Port profile · MYTWU
Tawau
Tawau is a very small natural coastal harbour on the Celebes Sea, in Malaysia. Its UN/LOCODE is MYTWU. Pilotage is not compulsory and it is a first port of entry. Tawau offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions and fresh water. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Tawau
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Heading here
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In port now
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Arrival profile
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Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Tawau and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Tawau 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
- None
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Not compulsory
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 199 m
- Beam
- 32.3 m
- Draft
- 11 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Tawau, 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
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Heavy swell, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
Ports near Tawau
Other Malaysia ports on the same stretch of coast.
- Lahad DatuMalaysia · MYLDU
- SandakanMalaysia · MYSDK
- Kota KinabaluMalaysia · MYBKI
- KudatMalaysia · MYKUD
- LabuanMalaysia · MYLBU
- MiriMalaysia · MYMYY
- BintuluMalaysia · MYBTU
- SibuMalaysia · MYSBW
Questions about Tawau
What is the UN/LOCODE of Tawau?
The UN/LOCODE of Tawau is MYTWU.
Is pilotage compulsory in Tawau?
No. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Tawau as not compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Tawau?
Yes. Tawau offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
What is the largest vessel Tawau can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 199 m long, 32.3 m wide, 11 m draft for Tawau.
Is Tawau a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Tawau.
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