Port profile · HKHKG
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a large natural coastal harbour on the South China Sea, in Hong Kong SAR China. Its UN/LOCODE is HKHKG. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Hong Kong offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a medium dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Hong Kong
What members see for Hong Kong, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Hong Kong, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Hong Kong right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Hong Kong day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Hong Kong and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Hong Kong 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
- Major
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Slipway
- Small
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 t+
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 400 m
- Beam
- 61.5 m
- Draft
- 16.8 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Hong Kong, 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
- Tide, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- 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 Hong Kong
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Hong Kong, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 18 | 1 | 6% |
| 2025 | 43 | 3 | 7% |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 30% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 4.3 deficiencies on average. Most often found: radio communication, certificates & documentation, fire safety.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Hong Kong, and what was found.
Ports near Hong Kong
Other Hong Kong SAR China ports on the same stretch of coast.
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Questions about Hong Kong
What is the UN/LOCODE of Hong Kong?
The UN/LOCODE of Hong Kong is HKHKG.
Is pilotage compulsory in Hong Kong?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Hong Kong as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Hong Kong?
Yes. Hong Kong offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Hong Kong have a dry dock?
Yes. Hong Kong has a medium dry dock and major ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Hong Kong can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 400 m long, 61.5 m wide, 16.8 m draft for Hong Kong.
Is Hong Kong a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Hong Kong.
How many port state control inspections are there in Hong Kong?
43 port state control inspections were recorded in Hong Kong in 2025, and 3 of them ended in a detention.
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