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Mina Jabal Ali

Name: Mina Jabal Ali
Address: AE

Mina Jebel Ali · UN/LOCODE AEJEA · Scale rank #9 worldwide

Container throughput 2024: 15.54 m TEU
Container port rank: #9
Cargo pier depth: 17.0 m
Largest vessel: 400.0 m

Overview

Mina Jabal Ali is a large seaport in United Arab Emirates – harbour type: coastal (breakwater). In 2024 it handled 15.54 m TEU, ranking No. 9 among the world’s container ports. Cargo pier depth up to 17.0 m; channel depth 12.5 m. Largest vessels accepted: length 400.0 m, beam 58.6 m, draft 15.5 m. Water body: Persian Gulf; Indian Ocean.

Country: United Arab Emirates
Water body: Persian Gulf; Indian Ocean
UN/LOCODE: AEJEA
WPI number: 48276
Coordinates: 25.0167, 55.0500
Harbour size: Large
Harbour type: coastal (breakwater)
Harbour use: Cargo
Shelter: Fair

Location

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

Infrastructure & depths

Channel depth12.5 m

Anchorage depth21.6 m

Cargo pier depth17.0 m

Oil terminal depth18.0 m

LNG terminal depth15.0 m

Tidal range1.1 m

Entrance width235.0 m

Max. vessel length400.0 m

Max. vessel beam58.6 m

Max. vessel draft15.5 m

Berths & cargo facilities

✓ Wharves
✓ Anchorage

Repairs: Major

Services & access

Pilotage, tugs & traffic

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

Services & supplies

✓ Longshoremen
✓ Electrical repair
✓ Navigation equipment
✓ Medical facilities
✓ Garbage disposal
✗ Dirty ballast disposal
✓ Provisions
✓ Potable water
✓ Fuel oil
✓ Diesel oil
✗ Deck supplies
✗ Engine supplies
✓ Airport nearby

Entrance restrictions

! Other: yes

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Vessel schedules

No liner service calling at Mina Jabal Ali in the schedule data yet.

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Trade with Vietnam

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

United Arab Emirates market profile →International shipping Steel & steel structure manufacturing

Nearby ports

Port	Country	Harbour size	Distance
Abu Zaby	AE	Medium	92 km
Zirkuh	AE	Medium	207 km
Bandar Abbas	IR	Medium	264 km
Jabal Az Zannah/ruways	AE	Medium	254 km
Khawr Fakkan	AE	Medium	138 km
Ras Tannurah	SA	Medium	521 km
Khalifa Bin Salman	BH	Medium	455 km
Ras Laffan	QA	Medium	362 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 ↗