Port guide · UN/LOCODE ID KBU
Kota Baru, Indonesia
Indonesia · 3.23° S, 116.22° E
The World Port Index classes Kota Baru as a natural coastal harbor on the Makassar Strait. It records a channel depth of 18.6 m and a cargo pier depth of 4.9 m. Norfolk is 16,060 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 18.6 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- Max vessel length
- 320 m
- From Norfolk
- 16,060 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Banjarmasin180 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 320 m and a maximum draft of 14 m.
- Channel depth
- 18.6 m
- Anchorage depth
- 15.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 14 m
- Tidal range
- 4 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 320 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 45 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 14 m
- Offshore maximum vessel draft
- 17 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
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, ro-ro, breakbulk, solid bulk and liquid bulk.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Indonesia
- US exports, 2025
- $10.8BLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $34.6BLed by electrical machinery and equipment
Other ports in Indonesia
The nearest is Banjarmasin, 180 km away in a straight line.
- AmbonCargo pier 11 m, channel 11 mID AMQ
- BalikpapanCargo pier 11 m, channel 12.5 mID BPN
- BanjarmasinCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 3.4 mID BDJ
- BelawanCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 7.9 mID BLW
- CilacapCargo pier 11 m, channel 11 mID CXP
- JakartaCargo pier 11 m, channel 11 mID JKT
- LhokseumaweCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 9.4 mID LSW
- PanjangCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 12.5 mID PNJ
- SamarindaCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 6.4 mID SRI
- SemarangCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 7.9 mID SRG
- SungaigerongCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 4.9 mID SUG
- SurabayaCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 9.4 mID SUB
- Tanjung SantanCargo pier 11 m, channel 23.2 mID SAT
- Teluk BayurCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 7.9 mID TBR
- Tg. SorongCargo pier 11 m, channel 18.6 m
- Ujung PandangCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 9.4 mID UPG
- WaingapuCargo pier 11 m, channel 12.5 mID WGP
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.