Port profile · IDBLW
Belawan
Belawan is a medium natural river harbour on the Strait of Malacca, in Indonesia. Its UN/LOCODE is IDBLW. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Belawan offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water and a small dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Belawan
What members see for Belawan, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
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In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Belawan right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Belawan day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Belawan and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Belawan 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
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Small
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Belawan, 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
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- No
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Belawan
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Belawan, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 9.0 deficiencies on average.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Belawan, and what was found.
Ports near Belawan
Other Indonesia ports on the same stretch of coast.
- Kuala TanjungIndonesia · IDKTJ
- SibolgaIndonesia · IDSLG
- LhokseumaweIndonesia · IDLSW
- DumaiIndonesia · IDDUM
- SabangIndonesia · IDSBG
- Sungai PakningIndonesia · IDSEQ
- Lalang StIndonesia · IDLAT
- TelukbayurIndonesia · IDTBR
Questions about Belawan
What is the UN/LOCODE of Belawan?
The UN/LOCODE of Belawan is IDBLW.
Is pilotage compulsory in Belawan?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Belawan as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Belawan?
Yes. Belawan offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Belawan have a dry dock?
Yes. Belawan has a small dry dock and limited ship repairs.
Is Belawan a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Belawan.
How many port state control inspections are there in Belawan?
2 port state control inspections were recorded in Belawan in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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