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Kota Kinabalu
Jesselton · UN/LOCODE MYBKI · Scale rank #463 worldwide
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- coastal (natural)
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 m
- Largest vessel
- 294.0 m
Overview
Kota Kinabalu is a medium seaport in Malaysia – harbour type: coastal (natural). Cargo pier depth up to 9.4 m; channel depth 7.9 m. Largest vessels accepted: length 294.0 m, beam 37.5 m, draft 8.5 m. Water body: South China Sea; North Pacific Ocean.
- Country
- Malaysia
- Water body
- South China Sea; North Pacific Ocean
- UN/LOCODE
MYBKI- WPI number
- 51690
- Coordinates
- 5.9833, 116.0667
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- coastal (natural)
- Shelter
- Fair
Location
Infrastructure & depths
Berths & cargo facilities
- ✓ Wharves
- ✓ Anchorage
- ✓ Container terminal
- ✓ Ro-Ro
- ✓ Breakbulk
Cranes & lifts
- ✓ Mobile cranes
- ✓ Lifts 100+ t
- Repairs
- Limited
- Railway
- Small
Services & access
Pilotage, tugs & traffic
- ✗ Pilotage compulsory
- ✓ Pilotage available
- ✓ Tug assistance
- ✓ First port of entry
Services & supplies
- ✓ Longshoremen
- ✓ Medical facilities
- ✗ Garbage disposal
- ✗ Dirty ballast disposal
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fuel oil
- ✓ Diesel oil
- ✓ Airport nearby
- ✓ Rail connection
Entrance restrictions
- ✓ Tide: no
- ! Heavy swell: yes
- ! Ice: yes
- ! Other: yes
✓ available · ✗ not available; items without data are hidden (World Port Index).
Vessel schedules
No liner service calling at Kota Kinabalu in the schedule data yet.
Schedules & tracking of major carriers:
Trade with Vietnam
Vietnam and Malaysia share 9 FTA(s) – goods meeting the rules of origin enjoy preferential duties:
- ACFTA – ASEAN–China Free Trade Area
- ATIGA – ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement
- AJCEP – ASEAN–Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership
- AKFTA – ASEAN–Korea Free Trade Area
- AANZFTA – ASEAN–Australia–New Zealand Free Trade Area
- AIFTA – ASEAN–India Trade in Goods Agreement
- AHKFTA – ASEAN–Hong Kong, China Free Trade Agreement
- CPTPP – Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
- RCEP – Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Malaysia market profile →International shippingSteel & steel structure manufacturing
Nearby ports
| Port | Country | Harbour size | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Princesa |  PH | Small | 510 km |
| Lutong | MY | Small | 284 km |
| Bintulu Port | MY | Small | 449 km |
| Sapangar Bay | MY | Small | 12 km |
| Pelabuhan Sandakan | MY | Small | 227 km |
| Lingkas |  ID | Small | 345 km |
| Muara Harbor |  BN | Small | 153 km |
| Victoria | MY | Small | 121 km |
Sources: World Port Index (NGA Pub. 150) – retrieved 2026-10-14; TEU: Lloyd’s List One Hundred Ports. For reference – confirm with the port or agent before operations. · Sailing Directions Pub. 163 (Enroute) - Borneo Jawa Sulawesi and Nusa Tenggara ↗