Port guide · UN/LOCODE ID SAT
Tanjung Santan, Indonesia
Indonesia · 0.10° S, 117.53° E
The World Port Index classes Tanjung Santan as a natural coastal harbor on the Makassar Strait. It records a channel depth of 23.2 m and a cargo pier depth of 11 m. Norfolk is 15,690 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 11 m
- From Norfolk
- 15,690 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Samarinda70 km away
Depths and vessel limits
Of the 18 ports in Indonesia with guides here, Tanjung Santan records the deepest channel in the index.
- Channel depth
- 23.2 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 11 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 20.1 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
Tanjung Santan 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
- Poor
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
Cargo handling
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- No
- Fixed cranes
- No
- Mobile cranes
- No
- Floating cranes
- No
- Lifts of 100 tons and over
- No
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- No
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- No
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- No
- Longshore labor
- No
Services and supplies
- Electrical repair
- No
- Fuel oil
- No
- Diesel oil
- No
- Shore electricity
- No
- Medical facilities
- No
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
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 Samarinda, 70 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
- Kota BaruCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 18.6 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkID KBU
- 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
- 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.