Port profile · PHMNL

Manila

Manila is a large coastal harbour behind a breakwater on the South China Sea, in the Philippines. Its UN/LOCODE is PHMNL. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Manila offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, fresh water, moderate repairs and a medium dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.

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Port profile

UN/LOCODEPHMNL

CountryPhilippines

TypePort

Coordinates14.617, 120.945

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Arrival profile

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How many vessels arrive at Manila day by day over the next two weeks, by type.

Port calls and time in port

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Recent calls at Manila and how long each vessel stayed.

Services and supplies

What Manila 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

Repair

Ship repairs: Moderate
Dry dock: Medium
Slipway: Medium

Harbour

Pilotage: Compulsory
Tugs: Yes
Stevedores: Yes
Mobile cranes: Yes
Floating cranes: Yes

Waste and health

Garbage reception: Yes
Medical facilities: Yes

Largest vessel

Beam: 44 m

Approach and berths

Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Manila, 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, heavy swell, other
Pilotage available: Yes
Pilotage advisable: Yes
Tug assistance: Yes
ETA message required: Yes
Good holding ground: Yes
Turning area: Yes
Overhead limits: Yes

Entry

First port of entry: Yes
Free pratique: Yes

Cargo and berths

Wharves: Yes
Anchorage: Yes

Connections

Airport nearby: Yes
Rail connection: Yes

Ports near Manila

Other Philippines ports on the same stretch of coast.

Latest news

Tugs assisting a large passenger vessel alongside

Sep 24Philippine police back task force on June Aster ferry fire

A passenger ferry under way in poor visibility

Sep 11Five dead and 86 missing after ferry fire on the Manila to Coron run

Crew on the deck of a tanker, illustrating seafarer risk in the Strait of Hormuz

Sep 7Two Filipino Seafarers Die Aboard the VLCC Sidr as the Hormuz Toll Reaches 18

Questions about Manila

What is the UN/LOCODE of Manila?

The UN/LOCODE of Manila is PHMNL.

Is pilotage compulsory in Manila?

Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Manila as compulsory.

Can ships take bunkers in Manila?

Yes. Manila offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.

Does Manila have a dry dock?

Yes. Manila has a medium dry dock and moderate ship repairs.

Is Manila a first port of entry?

Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Manila.

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