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Balikpapan
Balikpapan is a small natural coastal harbour on the Makassar Strait, in Indonesia. Its UN/LOCODE is IDBPN. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Balikpapan offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, fresh water and a small dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Balikpapan
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Heading here
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In port now
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Arrival profile
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Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Balikpapan and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Balikpapan offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck stores
- No
- Engine stores
- No
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Small
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 291.9 m
- Beam
- 46 m
- Draft
- 13 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Balikpapan, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Excellent
- Entrance restrictions
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- No
- ETA message required
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
Port state control at Balikpapan
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Balikpapan, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 0.1 deficiencies on average.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Balikpapan, and what was found.
Ports near Balikpapan
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- North Pulau LautIndonesia · IDNPL
- KotabaruIndonesia · IDKBU
Questions about Balikpapan
What is the UN/LOCODE of Balikpapan?
The UN/LOCODE of Balikpapan is IDBPN.
Is pilotage compulsory in Balikpapan?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Balikpapan as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Balikpapan?
Yes. Balikpapan offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Balikpapan have a dry dock?
Yes. Balikpapan has a small dry dock and limited ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Balikpapan can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 291.9 m long, 46 m wide, 13 m draft for Balikpapan.
Is Balikpapan a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Balikpapan.
How many port state control inspections are there in Balikpapan?
5 port state control inspections were recorded in Balikpapan in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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