Port profile · THLCH
Laem Chabang
Laem Chabang is a small coastal harbour behind a breakwater on the Gulf of Thailand, in Thailand. Its UN/LOCODE is THLCH. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Laem Chabang offers fuel oil, provisions, fresh water and a medium dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
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Port calls and time in port
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Services and supplies
What Laem Chabang offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Slipway
- Small
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- No
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Beam
- 61 m
- Draft
- 17 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Laem Chabang, 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
- Poor
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Med mooring
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Port state control at Laem Chabang
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Laem Chabang, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 1.9 deficiencies on average.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Laem Chabang, and what was found.
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Questions about Laem Chabang
What is the UN/LOCODE of Laem Chabang?
The UN/LOCODE of Laem Chabang is THLCH.
Is pilotage compulsory in Laem Chabang?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Laem Chabang as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Laem Chabang?
Yes. Laem Chabang offers fuel oil, according to the nautical port index.
Does Laem Chabang have a dry dock?
Yes. Laem Chabang has a medium dry dock and limited ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Laem Chabang can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 61 m wide, 17 m draft for Laem Chabang.
Is Laem Chabang a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Laem Chabang.
How many port state control inspections are there in Laem Chabang?
4 port state control inspections were recorded in Laem Chabang in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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