Port guide · UN/LOCODE PG POM
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea · 9.47° S, 147.13° E
The World Port Index classes Port Moresby as an open roadstead on the Coral Sea. It records a channel depth of 9.4 m and a cargo pier depth of 9.4 m. Norfolk is 14,700 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 9.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 m
- Max vessel length
- 211 m
- From Norfolk
- 14,700 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Lae300 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 211 m and a maximum draft of 14.5 m.
- Channel depth
- 9.4 m
- Anchorage depth
- 14 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 14 m
- Tidal range
- 2 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 211 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 35.2 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 14.5 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
Port Moresby 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
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by swell
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is up to 24 tons.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Papua New Guinea
- US exports, 2025
- $82.3MLed by machinery and mechanical appliances
- US imports, 2025
- $78.5MLed by coffee, tea and spices
Other ports in Papua New Guinea
The nearest is Lae, 300 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.