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Ras Tannurah

Ras Tanura · UN/LOCODE SARTA · Scale rank #279 worldwide

Harbour size
Medium
Harbour type
open roadstead
Cargo pier depth
14.0 m
Largest vessel
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Ras TannurahRas Tannurah Saudi Arabia

Overview

Ras Tannurah is a medium seaport in Saudi Arabia – harbour type: open roadstead. Cargo pier depth up to 14.0 m; channel depth 15.5 m. Water body: Persian Gulf; Indian Ocean.

Country
Saudi Arabia
Water body
Persian Gulf; Indian Ocean
UN/LOCODE
SARTA
WPI number
48340
Coordinates
26.6333, 50.1667
Harbour size
Medium
Harbour type
open roadstead
Shelter
Fair

Location

United Arab Emirates · $552 billion Afghanistan · $17.8 billion Armenia · $29.2 billion Azerbaijan · $75.9 billion Bahrain · $49.0 billion Central African Republic · $3.07 billion Cyprus · $41.2 billion Djibouti · $4.62 billion Egypt · $365 billion Eritrea · $2.07 billion Ethiopia · $126 billion Greece · $281 billion Israel · $611 billion India · $3.96 trillion Iraq · $254 billion Iran · $363 billion Jordan · $61.6 billion Kuwait · $157 billion Lebanon · $26.0 billion Libya · $48.1 billion Oman · $110 billion Pakistan · $407 billion Palestine · $17.2 billion Qatar · $216 billion Saudi Arabia · $1.28 trillion Sudan · $60.2 billion Somalia · $13.0 billion South Sudan · $12.0 billion Syria · $23.7 billion Chad · $21.5 billion Tajikistan · $17.7 billion Turkmenistan · $49.8 billion Türkiye · $1.60 trillion Uzbekistan · $147 billion Yemen · $21.6 billion Ras TannurahJu Aymah Oil TerminalRas Al KhafjiJiddahDubaDammamJizanRas Al MishabDuba Bulk Plant Tanker TerminalRabighSharmahJu Aymah Lpg TerminalKing Fahd PortAl JubaylYanbuRas Al GharRas Tannurah
Gold dot: port location; small dots: other ports of the country. Illustrative map. OpenStreetMap ↗

Infrastructure & depths

Channel depth15.5 m
Anchorage depth23.2 m
Cargo pier depth14.0 m
Oil terminal depth23.2 m
Tidal range2.0 m

Berths & cargo facilities

  • ✓ Wharves
  • ✓ Anchorage

Cranes & lifts

  • ✓ Mobile cranes
  • ✓ Floating cranes
  • ✓ Lifts 100+ t
  • ✓ Lifts 50–100 t
  • ✓ Lifts 0–24 t
Repairs
Limited

Services & access

Pilotage, tugs & traffic

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

Services & supplies

  • ✓ Medical facilities
  • ✗ Garbage disposal
  • ✗ Dirty ballast disposal
  • ✓ Provisions
  • ✗ Potable water
  • ✓ Fuel oil
  • ✗ Diesel oil
  • ✓ Airport nearby

Entrance restrictions

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

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

Vessel schedules

No liner service calling at Ras Tannurah in the schedule data yet.

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Trade with Vietnam

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

Saudi Arabia market profile →International shippingSteel & steel structure manufacturing

Nearby ports

PortCountryHarbour sizeDistance
Mina Jabal Ali AELarge521 km
Abu Zaby AEMedium481 km
Zirkuh AEMedium336 km
Jabal Az Zannah/ruways AEMedium371 km
Mina Al Ahmadi KWMedium334 km
Khalifa Bin Salman BHMedium73 km
Ras Laffan QAMedium162 km
Mina Ash Shuaybah KWMedium331 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 ↗