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Mina Ash Shuaybah

Name: Mina Ash Shuaybah
Address: KW

Shuaiba · UN/LOCODE KWSAA · Scale rank #310 worldwide

Harbour size: Medium
Harbour type: open roadstead
Cargo pier depth: 14.0 m
Largest vessel: —

Overview

Mina Ash Shuaybah is a medium seaport in Kuwait – harbour type: open roadstead. Cargo pier depth up to 14.0 m; channel depth 14.0 m. Water body: Persian Gulf; Indian Ocean.

Country: Kuwait
Water body: Persian Gulf; Indian Ocean
UN/LOCODE: KWSAA
WPI number: 48357
Coordinates: 29.0333, 48.1667
Harbour size: Medium
Harbour type: open roadstead
Shelter: Fair

Location

Gold dot: port location; small dots: other ports of the country. Illustrative map. OpenStreetMap ↗

Infrastructure & depths

Channel depth14.0 m

Anchorage depth18.6 m

Cargo pier depth14.0 m

Oil terminal depth15.5 m

Tidal range3.0 m

Berths & cargo facilities

✓ Anchorage

Cranes & lifts

✓ Fixed cranes
✓ Mobile cranes
✓ Lifts 25–49 t
✓ Lifts 0–24 t

Repairs: Moderate

Services & access

Pilotage, tugs & traffic

✓ Pilotage compulsory
✓ Pilotage available
✓ Tug assistance
✓ Salvage tugs
✓ First port of entry

Services & supplies

✓ Longshoremen
✓ Medical facilities
✓ Garbage disposal
✓ Dirty ballast disposal
✓ Potable water
✓ Fuel oil
✓ Diesel oil
✓ Airport nearby

Entrance restrictions

! Tide: yes
! Heavy swell: yes
✓ Ice: no
! Other: yes

✓ available · ✗ not available; items without data are hidden (World Port Index).

Vessel schedules

No liner service calling at Mina Ash Shuaybah in the schedule data yet.

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Schedules & tracking of major carriers:

Trade with Vietnam

Vietnam has no FTA with Kuwait: MFN rates apply (if a WTO member).

Kuwait market profile →International shipping Steel & steel structure manufacturing

Nearby ports

Port	Country	Harbour size	Distance
Mina Al Ahmadi	KW	Medium	4 km
Ras Tannurah	SA	Medium	331 km
Khalifa Bin Salman	BH	Medium	403 km
Ras Laffan	QA	Medium	483 km
Mina Salman	BH	Medium	398 km
Sitrah	BH	Medium	403 km
Abadan	IR	Medium	145 km
Khorramshahr	IR	Medium	156 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. 172 (Enroute) - Red Sea and the Persian Gulf ↗