Port guide · UN/LOCODE SO KMU
Kismaayo, Somalia
Somalia · 0.39° S, 42.54° E · Also listed as Chisimaio; Kisimayu
The World Port Index classes Kismaayo as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the Indian Ocean. It records a channel depth of 7.9 m and a cargo pier depth of 7.9 m. Norfolk is 12,560 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 7.9 m
- From Norfolk
- 12,560 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Berbera1,240 km away
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 7.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 7.9 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
Kismaayo is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: breakbulk.
- Container
- No
- Ro-ro
- No
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- No
- Liquid bulk
- No
- Oil terminal
- No
- LNG terminal
- No
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Dangerous cargo anchorage
- No
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- None
- Fuel oil
- No
- Diesel oil
- No
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- No
- Engine supplies
- No
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Somalia
- US exports, 2025
- $49.7MLed by aircraft and spacecraft
- US imports, 2025
- $701KLed by gums, resins and plant extracts
Other ports in Somalia
The nearest is Berbera, 1,240 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.