Kavieng - Fuel & LPG
The gas station in town has a truck that transfers people and their jugs to/from the station and the beach area (market, public dock) so speak to them first and arrange for transport and refilling at the gas station. Clean diesel, gasoline are available at the pump. Payment by credit card and cash accepted. Small surcharge on credit card purchases might not exceed ATM charges for cash.
The Nusalik Resort can also arrange fuel to be delivered by small boat directly to your boat especially if you are anchored outside the resort. Staff will bring drums or cans in their boats and tie alongside your boat and can directly fill your tanks or cans as you wish. This needs to be arranged in advance.
Contact Nusa Island Retreat on VHF69, e-mail info@nusaislandretreat.com, or call 72318302.
Woodmans Ltd. is just north of the main shipping wharf and sells Pure Petrol and Zoom, as well as kerosene, and does gas bottle swaps. You can contact Woodmans on 73484244.
Bottle exchange available at Woodmans Ltd. on the waterfront, Origin Energy up near the Customs Office or Tongs Supermarket on Mongol Street. There isn’t anywhere to fill bottles.
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Posted on behalf of Andrew of SY Yawana:
I was in Kavieng & New Hanover on Dec 15 – to Feb. 16 and enjoyed my time there very much. Kavieng is a friendly town, no real security issues and an excellent anchorage in front of the Nusalik resort. Clearing in was a simple affair after my experiences in Indonesia.
The villagers on Nusalik island where the resort is located were very friendly and keen to encourage yachts to visit. I stayed at the resort a few nights and they provided a boy to sleep on my boat at night as additional security.
The banks in Kavieng are BSP and Westpac and they both have ATMs. There are numerous trade stores that are well stocked but quite expensive as most goods are shipped up from Australia. Fuel is easily purchased from the depot or can be arranged through the Nusa Resort. Freshwater may be a problem during the dry months.
Posted on behalf of Graeme Ward:
Some information on Emirau Island – 70nm NW of Kavieng. Great welcoming village, happy to have yachts, no shops, very willing to trade. Secure anchorage except in a strong Southerly. Anchor between Emirau Island and Elomusao Island in about 10m.
The passage to the North is not navigable and beware of a reef in the centre of the pass in from the South. Keep closer to the main island. Navionics and C Map charts are out by about 1nm+.
There is an old WW2 base in the North, although we never went there.
Rather remote, one tale the locals told us, was of 3 fishermen who were lost at sea for 3 and 1/2 months – 2 survived and were picked up at the Gilbert Islands!