# Jamestown (SH SHN)

**UN/LOCODE:** SH SHN  
**Country:** Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha  
**Water Body:** South Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Large  
**Harbor Type:** Open Roadstead  
**GPS:** -15.9167, -5.7167

The code SH SHN points to Jamestown, capital of Saint Helena and one of the remotest ports in the South Atlantic. A monthly lo-lo freight service links the island to the mainland: since March 2024 MACS has run the route from Cape Town with the vessel MV Karoline, cargo transhipped at Cape Town or Walvis Bay and discharged at Rupert's Bay. In September 2025 the purpose-built Rupert's Cargo Facility opened there, ending centuries of cargo work at the Jamestown wharf; goods then move by road to the island capital. With only an open roadstead and no deep-water container quay, the port's role is island supply — general cargo and containers for local use rather than commercial transhipment. For regular container logistics Cape Town remains the nearest genuine hub, while St Helena Airport offers air freight for urgent shipments.

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