Port profile · CNSHG
Shanghai
Shanghai is a large natural river harbour on the East China Sea, in China. Its UN/LOCODE is CNSHG. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Shanghai offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a large dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Shanghai
What members see for Shanghai, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Shanghai, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Shanghai right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Shanghai day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Shanghai and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Shanghai 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
- Large
- Slipway
- Large
- 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
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Shanghai, 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
- Tide, heavy swell, 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
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Med mooring
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Shanghai
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Shanghai, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 14 | 1 | 7% |
| 2025 | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 3.1 deficiencies on average. Most often found: life-saving appliances, pollution prevention.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Shanghai, and what was found.
Ports near Shanghai
Other China ports on the same stretch of coast.
- TaicangChina · CNTAC
- HaimenChina · CNHME
- Changshu PtChina · CNCGS
- ZhapuChina · CNZPU
- NantongChina · CNNTG
- ZhangjiagangChina · CNZJG
- NingboChina · CNNBG
- NingboChina · CNNBO
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Questions about Shanghai
What is the UN/LOCODE of Shanghai?
The UN/LOCODE of Shanghai is CNSHG.
Is pilotage compulsory in Shanghai?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Shanghai as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Shanghai?
Yes. Shanghai offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Shanghai have a dry dock?
Yes. Shanghai has a large dry dock and major ship repairs.
Is Shanghai a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Shanghai.
How many port state control inspections are there in Shanghai?
19 port state control inspections were recorded in Shanghai in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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