Port guide · UN/LOCODE AU PHU
Port Huon, Australia
Australia · 43.17° S, 146.98° E
The World Port Index classes Port Huon as a river port reached from the South Pacific Ocean. It records a channel depth of 7.9 m and a cargo pier depth of 9.4 m. Norfolk is 16,300 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 m
- Max vessel length
- 116 m
- From Norfolk
- 16,300 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Hobart40 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 116 m and a maximum draft of 8 m.
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 7.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 m
- Tidal range
- 1 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 116 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 23 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 8 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Pilotage is compulsory.
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: solid bulk.
- Container
- No
- Ro-ro
- No
- Breakbulk
- No
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- No
- LNG terminal
- No
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
- Repairs
- None
- Dry dock
- None
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
US trade with Australia
- US exports, 2025
- $33.7BLed by machinery and mechanical appliances
- US imports, 2025
- $29.0BLed by precious stones, metals and jewelry
Other ports in Australia
The nearest is Hobart, 40 km away in a straight line.
- AlbanyCargo pier 11 m, channel 11 m, breakbulk and bulkAU ALH
- ArdrossanCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 7.9 m, breakbulk and bulkAU ARD
- Beauty PointCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 21.6 mAU BYP
- Botany BayCargo pier 13.9 m, channel 14.4 m, container, ro-ro and breakbulkAU BTB
- BrisbaneCargo pier 14.9 m, channel 9.1 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkAU BNE
- BroomeCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 11 mAU BME
- BunburyCargo pier 11 m, channel 12.5 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkAU BUY
- BundabergCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 7.9 m, breakbulk and bulkAU BDB
- BurnieCargo pier 11 m, channel 9.4 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkAU BWT
- CairnsCargo pier 10.5 m, channel 8.3 m, container, breakbulk and bulkAU CNS
- DampierCargo pier 18.6 m, channel 11 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkAU DAM
- DarwinCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 18.6 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkAU DRW
- DevonportCargo pier 9.5 m, channel 7.9 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkAU DPO
- EdenCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 9.4 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkAU QDN
- EsperanceCargo pier 18.6 m, channel 18.6 m, container, breakbulk and bulkAU EPR
- FremantleCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 12.5 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkAU FRE
- GeelongCargo pier 9.1 m, channel 12.3 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkAU GEX
- GeraldtonCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 14 m, breakbulk and bulkAU GET
- GladstoneCargo pier 11.2 m, channel 10.6 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkAU GLT
- GoveCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 12.5 mAU GOV
- Hay PointCargo pier 16.5 m, channel 13.1 m, container, breakbulk and bulkAU HPT
- HobartCargo pier 11 m, channel 12.5 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkAU HBA
- LauncestonCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 1.8 mAU LST
- LucindaCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 12.5 m, bulkAU LUC
- MackayCargo pier 10.6 m, channel 8.5 m, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkAU MKY
- MelbourneCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 11.6 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkAU MEL
- Mourilyan HarbourCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 6.4 m, bulkAU MOU
- NewcastleCargo pier 11.5 m, channel 17.7 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkAU NTL
- Port AdelaideCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 14 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkAU PAE
- Port AlmaCargo pier 9.2 m, channel 7 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkAU PTL
- Port GilesCargo pier 11 m, channel 12.5 m, bulkAU PGI
- Port HedlandCargo pier 17.1 m, channel 14 m, breakbulk and bulkAU PHE
- Port KemblaCargo pier 15.1 m, channel 15.2 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkAU PKL
- Port LattaCargo pier 15.5 m, channel 14 mAU PLA
- Port LincolnCargo pier 14 m, channel 14 m, ro-ro and bulkAU PLO
- Port PirieCargo pier 11 m, channel 9.4 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkAU PPI
- Port WalcottCargo pier 18.6 m, channel 12.5 m, breakbulk and bulkAU PWL
- PortlandCargo pier 10.5 m, channel 11.5 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkAU PTJ
- StanleyCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 7.9 m, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkAU STA
- SydneyCargo pier 20.6 m, channel 10.5 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkAU SYD
- ThevenardCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 7.9 m, breakbulk and bulkAU THE
- Thursday IslandCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 5.3 m, breakbulkAU TIS
- TownsvilleCargo pier 12.2 m, channel 11.7 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkAU TSV
- Useless LoopCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 9.4 m, breakbulk and bulkAU USL
- WallarooCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 7.9 m, breakbulk and bulkAU WAL
- WeipaCargo pier 11 m, channel 9.4 mAU WEI
- Western PortCargo pier 11 m, channel 14 m, breakbulkAU WEP
- WhyallaCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 9.4 m, breakbulk and bulkAU WYA
- WyndhamCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 6.4 mAU WYN
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.