Port guide · UN/LOCODE AE AUH
Abu Zaby, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates · 24.50° N, 54.33° E · Also listed as Abu Dhabi; Mina Zayed
The World Port Index classes Abu Zaby as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the Persian Gulf. It records a channel depth of 15 m and a cargo pier depth of 14.6 m. Norfolk is 11,460 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 15 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 14.6 m
- Max vessel length
- 240 m
- From Norfolk
- 11,460 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Mina Jabal Ali90 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 240 m and a maximum draft of 12.5 m.
- Channel depth
- 15 m
- Anchorage depth
- 15 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 14.6 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 13.2 m
- Tidal range
- 2 m
- Entrance width
- 225 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 240 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 12.5 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
Abu Zaby 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
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 100 tons and over.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 tons and over
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- 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
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- No
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with the United Arab Emirates
- US exports, 2025
- $31.4BLed by aircraft and spacecraft
- US imports, 2025
- $7.7BLed by aluminum
Top goods, trade terms and port guides for the United Arab Emirates
Other ports in the United Arab Emirates
The nearest is Mina Jabal Ali, 90 km away in a straight line.
- AjmanCargo pier 7.5 m, channel 7.2 mAE AJM
- Al FujayrahCargo pier 15 m, channel 15 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulk
- Ash ShariqahCargo pier 11.5 m, channel 12.5 mAE SHJ
- DubayyCargo pier 10.5 m, channel 13 mAE DXB
- Jabal Az Zannah/ruwaysCargo pier 17 m, channel 14 mAE JED
- Jazirat dasCargo pier 16 m, channel 21.6 mAE DAS
- Khawr FakkanCargo pier 16 m, channel 16 m, containerAE KLF
- Mina Jabal AliCargo pier 17 m, channel 12.5 mAE JEA
- Mina SaqrCargo pier 18 m, channel 12.2 mAE MSA
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.