Port guide · UN/LOCODE SB HIR
Honiara, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands · 9.42° S, 159.95° E
The World Port Index classes Honiara as an open roadstead on the Solomon Sea. It records a channel depth of 7.9 m and a cargo pier depth of 7.9 m. Norfolk is 13,620 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 7.9 m
- From Norfolk
- 13,620 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Tulaghi40 km away
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 17.1 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 7.9 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 11 m
- Tidal range
- 1 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
Honiara is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- 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
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with the Solomon Islands
- US exports, 2025
- $20.9MLed by special classification provisions
- US imports, 2025
- $1.6MLed by oil seeds, grains and fodder
Top goods, trade terms and port guides for the Solomon Islands
Other ports in the Solomon Islands
The nearest is Tulaghi, 40 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.