Germany
ALK	Alkmaar	Netherlands
ALT	Altenwerder	Germany
AM	Almeria	Spain	AM – 1 – nnn Adra AM – 2 – nnn Almeria AM – 3 – nnn Garrucha
AM	Amsterdam	Netherlands
AM	Leerort	Germany
AMD	Monduli	Tanzania
AN	Annaba	Algeria
AN	Ancona	Italy
AN	Ancora	Portugal
AN	Norderney	Germany
ANB	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	India	ANB-MV-SA-nnn South Andaman motorised
			ANB-TC-SA-nnn South Andaman non-motorised
			ANB-MV-MN-nnn Middle & North Andaman motorised
			ANB-TC-MN-nnn Middle & North Andaman non-motorised
			ANB-MV-NB-nnn Nicobar District motorised
			ANB-TC-NB-nnn Nicobar District non-motorised
ANF	Anklamer Fahre	Germany
ANG	Ngorongoro	Tanzania
ANK	Anklam	Germany
AO	Aomori Prefecture	Japan
AO	Oldersum	Germany
AP	Alligator Pond	Jamaica
AQ	Retzmarsiel	Germany
AR	Agadir	Morocco	Historic interest only - these Port Letters relate to the period of French colonial rule in Morocco
AR	Arnes Syssel	Iceland
AR	Ayr	Scotland
AR	Rhaudermoor	Germany
ARC	Arcachon	France
ARE	Alt Reddevitz	Germany
ARKT	Karatu	Tanzania
ARM	Arnemuiden	Netherlands
ARN	Arnis	Germany
ARU	Arumeru	Tanzania
ARZ	Arzew	Algeria	May appear on boat as ز ر‎ ا‎
AS	Aarhus	Denmark
AS	Spickeroog	Germany
AS	Ahus	Sweden
ASS	Assel	Germany
AT	Alicante	Spain	AT – 1 – nnn Torrevieja AT – 2 – nnn Santa Pola AT – 3 – nnn Alicante AT – 4 – nnn Villajoyosa AT – 5 – nnn Altea AT – 6 – nnn Denia
AT	Terborg	Germany
AU	Audierne	France
AU	Augusta	Sicily Italy
AU	Baltrum	Germany
AV	Aveiro	Portugal
AV	Avenhorn	Netherlands
AV	Norden	Germany
AW	Aengwirden	Netherlands
AW	Wilhelmshaven	Germany
AWA	Altwarp	Germany
AX	Borkum	Germany
AY	Norddeich	Germany	Historic
AY	Auray	France
AZ	Neuharlingsersiel	Germany

B	Belfast	Northern Ireland
B	Bergen	Norway	Historic port letter before about 1972. Current letter is H – nnn - BN
B	Blankenburg	Belgium
B	Bonaire	Dutch Caribbean	Sometimes uses the format NB – presumably for Netherlands Bonaire
B	Braughton	Jamaica
B to BZZ	Brunei	Brunei	Brunei issues 1, 2, and 3 letter Port Codes all of which commence with the letter “B” and run in sequence (with the omission of some letters) from B ; BA ; BAA ; … BZZ. There are over 500 letter combinations, so too many to list individually in this table.
BA	Bakar	Croatia
BA	Ballantrae	Scotland	A small and little used harbour, but the BA registration letters are carried by many of the West Coast fishing boats
BA	Bayonne	France
BA	Bari	Italy
BA	Barcelona	Spain	BA – 1 – nnn Villannueva y Geltru BA – 2 – nnn Barcelona BA – 3 – nnn Mataro BA – 4 – nnn San Feliu de Guixois BA – 5 – nnn Palamos BA – 6 – nnn Rosas BA – 7 – nnn La Selva
BA	Bardastradn Syssel	Iceland
BAA	Baabe	Germany
BAH	Bahrenfleth	Germany
BAL	Balm	Germany
BAN	Bansin	Germany
BAR	Barth	Germany
BB	Bremen	Germany
BB	Bull Bay	Jamaica
BBK	Bukoba	Tanzania	Lake Victoria – Kagera Region
BC	Braco	Jamaica
BCB	Boscobel	Jamaica
BCH	Balchick	Bulgaria	Port letters on Bulgarian fishing boats are in Cyrillic script. BCH is the nearest Latin script equivalent to the Cyrillic script ҔЧ
BCK	Buckie	Scotland
BCO	Batticaloa Fisheries District	Sri Lanka
BD	Barnswell Dale	Jamaica
BD	Bideford	England
BD	Binh Dinh Province	Vietnam
BD	Budva	Montenegro
BD	Buskerude	Norway	BD – nnn – D Drammen BD – nnn – H Hurum BD – nnn – R Royken
BE	Barnstaple	England
BE	Beauchamp	Jamaica
BEI	Beidenfleth	Germany
BEL	Bellin	Germany
BEN	Bensersiel	Germany
BF	Banff	Scotland	Tiny harbour, but registration port for many Scottish fishing boats. The adjacent port of Macduff is a major repair yard for fishing boats.
BF	Buff Bay	Jamaica
BG	Biograd Na Moru	Croatia
BG	Bougie	Algeria	Of historic interest only. Port Letters relate to the period of French colonial rule. The town is now called Bejaia
BH	Blyth	England
BH	Brouwershaven	Netherlands
BHR	Biharamulo	Tanzania	Lake Victoria – Kagera Region
BI	Bastia	Corsica France
BI	Bilbao	Spain	BI – 1 – nnn Lequeitio BI – 2 – nnn Bermeo BI – 3 – nnn Bilbao BI – 4 – nnn Ondarroa
BI	Billy’s Bay	Jamaica
BI	Bizerte	Tunisia
BIE	Bielenberg	Germany
BIN	Binz	Germany
BJ	Bejaia	Algeria	may appear as ج‎ ب‎
BK	Berwick on Tweed	England
BKE	Karagwe	Tanzania	Lake Victoria – Kagera Region
BL	Bac Lieu Province	Vietnam
BL	Barletta	Italy
BL	Belmont	Jamaica
BL	Boulogne	France
BL	Bristol	England
BL	Byala	Bulgaria	Port letters on Bulgarian fishing boats are in Cyrillic script and will appear on the boat as Бл or sometimes as БΛ. BL is the nearest Latin script equivalent
BM	Bournmouth	Jamaica
BM	Brixham	England
BME	Muleba	Tanzania	Lake Victoria – Kagera Region
BN	Boston	England
BNR	Ngara	Tanzania	Lake Victoria – Kagera Region
BO	Boiler Beach	Jamaica
BO	Bol	Croatia
BO	Bone	Algeria	Of historic interest only. These Port Letters relate to the period of French colonial rule. The town is now called Annaba
BO	Borrowstoness	Scotland
BOCK	Bockhomwik	Germany
BOG	Borgerende	Germany
BOI	Boisendorf	Germany
BON	Bongsiel	Germany
BOR	Borkum	Germany	North Sea harbour
BOR	Born a. Darss	Germany	Baltic sea harbour
BOU	Bouchoute	Belgium
BR	Barreiro	Portugal
BR	Black River	Jamaica
BR	Brava	Cape Verde Islands
BR	Breskens	Netherlands
BR	Brest	France
BR	Bridgewater	England
BR	Brindisi	Italy
BR	Struis Bay	South Africa
BRA	Brake	Germany	Port letters for coastal fishing boats. High seas fishing boats use Port Letters NB
BRD	Broadford	Skye, Scotland
BRE	Breege	Germany
BRO	Brokdorf	Germany
BROE	Broek	Germany
BRU	Brunsbuttelkoog	Germany
BRU	Bruinisse	Netherlands
BRZ	Breetz	Germany
BS	Baska	Croatia
BS	Beaumaris	Wales
BS	Beni Saf	Algeria	may appear on boat as ص ‎ ب
BS	Boston	Jamaica
BS	Burgas	Bulgaria	Port letters on Bulgarian fishing boats are in Cyrillic script and will appear on the boat as Бс. BS is the nearest Latin script equivalent
BT	Ben Tre Province	Vietnam
BTh	Binh Thuan Province	Vietnam
BT	Bottom Beach	Jamaica
BU	Blue Hole	Jamaica
BU	Bunschoten	Netherlands
BU	Burntisland	Scotland
BUR	Burgstaaken	Germany	Baltic sea harbour
BUR	Burhaversiel	Germany	North sea harbour
BUS	Buschvitz	Germany
BÜS	Busum	Germany
BV	Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province	Vietnam
BV	Boa Vista	Cape Verde Islands
BV	Bremen - Vegesack	Germany
BW	Barrow	England
BX	Bremerhaven	Germany	Port letters for high seas fishing vessels. Coastal fishing boats used the letters ABH
BX	Bordeaux	France
BY	Bloody Bay	Jamaica
BZ	Bergen op Zoom	Netherlands
BZ	Bozava	Croatia
BZJ	Bouzedjar	Algeria	may appear on boat as ‎ ج‎ ذ‎ بـ‎

C	Caen	France
C	Cave	Jamaica
C	Cienfuegos	Cuba
C	Cork	Ireland
C	Coxyde	Belgium
CA	Cadiz	Spain	CA – 1 – nnn Rota CA – 2 – nnn Puerto Santa Maria CA – 3 – nnn Cadiz CA – 4 – nnn San Fernando CA – 5 – nnn Barbate
CA	Calabash Bay	Jamaica
CA	Cagliari	Sardinia Italy
CA	Cardigan	Wales
CAG	Mkuranga	Tanzania
CAN	Cancale	France
CB	Carlisle Bay	Jamaica
CBG	Bagamoyo	Tanzania
CBO	Colombo Fisheries District	Sri Lanka
CC	Concarneau	France
CC	Corigliano Calabra	Italy
CC	Cousins Cove	Jamaica
CE	Chimbote	Peru
CE	Coleraine	Northern Ireland
CF	Cardiff	Wales
CG	Callantsoog	Netherlands
CH	Cherchell	Algeria	may appear on boat in Arabic script ل‎ ش‎
CH	Cherbourg	France
CH	Chester	England
CH	Chiba Prefecture	Japan
CH	Cutlass Hole	Jamaica
CHA	Chalupy	Poland
CHL	Chlapwo	Poland
CHW	Chilaw Fisheries District	Sri Lanka
CHY	Chlopy	Poland
CI	Chioggia	Italy
CK	Colchester	England
CK	Crikvenica	Croatia
CKH	Kibaha	Tanzania
CKS	Kisarawe	Tanzania
CL	Calais	France
CL	Carlisle	England
CL	Carlton Beach	Jamaica
CL	Collo	Algeria	may display as ل‎ ق‎
CLN	Clinge	Netherlands
CM	Camaret	France
CM	Ca Mau Province	Vietnam
CM	Caminha	Portugal
CMF	Mafia	Tanzania
CN – nn – BMC -nn	Bomi County	Liberia	Replace nn with the number applied on the boat Port codes and numbers are applied to artisanal (ie local community) fishing boats but enforcement of regulations seems mixed – many boats do not appear to display their identity markings
CN – nn – GBC -nn	Grand Basa County
CN – nn – GCC -nn	Grand Cape Mount County
CN – nn – GKC -nn	Grand Kru County
CN – nn - MGC -nn	Margibi County
CN – nn – MLC -nn	Maryland County
CN – nn - MNC -nn	Montserrado County
CN – nn – RCC -nn	Rivercress County
CN – nn - SNC -nn	Sinoe County
CN	Campbeltown	Scotland
CN	Cimbrishamn	Sweden
CO	Caernarfon	Wales
CO	Callao	Peru
CO	Cooper’s	Jamaica
CO	Coruna	Spain	CO – 1 – nnn Sada CO – 2 – nnn La Coruna CO – 3 – nnn Corme CO – 4 – nnn Camarinas CO – 5 – nnn Corcubion CO – 6 – nnn Muros CO – 7 – nnn Noya
CO	Coursuelles	France
CP	Castellon	Spain	CP – 1 – nnn Burriana CP – 2 – nnn Castellon CP – 3 – nnn Vinaroz
CP	Colijnsplaat	Netherlands
CR	Crotone	Italy
CRJ	Rufiji	Tanzania
CS	Cascais	Portugal
CS	Castellammare Di Stabia	Italy
CS	Cowes	England
CS	Cres	Croatia
CT and CTA	Cape Town	South Africa
CT	Cartagena	Spain	CT – 2 – nnn Aguilas CT – 3 – nnn Mazarron CT – 4 – nnn Cartagena CT – 5 – nnn S. Pedro del Pinatar
CT	Castletown	Isle of Man
CT	Catania	Italy
CT	Cavtat	Croatia
CT	Constanta	Romania
CT	Trouville	France
CT3 - nnnn CT4 - nnnn CT5 - nnnn CT6 - nnnn CT7 - nnnn CT8 - nnnn		Taiwan (Republic of China)	Port letters are based on the 2018 fleet list from Fisheries Agency, Taiwan Council of Agriculture. It is not known if Port Letters CT1, CT2 may have been used in the past
CU	Ceuta	Spanish North Africa
CV	Citavecchia	Italy
CUX	Cuxhaven	Germany	Port letters for coastal fishing boats. Deep sea fishing boats use the letters NC
CW	Cow Bay	Jamaica
CY	Castlebay	Scotland
CY	Cayenne	French Guiana	French overseas region and department
CZ	Cadzand	Netherlands

D	Darby	Jamaica
D	Doel	Belgium
D	Dunkirk	France
D	Dublin	Ireland
DA	Dala Syssel	Iceland
DA	Drogheda	Ireland
DAB	Dabie	Poland
DAG	Dagebull	Germany
DAH	Dahme	Germany
DAN	Dangast	Germany
DAR	Darlowo	Poland
DAS	Dassow	Germany
DB	Discovery Bay	Jamaica
DB	Dubrovnik	Croatia
DBK	Dabki	Poland
DD	Dordrecht	Netherlands
DDF	Gans Bay	South Africa
DDM	Dodoma Urban	Tanzania
DDV	Dodoma Rural	Tanzania
DE	Dundee	Scotland
DEB	Debki	Poland
DED	Dedesdorf	Germany
DH	Dartmouth	England
DI	Dieppe	France
DI	Dzaoudzi	Petite Terre Mayotte	French overseas region – Indian Ocean
DIE	Dierhagen	Germany
DIN	Dinant	France
DIR	Dierhagen Ost	Germany
DIT	Ditzum	Germany
DJ	Djibouti	Djibouti
DK	Dundalk	Ireland
DK	Dunkirk	France
DKD	Kondoa	Tanzania
DKO	Kongwa	Tanzania
DMP	Mpwapwa	Tanzania
DNa	Da Nang Province	Vietnam
DNA	Durban	South Africa
DO	Douglas	Isle of Man
DO	Dover	Jamaica
DOR	Dorum	Germany
DP	Dieppe	France
DP	Drapers	Jamaica
DR	Dover	England
DR	Divers River	Jamaica
DRA	Drage	Germany	North sea harbour
DRA	Dranske	Germany	Baltic sea harbour
DRE	Oehe-Drecht	Germany
DS	Dumfries	Scotland
DU	Duhaney Pen	Jamaica
DV	Dalvey	Jamaica
DV	Deventer	Netherlands
DW	Doniawestal	Netherlands
DWI	Dzwirzyno	Poland
DZ	Delfzijl	Netherlands
DZ	Douarnenez	France
DZG	Danzig	Germany	Historic port letters prior to 1945. The city is now in Poland and is known as Gdansk
DZI	Dziwnow	Poland

E	Elgin Town	Jamaica
E	Ericeira	Portugal
E	Esbjerg	Denmark
E	Exeter	England
E	Lake Edward	Uganda	E – KAT – nnn Katwe E – KAY – nnn Kayanja E – KAZ – nnn Kazinga E – KIS – nnn Kishenyi E – RWE – nnn Rwenshama
EA	Eysafjord	Iceland
EB	Elburg	Netherlands
EBZ	Mbozi	Tanzania
ECH	Chunya	Tanzania
ECKE	Eckernforde	Germany
EE	Eenrum	Netherlands
EE	Engure	Latvia
EG	Egmond aan Zee	Netherlands
EH	Ehime Prefecture	Japan
EH	Enkhuizen	Netherlands
EIJ	Ileje	Tanzania
EKY	Kyela	Tanzania
EL	Etel	France
ELA	East London	South Africa
ELD	Eldena	Germany
ELM	Elmshorn	Germany
ELS	Elsfleth	Germany
EMB	Mbeye	Tanzania
EMD	Emden	Germany
EMI	Mbarali	Tanzania
ER	Ericeira	Portugal
ERG	Rungwe	Tanzania
ES	Esposende	Portugal
ET	El Kala	Algeria	may appear on boat as ط‎ ا‎
EUS	Usangu	Tanzania
EWD	Ellewoutsdijk	Netherlands
EZ	Ezinge	Netherlands
E5A to E5Z		Cook Islands	The Cook Islands use the country international radio call sign (E5A through E5Z) as the “Port Letter” followed by the number allocated to the boat

F	Fano	Denmark
F	Farquhar	Jamaica
F	Faversham	England
F	Fecamp	France
F		Malta	Historic port letter : F = full time fishing boat. Since 2004 has been superseded by the MFA/MFB/MFC/MFD series of port letters
F	Finnmark	Norway	F – nnn – A Alta F – nnn – B Berlevag F – nnn – BD Batsfjord F – nnn – G Gamvik F – nnn – H Hammerfest F – nnn – HV Hasvik F – nnn - K Kjelvik F – nnn – KD Kvalsund F – nnn - KS Kistrand F – nnn – L Loppa F – nnn – LB Lebesby F – nnn – M Masoy F – nnn – N Nesseby F – nnn – NK Nordkapp F – nnn – NV Nord Varanger F – nnn – P Porsanger F - nnn – S Soroysund (historic) F – nnn – SV Sor Varanger F – nnn - T Talvik (historic) F – nnn – TN Tana F – nnn – V Vardo F – nnn – VS Vadso
FA	Falmouth	Jamaica
FAL	Falshoft	Germany
FB	Frenchman’s Bay	Jamaica
FC	Fort Charles	Jamaica
FD	Fleetwood	England
FD	Fuglefjord	Faeroe Islands
FE	Ferrol	Spain	FE – 1 – nnn Ribadeo FE – 2 – nnn Vivero FE – 3 – nnn Santa Maria de Ortiguiera FE – 4 – nnn Ferrol
FE	Folkestone	England
FED	Fedderwardersiel	Germany
FF	Figueria da Foz	Portugal
FF	Fort de France	Martinique	French overseas region - Caribbean
FG	Falkenberg	Sweden
FG	Fogo	Cape Verde Islands
FH	Fairy Hill	Jamaica
FH	Falmouth	England
FI	Fukui Prefecture	Japan
FIN		Finland	FIN – nnn – K Kymi FIN – nnn – L Lappi FIN – nnn – O Oulu FIN – nnn – T Turku FIN – nnn – U Uusimaa FIN – nnn – V Vaasa
FK	Falkland Islands	Falkland Islands
FL	Finsterwolde	Denmark
FLE	Flensburg	Germany
FN	Frederikshaven	Denmark
FN	Franeker	Netherlands
FN	Funchal	Madeira, Portugal
FO	Fukuoka Prefecture	Japan
FR	Faro	Portugal
FR	Fraserburgh	Scotland
FRE	Freest	Germany
FRI	Friedrichskoog	Germany
FRIE	Friedrichsort	Germany	May also appear as FRI
FRO	Frombork	Poland
FS	Fukushima Prefecture	Japan
FY	Fowey	England
FZ	Fuzeta	Portugal

G	Galway	Ireland
G	Granville	France
GA	Gaasterland	Netherlands
GA	Gaeta	Italy
GA	Gainsborough	England
GAG	Gager	Germany
GB	Great Bay	Jamaica
GC	Gran Canaria	Spain	GC – 1 – nnn Las Palmas GC – 2 – nnn Fuerteventura GC – 3 – nnn Lanzarote
GD	s'-Gravendeel	Netherlands
GDA	Gdansk	Poland
GDY	Gdynia	Poland
GE	Gefle	Sweden
GE	Genoa	Italy
GE	Goole	England
GE	Grange Pen	Jamaica
GEV	Geversdorf	Germany
GF	Gifu Prefecture	Japan
GG	Geertruidenberg	Netherlands
GG	Goteborg	Sweden
GH	Grangemouth	Scotland
GI	Gijon	Spain	GI – 1 – nnn Llanes GI – 2 – nnn Ribadesella GI – 3 – nnn Lastres GI – 4 – nnn Gijon GI – 5 – nnn Luanco GI – 6 – nnn Aviles GI – 7 – nnn San Esteban de Pravia GI – 8 – nnn Luarca
GI	Green Island	Jamaica
GIL	Gilge	East Prussia Germany	Of historic interest only for Port Letters prior to 1945. Gilge is now part of the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia
GK	Greenock	Scotland
GK	Grindavik	Iceland
GKL	Kilosa	Tanzania
GL	Gallipoli	Italy
GLE	Glewitz	Germany
GLE	Galle Fisheries District	Sri Lanka
GLO	Glowe	Germany
GLU	Gluecksburg	Germany
GM	Genemuiden	Netherlands
GM	Gunma Prefecture	Japan
GMG	Morogoro	Tanzania
GMUE	Graal-Mueritz	Germany	May also appear as GMU
GN	Granton	Scotland
GN	Green Bay	Jamaica
GO	Goedereede	Netherlands
GOE	Goes	Netherlands
GOH	Goehren	Germany	May also appear as GOEH
GOK	Kilombero	Tanzania
GOT	Gothmund	Germany
GP	Grants Pen	Jamaica
GR	Gloucester	England
GR	GR-1-nn Nanortalik GR-2-nn Qaqortoq GR-3-nn Narsaq GR-4-nn ???? GR-5-nn Paamuit GR-6-nn Nuuk GR-7-nn Maniitsoq GR-8-nn Sisimiut GR-9-nn Kangaatsiaq GR-10-nn Aasiaat GR-11-nn Manermuit GR-12-nn Iiulissat GR-13-nn ???? GR-14-nn Qeqertarsuaq GR-15-nn Uummannaq GR-16-nn Upernavik GR-17-nn ???? GR-18-nn Tasiilaq	Greenland	The municipal authorities of Illulissat, Aasiaat, Sisimiut and Qaqortoq assign port registration numbers to fishing vessels having their port of registry in these municipalities. However, the Danish Register of Shipping assigns port registration numbers for ships having their port of registry in Nuuk, GR 6 The municipal authorities are responsible for immediately notifying the Register of Shipping every time a port registration number is assigned or removed, so that the information can be entered on the Register. I have been unable to confirm from official sources which GR port letters (other than GR-6) are assigned to individual ports However, there does seem to be a relationship between the port letters displayed on fishing boats and the individual ports shown in this table. This relationship should be regarded as provisional Any corrections or additional information would be welcome
GR	Gutts River	Jamaica
GRA	Grauw	Netherlands
GRA	Gravelines	France
GRE	Greetsiel	Germany
GRI	Gristow	Germany
GRO	Grossenbrode	Germany
GRÖ	Gromitz	Germany
GRO	Groningen	Netherlands
GS	Gasselte	Netherlands
GT	Gioia Tauro	Italy
GT	Grafhorst	Netherlands
GT	Greenwich Town	Jamaica
GTR	Great River	Jamaica
GU		Guernsay
GU	Gunboat	Jamaica
GUL	Ulanga	Tanzania
GUM	Gumbin	Germany
GV	Guilvinee	France
GVR	Mvomero	Tanzania
GW	Glasgow	Scotland
GY	Grimsby	England
GZ	Ghazaouet	Algeria	may appear on boat as Latin script GZ or as Arabic script ‎ ذ‎ غ
GZI	Gross Zicker	Germany

H	Hellshire	Jamaica
H	Helsingor	Denmark
H	Heyst	Belgium
H	Hordaland	Norway	H – nnn - A Askoy H – nnn - AA Asane H – nnn - AD Alversund H – nnn - AM Austrheim H – nnn - AV Austevoll H – nnn - B Bremnes (historic) H – nnn - B Bomlo H – nnn - BN Bergen (from about 1972) H – nnn - BO Bomlo (historic) H – nnn - BV Bruvik H – nnn - E Etne H – nnn - EF Eidefjord H – nnn - F Fjell H – nnn - FA Fana H – nnn - FB Fjelberg H – nnn - FE Fedje H – nnn - FJ Fitjar H – nnn - FS Fusa H – nnn - G Granvin H – nnn - H Herdla (historic) H – nnn - HB Hordabe H – nnn - HE Hamre H – nnn - HJ Hjelme H – nnn - HR Hosanger H – nnn - HS Haus H – nnn - J Jondal H – nnn - K Kvinnherad H – nnn - KK Kinsaruik H – nnn - KM Kvam H – nnn - L Lindas H – nnn - LV Laksevag H – nnn - M Moster H – nnn - MD Modalen H – nnn - MF Masfjorden H – nnn - MG Manger H – nnn - ML Meland H – nnn - O Os H – nnn - OA Odda H – nnn - OR Osteroy H – nnn - R Raddy H – nnn - S Sund H – nnn - SB Strandebarm H – nnn - SD Stord H – nnn - SK Skanevik H – nnn - SO Sveio H – nnn - SØ Sebo H – nnn - SR Samnanger H – nnn - SV Strandvik H – nnn - T Tysnes H – nnn - U Ullensvang H – nnn - UK Ulvik H – nnn - V Vaksdal H – nnn - VB Vikebygd H – nnn - VØ Varaldsoy H – nnn - Ø Olen H – nnn - Ø Oygarden
H	Hull	England
HA	Haparanda	Sweden
HA	Harlingen	Netherlands
HAF	Haffkrug	Germany
HAL	Halsteren	Netherlands
HAR	Harlesiel	Germany
HAS	Audeich/Kreuzdeich	Germany
HAS	Hasselt	Netherlands
HAT	Hatzum	Germany
HB	Het Bildt	Netherlands
HB	Hunts Bay	Jamaica
HBK	Hamburg	Germany
HC	Cuxhaven	Germany	Port letters for high seas fishing boats prior to 1933
HC	Haughton Court	Jamaica
HD	Den Helder	Netherlands
HD	Halmstad	Sweden
HD	Hudson Bay	Jamaica
HE	Hayle	England
HE	Hope Bay	Jamaica
HEI	Heikendorf	Germany
HEIL	Heiligenhaven	Germany
HEL	Helgoland	Germany
HEL	Hel	Poland
HEN	Hennstedt	Germany	North sea harbour
HEN	Horst	Germany	Baltic sea harbour
HER	Heringsdorf	Germany
HET	Hetlingen	Germany
HF	Hafnarfjordur	Iceland
HF	Hamburg - Finkenwerder	Germany
HG	Helsingborg	Sweden
HG	Hjoring	Denmark
HG	Hodges	Jamaica
HG	Hyogo Prefecture	Japan
HH	Hamburg	Germany	Port letters for high seas fishing boats
HH	Harbour Head	Jamaica
HH	Harwich	England
HI	Hindelopen	Netherlands
HK	Harderwijk	Netherlands
HK	Holbaek	Denmark
HK	Hokkaido Prefecture	Japan
HL	Hemellumer	Netherlands
HL	Hartlepool	England
HL	Hudiksvall	Sweden
HM	Hanstholm	Denmark
HN	Hoorn	Netherlands
HND	Harnosand	Sweden
HO	Holland Bay	Jamaica
HO	Honfleur	France
HO	Hoogeveen	Netherlands
HO	Horumersiel	Germany
HOE	Hoedekenskerke	Netherlands
HOH	Hohwacht	Germany
HOK	Hoek	Netherlands
HON	Hontenisse	Netherlands
HOO	Hooge Hooksiel Hoopte	Germany
HOR	Horst	Pomerania Germany	Of historic interest only for photographs prior to 1919. The village is now in Poland, is named Niechorze, and uses the Port Letter NIE
HOR	Horumersiel	Germany
HÖR	Hornum (Sylt)	Germany
HP	Hoofdplaat	Netherlands
HP	Hopewell	Jamaica
HR	Harsova	Romania
HR	Hectors River	Jamaica
HR	Herkingen	Netherlands
HS	Haamstede	Netherlands
HS	Hiroshima Prefecture	Japan
HS	Houmt Souq	Tunisia
HT	Ha Tinh Province	Vietnam
HT	Heenvliet	Netherlands
HT	Horta	Faial, Azores Portugal
HTB	Hout Bay	South Africa
HU	Huelva	Spain	HU – 1 – nnn Ayamonte HU – 2 – nnn Isla Cristina HU – 3 – nnn Huelva
HU	Hunavatn	Iceland
HUB	Hubertsberg	Germany
HUS	Husum	Germany
HV	Hadersley	Denmark
HV	Harvey’s	Jamaica
HV	Hellevoetsluis	Netherlands
HV	Hvar	Croatia
HVH	Hoek van Holland	Netherlands
HVL	Hoogvliet	Netherlands
HW	Hoogwoud	Netherlands
HW	Hope Wharf	Jamaica
HZ	Huizen	Netherlands

I	Ironshore	Jamaica
I	Isigny	France
IB	Ibaraki Prefecture	Japan
IB	Ibiza	Spain
IB	Innes Bay	Jamaica
IC	Industry Cove	Jamaica
IE	Irvine	Scotland
IH	Ipswich	England
IL	Ilpendam	Netherlands
IJM	Ijmuiden	Netherlands
IM	Imperia	Italy
IND – AP	Andhra Pradesh	India
IND – DD	Daman & Diu	India	DD-02-MM-nnn Diu motorised – inboard engine
			DD-02-MO-nnn Diu motorised – outboard engine
			DD-03-MM-nnn Daman motorised – inboard
			DD-03-MO-nnn Daman motorised – outboard
IND – GA	Goa	India
IND – KA	Karnataka	India
IND – KL	Kerala	India
IND – LD	Lakshadweep Islands	India
IND – TN	Tamal Nadu	India
INS	Inverness	Scotland
IO	Ilo	Peru
IO	Isle d'Oleron	France
IS	Isafjordur	Iceland
IS	Ishikawa Prefecture	Japan
IS	Ist	Croatia
ITZ	Itzehoe	Germany
IW	Iwatw Prefecture	Japan
IZ	Izola	Slovenia

J		Jersey
JAN	Jantar	Poland
JAR	Jaroslawiec	Poland
JAS	Jastarnia	Poland
JB	Jablanac	Croatia
JB	Jackson Bay	Jamaica
JEL	Jelitkowo	Poland
JEM	Jemgum	Germany
JFN	Jaffna Fisheries District	Sri Lanka
JHF	Johor State	Malaysia	JHF = Commercial fishing boat JHS = Sampan fishing boat
JHI	Hai	Tanzania
JHS	Johor State	Malaysia	JHF = Commercial fishing boat JHS = Sampan fishing boat
JJ	Jijel	Algeria	May appear on boat as Latin script JJ or as Arabic script ج ج
JL	Jelsa	Croatia
JMH	Moshi rural	Tanzania
JMN	Mwanga	Tanzania
JN	Sabah State	Malaysia	See entry for SJN
JT	Johnson Town	Jamaica
JRB	Rombo	Tanzania
JSE	Same	Tanzania
J3		Grenada	Uses the first 2 symbols of the country international radio code as the “Port Letter”.
J6		St. Lucia	Uses the first 2 symbols of the country international radio code as the “Port Letter”
J7		Dominica	Uses the first 2 symbols of the country international radio code as the “Port Letter”

K	Kaliningrad	Russia
K	Kieldrecht	Belgium
K	Kingston	Jamaica
K	Kirkwall	Orkney Islands Scotland
K	Kopenhagen	Denmark
K	Kristiania (Christiania)	Norway	Of historic interest for photographs dating prior to 1926. The city is now known as Oslo and uses the Port Letter “O”
KA	Karlskrona	Sweden
KAM	Kamminke	Germany
KAM	Kamien Pomorski	Poland
KAP	Kappeln	Germany
KAR	Karlshagen	Germany
KAS	Kasenort	Germany
KAT	Katy Rybackie	Poland
KC	Kochi Prefecture	Japan
KCH	Kilinochchi Fisheries District	Sri Lanka
KB	Kalk Bay	South Africa
KB	Karlobag	Croatia
KB	Krabbendijke	Netherlands
KD	Kristianstad	Sweden
KD	Kattendijke	Netherlands
KE	Koege	Denmark
KE	Keflavik	Iceland
KE	Kerkwerve	Netherlands
KEL	Kellenhusen	Germany
KET	Ketelsby	Germany
KG	Kagawa Prefecture	Japan
KG	Kien Gang Province	Vietnam
KG	Klaksvig	Faeroe Islands
KH	Khanh Hoa Province	Vietnam
KH	Kolhorn	Netherlands
KHA	Kleinhagen	Germany
KHF	Kedah State	Malaysia	KHF = Commercial fishing boat KHS = Sampan fishing boat
KHS	Kedah State	Malaysia	KHF = Commercial fishing boat KHS = Sampan fishing boat
KIE	Kiel	Germany
KK	Koudekerke	Netherlands
KK	Krk	Croatia
KKB	Kibondo	Tanzania	Lake Tanganyika – Kigoma Region
KKG	Kigoma rural	Tanzania	Lake Tanganyika – Kigoma Region
KKM	Kigoma urban	Tanzania	Lake Tanganyika – Kigoma Region
KKU	Kasulu	Tanzania	Lake Tanganyika – Kigoma Region
KL	Klaipeda	Lithuania	Also appears to use LT-P-
KL	Klundert	Netherlands
KLT	Kalutara Fisheries District	Sri Lanka
KM	Kumamoto Prefecture	Japan
KMN	Kalmunai Fisheries District	Sri Lanka
KMN	Kamienica Elblaska	Poland
KN	Kanagawa Prefecture	Japan
KN	Karlshamn	Sweden
KN	Kruiningen	Netherlands
KNF	Kelantan State	Malaysia	KNF = Commercial fishing boat KNS = Sampan fishing boat
KNO	Knock	Germany
KNS	Kelantan State	Malaysia	KNF = Commercial fishing boat KNS = Sampan fishing boat
KO	Koog aan der Zaan	Netherlands
KO	Korcula	Croatia
KOEL	Koelpinsee	Germany
KOL	Kollmar	Germany
KÖL	Kolpinsee	Germany
KOL	Kolobrzeg	Poland
KOS	Koserow	Germany
KP	Kampen	Netherlands
KR	Kalmar	Sweden
KP	Koper	Slovenia
KR	Korsor	Denmark
KR	Kraljevica	Croatia
KRA	Kraksdorf	Germany
KRM	Krynica Morskai	Poland
KRO	Kronsgaard	Germany
KRÖ	Kroeslin	Germany
KRS	Karsibor	Poland
KS	Kagoshima Prefecture	Japan
KU	Kuinre	Netherlands
KÜH	Kuehlungsborn	Germany
KUZ	Kuznica	Poland
KV	Kavarna	Bulgaria	Port letters on Bulgarian fishing boats are in Cyrillic script. KV is the nearest Latin script equivalent to the Cyrillic letters KB or Kb
KW	Katwijk	Netherlands
KY	Kirkcaldy	Scotland
KY	Kyoto Prefecture	Japan
KZ	Komiza	Croatia
KZI	Klein Zicker	Germany

L	Lannion	France
L	Laughlands	Jamaica
L	Lemvig	Denmark
L	Limerick	Ireland
L	Lisbon	Portugal
L	Luderitz	Namiba	Namibia uses the registration letter “L” for all fishing vessels
LA	Landskrona	Sweden
LA	La Rochelle	France
LA	Liepaja	Latvia	Also appears to use LVL
LA	Llanelli	Wales
LA	Long Acre	Jamaica
LA	Lulea	Sweden
LAB	Laboe	Germany
LAN	Langballigau	Germany	Baltic sea harbour
LAN	Langeness	Germany	North sea harbour
LANG	Langholz	Germany
LAS	Lassan	Germany
LAU	Lauterbach	Germany
LB	Lances Bay	Jamaica
LBN	Lubin	Poland
LC	Lucea	Jamaica
LE	Luneburgisch Finkenwarder	Germany	historic
LE	Leixoes	Portugal
LE	Lemsterland	Netherlands
LEB	Leba	Poland
LEBA	Leba	Germany	Historic marks only applicable before 1945. Territorial and political changes after 1945 have resulted in Leba becoming part of Poland
LEE	Leerort	Germany
LEM	Lemkenhafen	Germany
LF	Luneburgisch Finkenwarder	Germany
LG	Lagos	Portugal
LH	Le Havre	France
LH	Leith	Scotland
LH	Leith Hall	Jamaica
LHA	Nachingwea	Tanzania
LI	Littlehampton	England
LI	Livorno	Italy
LIN	Lindaunis	Germany
LIP	Lippe	Germany
LIST	List auf Sylt	Germany
LIZ	Lietzow	Germany
LK ΛK	Corfu *(Kerkyra)*	Greece	Port letters appear on boats as ΛK in Greek script. LK is the Latin alphabet equivalent
LK	Lerwick	Shetland Islands Scotland
LK	Lubeck	Germany
LKW	Kilwa	Tanzania
LL	Landdrostei Luneburg	Germany	historic
LL	Limassol	Cyprus
LL	Liverpool	England
LL	Lysekil	Sweden
LLD	Lindi rural	Tanzania
LLE	Liwale	Tanzania
LLM	Lindi urban	Tanzania
LM	La Maddalena	Italy
LM	Landsmeer	Netherlands
LN	Lokken	Denmark
LN	Kings Lynn	England
LNF	Labuan Federal Territory	Malaysia	LNF = Commercial fishing vessel
LNG	Linkoping	Sweden
LO	Lauwersoog	Netherlands
LO	London	England
LO	Long Bay	Jamaica
LO	Lorient	France
LOB	Lobbe	Germany
LOG	Loga	Germany
LP	Lajes	Pico, Azores Portugal
LP	Loppersum	Netherlands
LR	Lancaster	England
LS	Leens	Netherlands
LS	Sables d'Olonne	France
LT-P-	Klaipeda	Lithuania	Also appears to use KL
LT	Little Bay	Jamaica
LT	Lowestoft	England
LU	Lielupe	Latvia
LU	Lugo	Spain
LUB	Lubmin	Germany
LUD	Ludwigsburg	Germany
LUN	Nesserdeich	Germany
LUT	Lutow	Germany
LVL	Liepaja	Latvia	Also appears to use LA
LVR	Riga	Latvia	Also appears to use RG
LVV	Ventspils	Latvia	Also appears to use VP
LW	Leewarden	Netherlands
LX	Lisbon	Portugal
LY	Londonderry	Northern Ireland
LY	Lyssons	Jamaica

M	Manchioneal	Jamaica
M	Middelkerke	Belgium
M	Marstal	Denmark
M	Milford Haven	Wales
M	Melilla	Spain
M	Mor og Romsdal	Norway	M – nnn - A Alesund M – nnn - AE Aure M – nnn - AK Aukra M – nnn - AS Asskard M – nnn - AV Averoy M – nnn - B Borgund (historic) M – nnn - BL Bolsoy (historic) M – nnn - BS Bremsnes (historic) M – nnn - BU Bud (historic) M – nnn - BV Bratvaer (historic) M – nnn - D Dalsfjord M – nnn - E Edoy M – nnn - ED Eid M – nnn - EE Eide M – nnn - EV Eresfjord M – nnn - F Frena M – nnn - FI Frei (historic) M – nnn - G Giske M – nnn - GP Grip (historic) M – nnn - GS Gjemnes M – nnn - GT Grytten M – nnn - H Haram M – nnn - HD Hareid M – nnn - HF Hjorundfjord M – nnn - HN Hen M – nnn - HP Hopen (historic) M – nnn - HS Halsa M – nnn - HO Heroy M – nnn - HU Hustad (historic) M – nnn - K Kristiansund M – nnn - KD Kornstad (historic) M – nnn - KS Kvernes M – nnn - M Molde M – nnn - MD Midsund M – nnn - N Nesset M – nnn - NA Nord Aukra (historic) M – nnn - NL Norddal M – nnn - R Rovde M – nnn - RA Rauma M – nnn - S Sande M – nnn - SA Sor Aukra (historic) M – nnn - SA Sula M – nnn - SE Syvde M – nnn - SH Stemshaug M – nnn - SJ Skodje M – nnn - SK Sykkylven M – nnn - SL Stordal M – nnn - SM Smola M – nnn - SN Sunnylven M – nnn - SR Surnadal M – nnn - SS Straumsnes M – nnn - ST Stranda M – nnn - SU Sunndal M – nnn - SO Sandoy M – nnn - SV Stangvik M – nnn - T Tustna (historic) M – nnn - TF Tresfjord M – nnn - TV Tingvoll M – nnn - U Ulstein M – nnn - V Vigra (historic) M – nnn - VA Volda M – nnn - VD Orsta M – nnn - VE Vatne (historic) M – nnn - VF Valsoyfjord M – nnn - VL Voll M – nnn - VN Vanylven M – nnn - VO Veoy M – nnn - VS Vestnes M – nnn - Ø Orsta M – nnn - ØE Ore M – nnn - ØG Orskog
M	Murmansk	Russia	See Cyrillic alphabet at the end of this table for additional Port Letters
MA	Maio	Cape Verde Islands
MA	Makarska	Croatia
MA	Malaga	Spain	MA – 1 – nnn Estapona MA – 2 – nnn Marbella MA – 3 – nnn Fuengirola MA – 4 – nnn Malaga MA – 5 – nnn Velez – Malaga MA – 6 – nnn Motril
MA	Maassluis	Netherlands
MA	Mahdia	Tunisia
MA	Mahoe Bay	Jamaica
MA	Marseilles	France
MAA	Maasholm	Germany
MAH	Mahlzow	Germany
MB	Market Beach	Jamaica
MBA	Mossel Bay	South Africa
MC	Marina Di Carrara	Italy
MC	Mosquuito Cove	Jamaica
MD	Marstrand	Sweden
MD	Moscenicka Draga	Croatia
ME	Medemblik	Netherlands
ME	Mie Prefecture	Japan
ME	Messina	Sicily Italy
ME	Montrose	Scotland
ME	Mount Edgecomb	Jamaica
MEC	Mechelinki	Poland
MEL	Meldorf	Germany
MF	Manfredonia	Italy
MFA MFB MFC MFD		Malta	This style of port letters has been used from 2004 onwards. Prior to 2004 boats use either F (full time) or PT (part time) as the registration letters MFA and MFB are the professional categories - vessels whose catch can be marketed. The difference between them is that MFA are full time vessels while MFB are part time. MFC vessels are vessels that cannot commercialize their catch. (eg recreational fishing. They are restricted in the type of fishing gear that can be used ). MFD registrations are completely different from those described previously. MFD vessels are not engaged in the catching of fish. Specifically, the MFD category involves auxiliary vessels such as those involved in the carriage of fish or assistance on fish farms.
MG	Mangalia	Romania
MG	Middelburg	Netherlands
MG	Miyagi Prrefecture	Japan
MG	Mostaganem	Algeria	may appear on boat as Latin script MG or as Arabic script ‎ ‎ غ م
MGA	Geita	Tanzania	Lake Victoria – Mwanza Region
MH	Menorca	Spain	MH – 1 – nnn Ciudadela MH – 2 – nnn Mahon
MH	Middlesborough	England
MIK	Mikoszewo	Poland
MIW	Miedzywodzie	Poland
MIZ	Miedzyzdroje	Poland
MK	Malinska	Croatia
MK	Marken	Netherlands
MK	Murmansk	Russia	May also use port letter M
MKM	Malya	Tanzania	Lake Victoria – Mwanza Region
ML	Maasland	Netherlands
ML	Mali Losinj	Croatia
ML	Methil	Scotland
ML	Molfetta	Italy
MLL	Melilla	Spanish North Africa
MLT	Mullativu Fisheries District	Sri Lanka
MM	Mamaia	Romania
MM	Mom	Sweden
MMM	Mammee Bay	Jamaica
MMW	Mwanza City	Tanzania	Lake Victoria – Mwanza Region
MMWG	Nyamagana	Tanzania	Lake Victoria – Mwanza Region
MMWL	Ilemela	Tanzania	Lake Victoria – Mwanza Region
MN	Maldon	England
MN	Marennes	France
MN	Milna	Croatia
MN	Monfalcone	Italy
MNR	Mannar Fisheries District	Sri Lanka
MO	Malmo	Sweden
MO	Mollendo	Peru
MO	Monastir	Tunisia
MO	Monnikendam	Netherlands
MO	Morant Bay	Jamaica
MÖN	Moenkebude	Germany
MP	Meppel	Netherlands
MR	Manchester	England
MR	Mersrags	Latvia
MRZ	Mrzezyno	Poland
MSR	Sengerema	Tanzania	Lake Victoria – Mwanza Region
MSU	Misungwi	Tanzania
MT	Martigues	France
MT	Maryport	England
MT	Metkovic	Croatia
MT	Middlefart	Denmark
MT	Mitchell Town	Jamaica
MTR	Matara Fisheries District	Sri Lanka
MU	Muiden	Netherlands
MU	Murter	Croatia
MUK	Mukran	Germany
MUK	Ukerewe	Tanzania	Lake Victoria – Mwanza Region
MUM	Magu	Tanzania	Lake Victoria – Mwanza Region
MUN	Munkmarsch-Sylt	Germany
MV	Mazara del Vallo	Sicily Italy
MX	Morlaix	France
MZ	Milazzo	Sicily Italy
MZ	Miyazaki Prefecture	Japan

N	Nakskov	Denmark
N	Nazare	Portugal
N	Neringa	Lithuania
N	Newport	Wales
N	Newry	Northern Ireland
N	Nieuwpoort	Belgium
N	Nordland	Norway	N - nnn - A Andenes (historic) N – nnn – A Andoy N – nnn – AH Alstahaug N – nnn – AN Ankenes (historic) N – nnn – B Bodo N – nnn – BA Beiarn N – nnn – BD Bronnoysund N – nnn – BE Borge (historic) N – nnn – BG Ballangen N – nnn – BJ Bjornskinn N – nnn – BL Bindal N – nnn – BN Bodin (historic) N – nnn – BR Bronnoy N – nnn – BS Buksnes (historic) N – nnn – BO Bo N – nnn – D Dverberg N – nnn – DA Donna N – nnn - DA Drevja (historic) N – nnn – DS Donnes (historic) N – nnn – E Evenes N – nnn – F Flakstad N – nnn – FE Fauske N – nnn – G Gildeskal N – nnn – GM Gimsoy (historic) N – nnn – H Hadsel N – nnn – HL Hol (historic) N – nnn – HM Hamaroy N – nnn – HR Heroy N – nnn – HS Hemnes N – nnn – K Kjerringoy (historic) N – nnn – KN Korgen N – nnn – L Luroy N – nnn – LF Leirfjord N – nnn – LN Lodingen N – nnn – LR Leiranger (historic) N – nnn – LS Langenes (historic) N – nnn – M Mosjoen N – nnn – ME Meloy N – nnn – MO Mo N – nnn – MS Moskenes N – nnn – N Narvik N – nnn – NA Nesna N – nnn – NF Nordfold (historic) N – nnn – NR Nord Rana N – nnn – NV Nordvik N – nnn – R Roddy N – nnn – RA Rana N – nnn – RT Rost N – nnn - S Svolver (historic) N – nnn – SA Somna N – nnn – SD Skjerstad N – nnn – SF Sorfold N – nnn – SG Steigen N – nnn – SL Saltdal N – nnn – SO Sortland N – nnn – SR Sor Rana N - nnn - SS Sandnessjoen (historic) N – nnn – SS Stamnes N – nnn – T Tjotta (historic) N – nnn – TF Tysfjord N – nnn – TN Trena N – nnn – TS Tjeldsund N – nnn – V Vagan N – nnn – VA Vega N – nnn – VB Varlberg (historic) N – nnn – VF Velfjord N – nnn – VK Vik N – nnn – VN Vefsn N – nnn – VR Veroy N – nnn – VS Vevelstad N – nnn – VV Vestvagoy N – nnn – Ø Oksnes
N	Norwich	Jamaica
NA	Accumersiel	Germany	Port letters for high seas fishing boats. Coastal fishing boats use Port Letters ACC
NA	Aruba	Dutch Caribbean
NA	Nantes	France
NA	Naples	Italy
NA	Nighe An Province	Vietnam
NB	Bonaire	Dutch Caribbean
NB	Brake	Germany	Port letters for high seas fishing vessels. Coastal fishing boats used the letters BRA
NB	Nieuw Beierland	Netherlands
NBO	Negombo Fisheries District	Sri Lanka
NC	Curacao	Dutch Caribbean
NC	Cuxhaven	Germany	Port letters for high seas fishing vessels. Coastal fishing boats used the letters CUX
NC		New Caledonia	French Overseas Collectivity in the Pacific Ocean
ND	Nakhodka	Russia	Appears on boat as Cyrillic letters НД
ND	Novigrad (Cittanova)	Croatia
ND	Nyord	Denmark
ND	Nieuwe Niedorp	Netherlands
ND	Norddeich	Germany	Port letters for high seas fishing vessels. Coastal fishing boats used the letters NOR
NE	Newcastle	England
NE	Sint Eustatius	Duch Caribbean
NEE	Neeberg	Germany
NEK	Neuenkirchen	Germany
NEL	Neuenlandersiel	Germany
NEO	Neuhaus	Germany
NER	Neuendorf	Germany
NES	Nessmersiel	Germany
NEU	Neuharlingersiel	Germany	North sea harbours
NEU	Neustadt Holstein	Germany	Baltic sea harbour
NEUK	Neukirchen	Germany
NEW	Neuendorf Wolgast	Germany
NF	Nykjobing	Denmark
NFD	Mufindi	Tanzania
NG	Ditzum/Emden	Germany
NG	Negril	Jamaica
NG	Novigrad (Dalmacija)	Croatia
NG	Nyborg	Denmark
NG	Nykoping	Sweden
NH	Newton Haven	England
NI	Nice	France
NI	Nieuwendam	Netherlands
NI	Nigata Prefecture	Japan
NID	Nidden	Germany	Only of historic interest to identify photographs before 1945. This fishing port was formerly located in Prussia and then Germany, but is now in Lithuania and the name has changed to Nida
NIE	Niechorze	Poland
NIE	Niendorf	Germany
NIK	Kilolo	Tanzania
NIR	Iringa	Tanzania
NK	Neskaupstadur	Iceland
NK	Nijkerk	Netherlands
NKG	Norrkoping	Sweden
NM	Nine Miles	Jamaica
NM	Sint Marteen	Dutch Caribbean
NMK	Makete	Tanzania
NN	Nagano Prefecture	Japan
NN	Newhaven	England
NND	Njombe	Tanzania
NO	Noirmoutier	France
NO	Novi Vinodolski	Croatia
NOR	Norddeich	Germany	Port letters for coastal fishing boats. High seas fishing boats use Port letters ND
NR	Nara Prefecture	Japan
NRE	Neu Reddevitz	Germany
NRW	Rudewa	Tanzania
NS	Nagasaki Prefecture	Japan
NS	Nessebar	Bulgaria	Port letters on Bulgarian fishing boats are in Cyrillic script and will display on the boat as, approximately HC. The nearest latin script equivalent is NS
NS	New Ross	Ireland
NS	Saba	Dutch Caribbean
NS	Seydisfjordur	Iceland
NT	Ninh Thuan Province	Vietnam
NT	Nord-Trondelag	Norway	NT – nnn – A Asen NT – nnn – B Beitstad NT – nnn – E Egge NT – nnn – F Flatanger NT – nnn – FA Frostna NT – nnn – FD Foldereid NT – nnn – FL Frol NT – nnn – FS Fosnes NT – nnn – G Gravvik NT – nnn – I Inderoy NT – nnn – K Kolvereid NT – nnn – L Levanger NT – nnn – LA Leka NT – nnn – LV Leksvik NT – nnn – M Malm NT – nnn – MV Mosvik NT – nnn – N Namsos NT – nnn – NL Namalseid NT – nnn – NR Neroy NT – nnn – O Otteroy NT – nnn – OL Ogndal NT – nnn – R Rora NT – nnn – S Steinkjer NT – nnn – SB Sparbu NT – nnn – SD Stjordal NT – nnn – SK Skogn NT – nnn – SN Sandvollan NT – nnn – SV Skatvaal NT – nnn – V Vikna NT – nnn – VL Verdal NT – nnn – VN Verran NT – nnn – VV Vemondvik NT – nnn – Y Ytteroy
NTO	Nieuwe Tonge	Netherlands
NV	Nieuw Vossemeer	Netherlands
NV	Novalja	Croatia
NW	Noordwijk	Netherlands
NZ	Nazare	Portugal
NZ	Terneuzen	Netherlands

O	Odense	Denmark
O	Olhao	Portugal
O	Oracabessa	Jamaica
O	Oslo	Norway	O – nnn – O Oslo
O	Ostende	Belgium
Ø	Østfold	Norway	Ø – nnn – B Berg Ø – nnn – BO Borge Ø – nnn – F Fredrikstad Ø – nnn – G Glemmen Ø – nnn – H Hvaler Ø – nnn – HD Halden Ø – nnn – K Krakeroy Ø – nnn – M Moss Ø – nnn – O Onsoy Ø – nnn – R Rygge Ø – nnn – RD Rade Ø – nnn – S Sarpsborg Ø – nnn – SB Skjeberg Ø – nnn – T Torsnes Ø – nnn – TU Tune
OB	Bezirk Brake	Germany
OB	Oban	Scotland
OB	Orange Bay	Jamaica
OD	Ouddrop	Netherlands
OD	Oost Duinkerke	Belgium
OBD	Oudenbosch	Netherlands
OBL	Obluze	Poland
OE	Elsfleth	Germany
OF	Olafsfuordur	Iceland
OF	Old Folly	Jamaica
OG	Orange Bay	Jamaica
OH	Oosthuizen	Netherlands
OH	Orange Hill	Jamaica
OHB	Old Harbour Bay	Jamaica
OHR	Ohrfeldhaff	Germany
OIG	Igunga	Tanzania
OK	Ouwerkerk	Netherlands
OK	Ornskoldsvik	Sweden
OKS	Oksywie	Poland
OL	Olbia	Sardinia Italy
OL	Olhao	Portugal
OL	Oostdongeradel	Netherlands
OLA	Oland	Germany
OLD	Oldersum	Germany
OLP	Olpenitz	Germany
OM	Omisalj	Croatia
ON	Nordenham	Germany
ON	Okinawa Prefecture	Japan
ON	Oskarshamn	Sweden
ONZ	Nzega	Tanzania
OO	Oosterland	Netherlands
OO	Oldenburg	Germany
OP	Opatija	Croatia
OR	Ocho Rios	Jamaica
OR	Oran	Algeria
OR	Orebic	Croatia
OR	Ortona	Italy
OR	Rustringen Wilhelmshaven	Germany
ORD	Ording	Germany
ORL	Orlowo	Poland
ORT	Orth	Germany
OS	Omis	Croatia
OS	Oristano	Sardinia Italy
OS	Osaka Prefecture	Japan
OS	Ossenisse	Netherlands
OSK	Sikonge	Tanzania
OT	Oita Prefecture	Japan
OTB	Tabora	Tanzania
OTT	Otterndorf	Germany
OUR	Urambo	Tanzania
OUY	Uyui	Tanzania
OV	Oud Vossemeer	Netherlands
OV	Varel	Germany
OW	Wangeroog	Germany
OWS	O & W Souburg	Netherlands
OX	Blexen	Germany
OY	Okayama Prefecture	Japan
OZ	Oostzaan	Netherlands

P	Paimpol	France
P	La Panne	Belgium
P	Petropavlovsk	Russia	Port letters on Russian fishing boats are in Cyrillic script. P is the nearest Latin script equivalent to the Cyrillic Π
P	Portsmouth	England
P	Prospect	Jamaica
PA	Palermo	Sicily Italy
PA	Pitea	Sweden
PA	Port Antonio	Jamaica
PAF	Pahang State	Malaysia	PAF = Commercial fishing boat PAS = Sampan fishing boat
PAP	Papenburg	Germany
PAS	Pahang State	Malaysia	PAF = Commercial fishing boat PAS = Sampan fishing boat
PAS	Nowa Pasleka	Poland
PC	Cranz an der Elbe	Germany
PC	Pescara	Italy
PD	Paradise	Jamaica
PD	Peterhead	Scotland
PD	Ponta Delgada	Sao Miguel, Azores Portugal
PE	Peniche	Portugal
PE	Pera	Jamaica
PE	Poole	England
PE	Porto Empedocle	Sicily Italy
PEA	Port Elizabeth	South Africa
PEE	Peenemunde	Germany
PEH	Perth	Scotland
PEL	Pellworm	Germany
PEP	Pepelow	Germany
PET	Petkum	Germany
PF	Passage Fort	Jamaica
PF	Portoferraio	Italy
PG	Cuxhaven	Germany	Historic port letters for high seas fishing boats 1933 - 1949
PG	Pag	Croatia
PG	Pagee	Jamaica
PGW	Port Glasgow	Scotland
PH	Philippeville	Algeria	Of historic interest only. These Port Letters relate to the period of French colonial rule. The town is now called Skikda
PH	Plymouth	England
PH	Port Henderson	Jamaica
þH	Þorshofn	Iceland	TH is the nearest English equivalent to the Icelandic letter þ, so þorshofn = Thorshofn
PI	Philippine	Netherlands
PI	Piran	Slovenia
PIA	Piaski	Poland
PKF PKS	Perak State	Malaysia	PKF = Commerical fishing boat PKS = Sampan fishing boat
PL	Paimpol	France
PL	Peel	Isle of Man
PL	Pimentel	Peru
PL	Ploce	Croatia
PM	Mallorca	Spain	PM – 2 – nnn Andraitx PM – 3 – nnn Palma PM – 4 – nnn Alcudia
PM	Pomorie	Bulgaria	Port letters on Bulgarian fishing boats are in Cyrillic script. PM is the nearest Latin script equivalent to the Cyrillic *Π M*
PM	Portimao	Portugal
PM	Port Morant	Jamaica
PM	Purmerend	Netherlands
PMH	Princess Margaret Hospital Beach	Jamaica
PMR	Priestman’s River	Jamaica
PN	Pointe Noir	Congo
PN	Preston	England
PN	Punat	Croatia
PO	Pavisosta	Latvia
PO	Porec	Croatia
PO	Portland	England
PO	Pozzallo	Sicily Italy
POE	Poel	Germany
POG	Pogum	Germany
POL	Polchow	Germany
PP	Pointe a Pitre	Guadeloupe	French overseas region - Caribbean
PPF	Pulau Pinang State	Malaysia	PPF = Commercial fishing boat PPS = Sampan fishing boat
PPS	Pulau Pinang State	Malaysia	PPF = Commercial fishing boat PPS = Sampan fishing boat
PQ	Berg River	South Africa
PR	Pernis	Netherlands
PR	Port Royal	Jamaica
PR	Preko	Croatia
PR	Primorsko	Bulgaria	Port letters on Bulgarian fishing boats are in Cyrillic script. PR is the nearest Latin script equivalent to the Cyrillic letters *П Р*
PRE	Prerow A Darss	Germany
PRU	Pruchten	Germany
PRZ	Przytor	Poland
PS	Pesaro	Italy
PS	Pisco	Peru
PS	Porto Santo	Portugal
PS	Primosten	Croatia
PS	Sint Philipsind	Netherlands
PSF	Perlis State	Malaysia	PSF = Commercial fishing boat PSS = Sampan fishing boat
PSS	Perlis State	Malaysia	PSF = Commercial fishing boat PSS = Sampan fishing boat
PT	Douro	Portugal
PT	Paita	Peru
PT	Parottee	Jamaica
PT		Malta	Historic port letter : PT = part time fishing boat. Since 2004 has been superseded by the MFA/MFB/MFC/MFD series of port letters
PT	Port Talbot	Wales
PT	Porto Torres	Sardinia Italy
PTM	Puttalama Fisheries District	Sri Lanka
PU	Pula	Croatia
PU	Putten	Netherlands
PUC	Puck	Poland
PUT	Puttgarden	Germany
PV	Poortvliet	Netherlands
PV	Port Vendres	France
PV	Povoa de Varzim	Portugal
PV	Privlaka	Croatia
PW	Padstow	England
PY		French Polynesia	French Overseas Collectivity in the Pacific Ocean
PY	Phu Yen Province	Vietnam
PY	Priory	Jamaica
PZ	Penzance	England

Q	Quarteira	Portugal
QB	Quang Binh Province	Vietnam
QN	Quang Ninh Province	Vietnam
QNa	Quang Nam Province	Vietnam
QNK	Nkasi	Tanzania	Lake Tanganyika – Rukwa Region
QNg	Quang Ngai Province	Vietnam
QPD	Mpanda	Tanzania	Lake Tanganyika – Rukwa Region
QSB	Sumbawanga	Tanzania	Lake Tanganyika – Rukwa Region
QT	Quang Tri Province	Vietnam
QT	Quarteira	Portugal

R	Ramsgate	England
R	Ribe	Denmark
R	Rock	Jamaica
R	Rogaland	Norway	R – nnn – A Akra (historic) R – nnn – AL Ardal R – nnn – AS Avaldsnes (historic) R – nnn – B Bokn R – nnn – E Egersund R – nnn – EF Erfjord R – nnn – ES Eigersund R – nnn – F Finnoy R – nnn – FD Forsand R – nnn – FR Fister R – nnn – G Gjesdal R – nnn – H Haugesund R – nnn – HA Ha R – nnn – HM Hjelmland R – nnn – HO Hole R – nnn – HT Hetland R – nnn – HY Hoyland R – nnn – ID Imsland R – nnn – J Jelsa R – nnn – K Karmoy R – nnn – K Kopervik (historic) R – nnn – KP Klepp R – nnn – KV Kvitsoy R – nnn – L Lund R – nnn – M Musteroy R – nnn – MA Madia R – nnn – N Nedstrand R – nnn – NB Nerbo R – nnn – O Ogna R – nnn – R Rennesoy R – nnn – RB Randaberg R – nnn – S Stavanger R – nnn – SA Sauda R – nnn – SD Sand (historic) R –