Port guide · UN/LOCODE TW KEL
Chi-Lung, Taiwan
Taiwan · 25.13° N, 121.77° E · Also listed as Keelung
The World Port Index classes Chi-Lung as a natural coastal harbor on the East China Sea. It records a channel depth of 26 m and a cargo pier depth of 16 m. Norfolk is 12,870 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 26 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 16 m
- Max vessel length
- 347 m
- From Norfolk
- 12,870 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Tan-Shui40 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 347 m and a maximum draft of 16 m.
- Channel depth
- 26 m
- Anchorage depth
- 12.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 16 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 11.5 m
- Tidal range
- 1.9 m
- Entrance width
- 275 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 347 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 48.2 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 16 m
- Offshore maximum vessel draft
- 25 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
Chi-Lung 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
- Tug salvage
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, breakbulk, solid bulk and liquid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is 50 to 100 tons.
- Container
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Dangerous cargo anchorage
- Yes
- Container cranes
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Medium
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated major.
- Repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Large
- Ice breaking
- No
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Taiwan
- US exports, 2025
- $54.8BLed by machinery and mechanical appliances
- US imports, 2025
- $201.4BLed by machinery and mechanical appliances
Other ports in Taiwan
The nearest is Tan-Shui, 40 km away in a straight line.
- Hua-Lien KangCargo pier 14.5 m, channel 17 m, container, breakbulk and bulkTW HUN
- Kao-HsiungCargo pier 17.6 m, channel 12.5 m, container, breakbulk and bulkTW KHH
- Su-AoCargo pier 12 m, channel 62 m, bulkTW SUO
- Tai-Chung KangCargo pier 16 m, channel 16 m, container, breakbulk and bulkTW TXG
- Tan-ShuiCargo pier 16 m, channel 16 m, container, breakbulk and bulkTW TPE
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.