Port guide · UN/LOCODE MH MAJ
Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands · 7.08° N, 171.38° E
The World Port Index classes Majuro Atoll as an open roadstead on the North Pacific Ocean. It records a channel depth of 14 m and a cargo pier depth of 15.5 m. Norfolk is 11,470 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 14 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 15.5 m
- From Norfolk
- 11,470 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Kwajalein440 km away
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 14 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 15.5 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 11 m
- Tidal range
- 2 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
Majuro Atoll is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- No
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is up to 24 tons.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with the Marshall Islands
- US exports, 2025
- $262.5MLed by electrical machinery and equipment
- US imports, 2025
- $17.1MLed by fish and seafood
Top goods, trade terms and port guides for the Marshall Islands
Other ports in the Marshall Islands
The nearest is Kwajalein, 440 km away in a straight line.
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.