Port guide · UN/LOCODE QA DOH
Doha, Qatar
Qatar · 25.28° N, 51.53° E · Also listed as Ad Dawhah
The World Port Index classes Doha as a natural coastal harbor on the Persian Gulf. It records a channel depth of 11 m and a cargo pier depth of 8.8 m. Norfolk is 11,210 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 8.8 m
- Max vessel length
- 333 m
- From Norfolk
- 11,210 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Umm Said40 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 333 m and a maximum draft of 9.5 m.
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Anchorage depth
- 12 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 8.8 m
- Tidal range
- 1.5 m
- Entrance width
- 160 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 333 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 43 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 9.5 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
Doha 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
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 100 tons and over.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 tons and over
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated moderate.
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- No
- Engine supplies
- No
- Shore electricity
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Qatar
- US exports, 2025
- $4.4BLed by aircraft and spacecraft
- US imports, 2025
- $2.1BLed by mineral fuels and oils
Other ports in Qatar
The nearest is Umm Said, 40 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.