Port guide · UN/LOCODE SB TLG
Tulaghi, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands · 9.10° S, 160.15° E
The World Port Index classes Tulaghi as a natural coastal harbor on the Solomon Sea. It records a channel depth of 23.2 m and a cargo pier depth of 1.8 m. Norfolk is 13,580 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 1.8 m
- From Norfolk
- 13,580 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Honiara40 km away
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 23.2 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 1.8 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
- First port of entry
- No
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
Cargo handling
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- No
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- No
- Diesel oil
- No
- Potable water
- No
- Provisions
- No
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- No
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
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 Honiara, 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.