Port profile · CNTXG
Tianjin
Tianjin is a large natural river harbour on the Bo Hai, in China. Its UN/LOCODE is CNTXG. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Tianjin offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, fresh water and a large dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Tianjin
What members see for Tianjin, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Tianjin, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Tianjin right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Tianjin day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Tianjin and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Tianjin 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
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Large
- Slipway
- Large
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Tianjin, 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, ice, other
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- No
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Tianjin
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Tianjin, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 19 | 1 | 5% |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 25% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 4.5 deficiencies on average. Most often found: emergency systems, certificates & documentation.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Tianjin, and what was found.
Ports near Tianjin
Other China ports on the same stretch of coast.
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- TianjinChina · CNTNJ
- JingtangChina · CNTGS
- QinhuangdaoChina · CNSHP
- LongkouChina · CNLKU
- PenglaiChina · CNPLI
- LushunChina · CNLSH
- HuludaoChina · CNHUD
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Questions about Tianjin
What is the UN/LOCODE of Tianjin?
The UN/LOCODE of Tianjin is CNTXG.
Is pilotage compulsory in Tianjin?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Tianjin as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Tianjin?
Yes. Tianjin offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Tianjin have a dry dock?
Yes. Tianjin has a large dry dock and limited ship repairs.
Is Tianjin a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Tianjin.
How many port state control inspections are there in Tianjin?
19 port state control inspections were recorded in Tianjin in 2025, and 1 of them ended in a detention.
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