Port guide · UN/LOCODE KM MUT
Moutsamoudu, Comoros
Comoros · 12.15° S, 44.40° E · Also listed as Matsamudu
The World Port Index classes Moutsamoudu as an open roadstead on the Indian Ocean. It records a channel depth of 9.4 m and a cargo pier depth of 7.9 m. Norfolk is 13,530 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 9.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 7.9 m
- From Norfolk
- 13,530 kmGreat-circle distance
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 9.4 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 7.9 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 11 m
- Tidal range
- 2 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
Moutsamoudu is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
Cargo handling
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- No
- Mobile cranes
- No
- Floating cranes
- No
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
- Repairs
- None
- Fuel oil
- No
- Diesel oil
- No
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with the Comoros
- US exports, 2025
- $2.1MLed by meat
- US imports, 2025
- $849KLed by coffee, tea and spices
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.