Port guide · UN/LOCODE VN HON
Hon Gai, Vietnam
Vietnam · 20.95° N, 107.07° E · Also listed as Hongal
The World Port Index classes Hon Gai as an open roadstead on the Gulf of Tonkin. It records a channel depth of 7.9 m and a cargo pier depth of 11 m. Norfolk is 13,580 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 11 m
- From Norfolk
- 13,580 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Cam Pha30 km away
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 15.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 11 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 9.4 m
- Tidal range
- 4.3 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
Hon Gai 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
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 50 to 100 tons.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
US trade with Vietnam
- US exports, 2025
- $15.6BLed by electrical machinery and equipment
- US imports, 2025
- $193.9BLed by electrical machinery and equipment
Other ports in Vietnam
The nearest is Cam Pha, 30 km away in a straight line.
- Cam PhaCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 6.4 mVN CPH
- Da NangCargo pier 11 m, channel 12.5 mVN DAD
- Hai PhongCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 6.4 mVN HPH
- Nha TrangCargo pier 11 m, channel 11 mVN NHA
- Qui NhonCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 11 mVN UIH
- Thanh Ho Chi MinhCargo pier 14 m, channel 9.4 mVN SGN
- Vung TauCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 7.9 mVN VUT
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.