Port guide · UN/LOCODE VN SGN
Thanh Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Vietnam · 10.77° N, 106.72° E · Also listed as Saigon
The World Port Index classes Thanh Ho Chi Minh as a river port reached from the South China Sea. It records a channel depth of 9.4 m and a cargo pier depth of 14 m. Norfolk is 14,710 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 9.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 14 m
- Max vessel length
- 261 m
- From Norfolk
- 14,710 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Vung Tau60 km away
Depths and vessel limits
Of the 8 ports in Vietnam with guides here, Thanh Ho Chi Minh records the deepest cargo pier in the index. The index sets a maximum vessel length of 261 m and a maximum draft of 10.5 m.
- Channel depth
- 9.4 m
- Anchorage depth
- 18.6 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 14 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 14 m
- Tidal range
- 4 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 261 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 40 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 10.5 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
Thanh Ho Chi Minh is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Excellent
- Entrance restricted by tide
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 100 tons and over.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating 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
- Railway
- Medium
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Small
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Vietnam
- US exports, 2025
- $15.6BLed by electrical machinery and equipment
- US imports, 2025
- $193.9BLed by electrical machinery and equipment
Other ports in Vietnam
The nearest is Vung Tau, 60 km away in a straight line.
- Cam PhaCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 6.4 mVN CPH
- Da NangCargo pier 11 m, channel 12.5 mVN DAD
- Hai PhongCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 6.4 mVN HPH
- Hon GaiCargo pier 11 m, channel 7.9 mVN HON
- Nha TrangCargo pier 11 m, channel 11 mVN NHA
- Qui NhonCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 11 mVN UIH
- Vung TauCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 7.9 mVN VUT
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.