Port guide · UN/LOCODE IN MRM
Marmagao, India
India · 15.42° N, 73.80° E
The World Port Index classes Marmagao as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the Arabian Sea. It records a channel depth of 14.4 m and a cargo pier depth of 14.5 m. Norfolk is 13,410 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 14.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 14.5 m
- Max vessel length
- 335 m
- From Norfolk
- 13,410 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Karwar80 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 335 m and a maximum draft of 14 m.
- Channel depth
- 14.4 m
- Anchorage depth
- 17.1 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 14.5 m
- Tidal range
- 2.3 m
- Entrance width
- 250 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 335 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 50 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 14 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
Marmagao is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Vessel traffic service
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by swell
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, breakbulk, solid bulk and liquid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is up to 24 tons.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- No
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- No
- LNG terminal
- No
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Medium
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated major.
- Repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with India
- US exports, 2025
- $45.4BLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $103.8BLed by electrical machinery and equipment
Other ports in India
The nearest is Karwar, 80 km away in a straight line.
- BhavnagarCargo pier 12.8 m, channel 3.4 mIN BHU
- CalcuttaCargo pier 9.5 m, channel 7.9 mIN CCU
- Chennai (Madras)Cargo pier 15 m, channel 18.6 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkIN MAA
- CuddaloreCargo pier 9 m, channel 1.8 mIN CDL
- Haldia PortCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 7.9 mIN HAL
- Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Shiva)Cargo pier 16.5 m, channel 11 mIN NSA
- Kamarajar PortCargo pier 15 m, channel 15.5 mIN ENR
- KandlaCargo pier 16.2 m, channel 14 mIN IXY
- Karaikal PortCargo pier 14.5 m, channel 15.5 mIN KRK
- KarwarCargo pier 8.5 m, channel 9.4 mIN KRW
- Kochi (Cochin)Cargo pier 15 m, channel 14 mIN KOC
- MagdallaCargo pier 3.1 m, channel 6.4 mIN MDA
- Mumbai (Bombay)Cargo pier 9.1 m, channel 11 mIN BOM
- MundraCargo pier 17.5 m, channel 14 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkIN MUN
- New MangaloreCargo pier 15 m, channel 14 mIN NML
- ParadipCargo pier 17.1 m, channel 12.5 mIN PPT
- Pipavav BandarCargo pier 14.5 m, channel 14 mIN PAV
- Port BlairCargo pier 10 m, channel 3.4 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkIN IXZ
- TuticorinCargo pier 14.1 m, channel 12.5 mIN TUT
- Vadinar TerminalCargo pier 14 m, channel 23.2 m, ro-roIN VAD
- VishakhapatnamCargo pier 16.5 m, channel 19 m, container, breakbulk and bulkIN NRP
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.