Port of Kumul
Kumul is an open-roadstead anchorage in Papua New Guinea, registered under the UN/LOCODE code PGKUL.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
This record’s port function has not been confirmed by Papua New Guinea’s national authority — UN/LOCODE lists it as a “recognised location” (status RL), not an approved one. It may represent a distinct small port, a berth, terminal, or anchorage within a larger port, or a place with no distinct port facility.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Very small, Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Poor
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by swell, other factors
- Charted depths
- Anchorage23.2+ m (76+ ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal17.1–18.2 m (56–60 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (17.1–18.2 m (56–60 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 0 m
- Max. vessel size
- Over 152 m (500 ft) length
Facilities and services
The port requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory and available. Assist tugs are available. Pratique is available. Communications include radio and radiotelephone.
The port offers medical facilities. Mobile cranes are available, with lift capacity of up to 24 tons. Available services include longshore labor.
Repair capability is rated none.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 53142, Pub. 164, chart 73570. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.
- NGA World Port Index database (WPI.mdb), 2019. Facilities and services data.
- Record status: WPI-classified port.