Port of Macau
Macau is a harbor behind a breakwater in Macao, registered under the UN/LOCODE code MOMFM.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Medium, Coastal, breakwater
- Shelter
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by other factors
- Overhead limitations
- Bridges or power cables present
- Charted depths
- Channel3.4–4.6 m (11–15 ft)
- Anchorage3.4–4.6 m (11–15 ft)
- Cargo pier3.4–4.6 m (11–15 ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal3.4–4.6 m (11–15 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (3.4–4.6 m (11–15 ft))
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (3.4–4.6 m (11–15 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 2 m
- Max. vessel size
- Up to 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- turning area available
Facilities and services
The port is a first port of entry and requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory, available, and advisable. Assist tugs are available. Communications include radio, radiotelephone, and air. Cargo can be worked at anchor.
The port offers medical facilities. Floating cranes are available, with lift capacity of 25–49 tons. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include water and fuel oil.
Repair capability is rated limited, there is a small drydock, and a small marine railway.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 57810, Pub. 161, chart 93725. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.