Port guide · UN/LOCODE BN MUA
Muara Harbor, Brunei
Brunei · 5.03° N, 115.07° E · Also listed as Brooketon
The World Port Index classes Muara Harbor as a natural coastal harbor on the South China Sea. It records a channel depth of 7.9 m and a cargo pier depth of 7.9 m. Norfolk is 15,210 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 7.9 m
- Max vessel length
- 238 m
- From Norfolk
- 15,210 kmGreat-circle distance
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 238 m and a maximum draft of 10 m.
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 9.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 7.9 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 7.9 m
- Tidal range
- 3 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 238 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 10 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.
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Tug salvage
- 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
Cargo facilities on record: container, ro-ro, breakbulk, solid bulk and liquid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is 25 to 49 tons.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Brunei
- US exports, 2025
- $99.5MLed by machinery and mechanical appliances
- US imports, 2025
- $105.4MLed by mineral fuels and oils
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.