Port of Yantai

PortsLast updated: 31 August 2026

Yantai is a harbor behind a breakwater in China, registered under the UN/LOCODE code CNYAT.

This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.

Port characteristics

Size / type
Small, Coastal, breakwater
Shelter
Good
Entrance restrictions
Affected by tide, ice, other factors
Charted depths
  • Channel14.0–15.2 m (46–51 ft)
  • Anchorage15.5–16.8 m (51–55 ft)
  • Cargo pier14.0–15.2 m (46–51 ft)
Terminal infrastructure
  • Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (14.0–15.2 m (46–51 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

Facilities and services

The port requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory, available, and advisable. Assist tugs are available. Pratique and a deratting certificate are available. Communications include radio, radiotelephone, air, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves.

The port offers medical facilities, garbage disposal, and dirty ballast reception. Mobile cranes are available, with lift capacity of up to 24 tons. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include provisions, water, diesel oil, deck supplies, and engine supplies.

Repair capability is rated major and a medium marine railway.

Notes and references

  1. NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 60160, Pub. 157. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.
  2. NGA World Port Index database (WPI.mdb), 2019. Facilities and services data.
  3. Record status: WPI-classified port.