Port guide · UN/LOCODE TZ TGT
Tanga, Tanzania
Tanzania · 5.08° S, 39.12° E
The World Port Index classes Tanga as a natural coastal harbor on the Indian Ocean. It records a channel depth of 17.1 m and a cargo pier depth of 4.9 m. Norfolk is 12,600 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 17.1 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- From Norfolk
- 12,600 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Dar Es Salaam190 km away
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 17.1 m
- Anchorage depth
- 7.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 3.4 m
- Tidal range
- 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.
- First port of entry
- No
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 100 tons and over.
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 tons and over
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated moderate.
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- No
- Diesel oil
- No
- Potable water
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Tanzania
- US exports, 2025
- $194.4MLed by machinery and mechanical appliances
- US imports, 2025
- $241.7MLed by coffee, tea and spices
Other ports in Tanzania
The nearest is Dar Es Salaam, 190 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.