Port profile · THBKK
Bangkok
Bangkok is a large natural river harbour on the Gulf of Thailand, in Thailand. Its UN/LOCODE is THBKK. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Bangkok offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water and a medium dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Bangkok
What members see for Bangkok, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Bangkok, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Bangkok right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Bangkok day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Bangkok and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Bangkok 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
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 182 m
- Beam
- 30 m
- Draft
- 8.2 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Bangkok, 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
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Heavy swell, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Bangkok
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Bangkok, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 0.2 deficiencies on average.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Bangkok, and what was found.
Ports near Bangkok
Other Thailand ports on the same stretch of coast.
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- Sahathai Coastal SeaportThailand · THSCS
- Ko SichangThailand · THKSI
- SrirachaThailand · THSRI
- PetchaburiThailand · THPCT
- Laem ChabangThailand · THLCH
- SattahipThailand · THSAT
- Map Ta PhutThailand · THMAT
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Questions about Bangkok
What is the UN/LOCODE of Bangkok?
The UN/LOCODE of Bangkok is THBKK.
Is pilotage compulsory in Bangkok?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Bangkok as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Bangkok?
Yes. Bangkok offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Bangkok have a dry dock?
Yes. Bangkok has a medium dry dock and limited ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Bangkok can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 182 m long, 30 m wide, 8.2 m draft for Bangkok.
Is Bangkok a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Bangkok.
How many port state control inspections are there in Bangkok?
5 port state control inspections were recorded in Bangkok in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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