Red Sea & Persian Gulf · UN/LOCODE KW KWI
Shuwaikh, Kuwait
Very Small coastal (natural) on the Persian Gulf. Channel depth 7.9 m, cargo pier depth 9.4 m, cranes: fixed, mobile, floating. A discharge port of our Red Sea & Persian Gulf trade.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Al Kuwayt". A value of n/a means the index carries no figure; confirm with the agent before fixing.
Depths and limits
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 9.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- n/a
- Max vessel length
- n/a
- Max vessel beam
- n/a
- Max vessel draft
- n/a
- Tidal range
- 4.0 m
Harbour
- Size
- Very Small
- Type
- Coastal (Natural)
- Shelter
- Poor
- Tide restriction
- yes
- Heavy swell restriction
- no
- Ice restriction
- no
- Pilotage compulsory
- yes
- Tug assistance
- yes
Facilities
- Wharves
- yes
- Solid bulk
- n/a
- Breakbulk
- n/a
- Ro-Ro
- n/a
- Liquid bulk
- n/a
- Container
- n/a
- Cranes
- fixed, mobile, floating
- Lifts
- up to 24 t
- Railway
- Unknown
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Medium
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 29.35, longitude 47.933333.
Sea distances from Shuwaikh
To reference ports of our trades, along the global shipping-lane network. Any other pair — in the voyage tool.
| To | Distance, nm | Days at 10 kn | Days at 12 kn | Days at 14 kn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odessa, Ukraine | 4,541 | 18.9 | 15.8 | 13.5 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 4,392 | 18.3 | 15.3 | 13.1 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 4,461 | 18.6 | 15.5 | 13.3 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 4,014 | 16.7 | 13.9 | 11.9 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 4,994 | 20.8 | 17.3 | 14.9 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 6,710 | 28 | 23.3 | 20 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 2,727 | 11.4 | 9.5 | 8.1 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 516 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 6,131 | 25.5 | 21.3 | 18.2 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Umm Qasr, Iraq about 40 nm as the crow flies
- Jubail, Saudi Arabia about 164 nm as the crow flies
- Dammam, Saudi Arabia about 209 nm as the crow flies
- Mina Salman, Bahrain about 237 nm as the crow flies
- Hamad, Qatar about 326 nm as the crow flies
- Hamriyah, UAE about 457 nm as the crow flies