Port guide · UN/LOCODE TL DIL
Dili, Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste · 8.53° S, 125.58° E
The World Port Index classes Dili as a natural coastal harbor on the Banda Sea. It records a channel depth of 23.2 m and a cargo pier depth of 6.4 m. Norfolk is 16,170 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Max vessel length
- 140 m
- From Norfolk
- 16,170 kmGreat-circle distance
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 140 m and a maximum draft of 7.2 m.
- Channel depth
- 23.2 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Tidal range
- 5 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 140 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 7.2 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
Dili is listed as a first port of entry.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- No
- Pilotage available
- No
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- No
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is up to 24 tons.
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Timor-Leste
- US exports, 2025
- $22.4MLed by meat
- US imports, 2025
- $12.0MLed by coffee, tea and spices
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.