Port guide · UN/LOCODE MM RGN
Rangoon, Myanmar
Myanmar · 16.77° N, 96.17° E
The World Port Index classes Rangoon as a river port reached from the Andaman Sea. It records a channel depth of 7.3 m and a cargo pier depth of 13 m. Norfolk is 14,000 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 7.3 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 13 m
- Max vessel length
- 210.7 m
- From Norfolk
- 14,000 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Bassein150 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 210.7 m and a maximum draft of 10 m.
- Channel depth
- 7.3 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 13 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 9 m
- Tidal range
- 5.9 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 210.7 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 38 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 10 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
Rangoon 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
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 25 to 49 tons.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Medium
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Small
- Potable water
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- 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 Bassein, 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.