Port guide · UN/LOCODE MM BSX
Bassein, Myanmar
Myanmar · 16.78° N, 94.73° E
The World Port Index classes Bassein as a river port reached from the Andaman Sea. It records a channel depth of 6 m and a cargo pier depth of 13.7 m. Norfolk is 13,980 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 6 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 13.7 m
- Max vessel length
- 143 m
- From Norfolk
- 13,980 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Rangoon150 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 143 m and a maximum draft of 6.4 m.
- Channel depth
- 6 m
- Anchorage depth
- 7.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 13.7 m
- Tidal range
- 2.3 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 143 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 6.4 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 advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- No
- Mobile cranes
- No
- Floating cranes
- No
- Lifts of 100 tons and over
- No
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- No
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- No
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- No
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Fuel oil
- No
- Diesel oil
- No
- Potable water
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Myanmar
- US exports, 2025
- $78.7MLed by cereals
- US imports, 2025
- $762.3MLed by non-knitted apparel
Other ports in Myanmar
The nearest is Rangoon, 150 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.