Port guide · UN/LOCODE MZ MPM
Maputo, Mozambique
Mozambique · 25.96° S, 32.54° E · Also listed as Lourenco Marques
The World Port Index classes Maputo as a canal or lake port reached from the Indian Ocean. It records a channel depth of 13.3 m and a cargo pier depth of 15.4 m. Norfolk is 13,310 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 13.3 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 15.4 m
- Max vessel draft
- 12.9 m
- From Norfolk
- 13,310 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Beira720 km away
Depths and vessel limits
Of the 3 ports in Mozambique with guides here, Maputo records the deepest cargo pier in the index. The index sets a maximum vessel draft of 12.9 m.
- Channel depth
- 13.3 m
- Anchorage depth
- 15.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 15.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 9.4 m
- Tidal range
- 4 m
- Entrance width
- 120 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 12.9 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
Maputo 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
- Shelter afforded
- Excellent
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, ro-ro, breakbulk, solid bulk and liquid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is 25 to 49 tons.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated moderate.
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Small
- 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
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Mozambique
- US exports, 2025
- $133.6MLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $162.4MLed by ores, slag and ash
Other ports in Mozambique
The nearest is Beira, 720 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.