Port guide · UN/LOCODE MH KWA
Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands · 8.72° N, 167.73° E
The World Port Index classes Kwajalein as an open roadstead on the North Pacific Ocean. It records a channel depth of 14 m and a cargo pier depth of 7.9 m. Norfolk is 11,650 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 14 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 7.9 m
- Max vessel length
- 500 m
- From Norfolk
- 11,650 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Majuro Atoll440 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 500 m.
- Channel depth
- 14 m
- Anchorage depth
- 14 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 7.9 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 7.9 m
- Tidal range
- 1 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 500 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
Kwajalein 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
- Tug salvage
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 25 to 49 tons.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- No
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- No
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Electrical repair
- No
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- No
- Engine supplies
- No
- Shore electricity
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with the Marshall Islands
- US exports, 2025
- $262.5MLed by electrical machinery and equipment
- US imports, 2025
- $17.1MLed by fish and seafood
Top goods, trade terms and port guides for the Marshall Islands
Other ports in the Marshall Islands
The nearest is Majuro Atoll, 440 km away in a straight line.
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.