Ports & Harbours of the Java Sea and the seas of the Indonesian archipelago
YearMaps maps 81 harbours on the Java Sea and the seas of the Indonesian archipelago, in 2 countries and territories. The largest by the World Port Index's harbour size are Cilacap, Jakarta, Kasim Terminal, Surabaya, Ujung Pandang and Merak Mas Terminal. One is written up in full below, and every harbour is listed with its depths, tidal range and the largest ships it takes.
Indonesia's more than 17,000 islands enclose a maze of seas, the Java, Flores, Banda and Molucca Seas and the Makassar Strait among them. The Moluccas were the original Spice Islands, for centuries the only source of cloves and nutmeg, which drew the Portuguese and then the Dutch East India Company, whose capital Batavia is now Jakarta. Indonesia's Indian Ocean and South China Sea harbours are counted with those seas.
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- 81
- Countries
- 2
- Large Harbours
- 3
- Written Up
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Map of the Ports of the Java Sea and the seas of the Indonesian archipelago
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Bitung
The harbour of the Java Sea and the seas of the Indonesian archipelago with an encyclopedia article, each with its figures from the World Port Index.
Bitung
Very Small harbour · Indonesia
Port of Bitung (Indonesian: Pelabuhan Bitung) is a seaport located on Jalan D.S Sumolang in Bitung, North Sulawesi, in Indonesia. It is the largest port in the province, consists of both container and passenger ship ports. The port serves as a hub for most exports originated from North Sulawesi and other areas of eastern Indonesia to destinations such as Philippines and Vietnam. There are also ferry routes linking Bitung with General Santos and Davao City.
Adapted from Wikipedia: Port of Bitung (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Harbour size
- Very Small
- Channel depth
- 42.1 m
- Anchorage depth
- 5.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 38.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 42.1 m
- Tidal range
- 4 m
- Largest vessel
- medium vessels
- Country
- Indonesia
- Province
- North Sulawesi
- Coordinates
- 1.4300°, 125.1800°
More about Bitung
Facilities
Ocean Wharf – 607 metres (1,991 feet) long with a depth of about 5 metres (16 feet).
Nusantara Wharf – 652 metres (2,139 feet) long with a depth of about 6 metres (20 feet).
Container Wharf VIII – 182 metres (597 feet) long with a depth of about 20 metres (66 feet).
Container Wharf IX – 60 metres (200 feet) long with a depth of about 10 metres (33 feet).
In addition, there are other facilities that support the operation of the port, namely a container crane, a mobile crane, four chassis, five trucks, five forklifts, water desalination facility, refuelling stop (diesel and marine fuel), dry wharf for repairs, warehouse (3 x 4,320 square metres (46,500 square feet) and 1 x 432 square metres (4,650 square feet)), immigration, and a medical facility.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Port of Bitung (CC BY-SA 4.0).
All Harbours of the Java Sea and the seas of the Indonesian archipelago
81 harbours, the largest first by the index's harbour size. Channel depth and tidal range set the physical limit on which ships can call. 34 of them are recorded in the source with the city they serve.
| Harbour | Country | Size | Channel | Anchorage | Tide | Largest vessel | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cilacap | Indonesia | Major | 34.7 m | — | 1 m | large vessels | |
| Jakarta | Indonesia | Major | 34.7 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Kasim Terminal | Indonesia | Major | 23.8 m | 5.5 m | 1 m | medium vessels | |
| Surabaya | Indonesia | Medium | 38.4 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Ujung Pandangserves Ujungpandang | Indonesia | Medium | 38.4 m | — | 2 m | medium vessels | |
| Merak Mas Terminal | Indonesia | Medium | 34.7 m | 5.5 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Jayapura | Indonesia | Small | 53 m | — | 1 m | medium vessels | |
| Kupang | Indonesia | Small | 49.4 m | — | 2 m | large vessels | |
| Amamapare | Indonesia | Small | 45.7 m | 5.5 m | 7 m | large vessels | |
| Mangkasa Oil Terminal | Indonesia | Small | 38.4 m | 12.8 m | 2 m | large vessels | |
| Ambon | Indonesia | Small | 34.7 m | — | 5 m | medium vessels | |
| Balikpapan | Indonesia | Small | 31.1 m | — | 9 m | medium vessels | |
| Gresik | Indonesia | Small | 27.4 m | 12.8 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Salawati | Indonesia | Small | 23.8 m | 5.5 m | 2 m | medium vessels | |
| Tg. Sorongserves Sorong | Indonesia | Small | 16.5 m | — | 1 m | medium vessels | |
| Celukan Bawang | Indonesia | Small | 9.1 m | 20.1 m | 1 m | medium vessels | |
| Dili | Timor-Leste | Small | 5.5 m | — | 5 m | medium vessels | |
| Lawi Lawi Oil Terminal | Indonesia | Small | — | 9.1 m | 2 m | large vessels | |
| Bengkulu | Indonesia | Very Small | 56.7 m | — | 3 m | medium vessels | |
| Cirebon | Indonesia | Very Small | 56.7 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Fakfak | Indonesia | Very Small | 56.7 m | 5.5 m | 1 m | medium vessels | |
| Labuhanhaji | Indonesia | Very Small | 56.7 m | 27.4 m | 8 m | — | |
| Namlea | Indonesia | Very Small | 56.7 m | 12.8 m | 2 m | — | |
| Tegal | Indonesia | Very Small | 56.7 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Banjarmasinserves Bandjarmasin | Indonesia | Very Small | 53 m | — | 2 m | medium vessels | |
| Baubau | Indonesia | Very Small | 49.4 m | — | 4 m | medium vessels | |
| Ende | Indonesia | Very Small | 49.4 m | — | 2 m | medium vessels | |
| Gunung Batu Besar | Indonesia | Very Small | 49.4 m | 38.4 m | 1 m | — | |
| Merauke | Indonesia | Very Small | 49.4 m | — | 3 m | medium vessels | |
| Pomalaa | Indonesia | Very Small | 49.4 m | 42.1 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Poso | Indonesia | Very Small | 49.4 m | — | 2 m | medium vessels | |
| Raha Roadstead | Indonesia | Very Small | 49.4 m | 42.1 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Saumlaki | Indonesia | Very Small | 49.4 m | 5.5 m | 3 m | — | |
| Stagen | Indonesia | Very Small | 49.4 m | 38.4 m | 4 m | medium vessels | |
| Kolonodale | Indonesia | Very Small | 45.7 m | 31.1 m | 3 m | large vessels | |
| Kumai | Indonesia | Very Small | 45.7 m | 34.7 m | 1 m | large vessels | |
| Luwuk | Indonesia | Very Small | 45.7 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Maumere | Indonesia | Very Small | 45.7 m | — | 2 m | medium vessels | |
| Samarinda | Indonesia | Very Small | 45.7 m | — | 1 m | medium vessels | |
| Sibolga | Indonesia | Very Small | 45.7 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Tanjungpandan | Indonesia | Very Small | 45.7 m | — | 2 m | medium vessels | |
| Ampenanserves Mataram | Indonesia | Very Small | 42.1 m | — | 3 m | medium vessels | |
| Bitung | Indonesia | Very Small | 42.1 m | 5.5 m | 4 m | medium vessels | |
| Teluk Bayurserves Padang | Indonesia | Very Small | 42.1 m | — | 1 m | large vessels | |
| Ternate | Indonesia | Very Small | 42.1 m | — | 1 m | medium vessels | |
| Benoa | Indonesia | Very Small | 38.4 m | 12.8 m | 3 m | — | |
| Gorontalo | Indonesia | Very Small | 38.4 m | — | 2 m | medium vessels | |
| Manokwari Roadserves Manokwari | Indonesia | Very Small | 38.4 m | — | 1 m | medium vessels | |
| Pulau Baai | Indonesia | Very Small | 38.4 m | 34.7 m | 1 m | medium vessels | |
| Rembang | Indonesia | Very Small | 38.4 m | 38.4 m | — | — | |
| Tanah Merah | Indonesia | Very Small | 38.4 m | 27.4 m | 2 m | medium vessels | |
| Bula | Indonesia | Very Small | 34.7 m | 9.1 m | 1 m | medium vessels | |
| Serui | Indonesia | Very Small | 34.7 m | 5.5 m | 5 m | large vessels | |
| Tanjung Benete | Indonesia | Very Small | 34.7 m | 34.7 m | — | — | |
| Bontang Lng Terminalserves Bontang | Indonesia | Very Small | 31.1 m | — | 8 m | large vessels | |
| North Pulau Laut Coal Terminal | Indonesia | Very Small | 31.1 m | 20.1 m | 2 m | medium vessels | |
| Panjangserves Bandar Lampung | Indonesia | Very Small | 31.1 m | — | 3 m | medium vessels | |
| Tanjung Gerem | Indonesia | Very Small | 31.1 m | 5.5 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Tanjung Sekong | Indonesia | Very Small | 31.1 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Waingapu | Indonesia | Very Small | 31.1 m | — | 2 m | medium vessels | |
| Banten | Indonesia | Very Small | 27.4 m | 12.8 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Kendari | Indonesia | Very Small | 27.4 m | — | 1 m | medium vessels | |
| Parepare | Indonesia | Very Small | 27.4 m | — | 1 m | medium vessels | |
| Kota Baru | Indonesia | Very Small | 16.5 m | 23.8 m | 4 m | medium vessels | |
| Widuri Marine Terminal | Indonesia | Very Small | 12.8 m | 16.5 m | — | — | |
| Ardjuna Oil Field | Indonesia | Very Small | 9.1 m | 38.4 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Cinta Oil Terminal | Indonesia | Very Small | 5.5 m | 5.5 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Donggala | Indonesia | Very Small | 5.5 m | 5.5 m | 4 m | — | |
| Miei | Indonesia | Very Small | 5.5 m | 5.5 m | 4 m | — | |
| Tanjung Santan | Indonesia | Very Small | 5.5 m | 5.5 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Wahai | Indonesia | Very Small | 5.5 m | 5.5 m | 2 m | medium vessels | |
| Anyer Lor | Indonesia | Very Small | — | 38.4 m | 2 m | medium vessels | |
| Labuha | Indonesia | Very Small | — | 27.4 m | — | — | |
| Larantuka | Indonesia | Very Small | — | 9.1 m | — | — | |
| Panarukan | Indonesia | Very Small | — | 23.8 m | — | — | |
| Patani | Indonesia | Very Small | — | 5.5 m | 1 m | medium vessels | |
| Pekalonganserves Pakalongan | Indonesia | Very Small | — | — | 2 m | medium vessels | |
| Poleng Oil Field | Indonesia | Very Small | — | 5.5 m | — | — | |
| Sailolof | Indonesia | Very Small | — | 5.5 m | 2 m | — | |
| Senipah Oil Terminal | Indonesia | Very Small | — | 5.5 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Tanjung Sangata | Indonesia | Very Small | — | — | — | — |
Port Cities of the Java Sea and the seas of the Indonesian archipelago
The most populous cities with a harbour of the Java Sea and the seas of the Indonesian archipelago within 25 km. Each city is listed with its country's other cities on the country page.
- Jakarta9.13 million
Capital of Indonesia · Jakarta
- Surabaya2.85 million
- Bekasi2.38 million
Indonesia · Jakarta (17 km)
- Ujungpandang1.26 million
Indonesia · Ujung Pandang
- Cilacap1.17 million
Indonesia · Cilacap
- Bandar Lampung881,801
Indonesia · Panjang
- Padang855,000
Indonesia · Teluk Bayur
- Bandjarmasin603,576
Indonesia · Banjarmasin
- Samarinda592,228
Indonesia · Samarinda
- Mataram499,409
Indonesia · Ampenan
- Balikpapan445,905
Indonesia · Balikpapan, Lawi Lawi Oil Terminal (23 km)
- Bengkulu426,673
Indonesia · Bengkulu, Pulau Baai (13 km)
- Gorontalo365,497
Indonesia · Gorontalo
- Ambon355,596
Indonesia · Ambon
- Kupang282,396
Indonesia · Kupang
- Pakalongan272,000
Indonesia · Pekalongan
- Cirebon254,298
Indonesia · Cirebon
- Tegal237,084
Indonesia · Tegal
- Dili234,331
Capital of East Timor · Dili
- Sibolga217,312
Indonesia · Sibolga
- Ternate187,521
Indonesia · Ternate
- Jayapura169,341
Indonesia · Jayapura
- Kendari165,377
Indonesia · Kendari
- Serang164,767
Indonesia · Tanjung Gerem (24 km), Banten (22 km)
- Sorong125,535
Indonesia · Tg. Sorong
- Maumere104,285
Indonesia · Maumere
- Bontang101,691
Indonesia · Bontang Lng Terminal
- Parepare87,776
Indonesia · Parepare
- Ende77,205
Indonesia · Ende
- Manokwari74,504
Indonesia · Manokwari Road
Countries with Harbours on the Java Sea and the seas of the Indonesian archipelago
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Java Sea & Indonesian Archipelago: Quick Answers
- How many ports are there on the Java Sea and the seas of the Indonesian archipelago?
- YearMaps lists 81 ports and harbours on the Java Sea and the seas of the Indonesian archipelago, from the World Port Index of the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Small fishing harbours and private terminals outside the index are not counted.
- Which countries have ports on the Java Sea and the seas of the Indonesian archipelago?
- Indonesia (80) and Timor-Leste (1).
- What are the largest ports on the Java Sea and the seas of the Indonesian archipelago?
- By the World Port Index's harbour size, the largest are Cilacap, Jakarta, Kasim Terminal, Surabaya, Ujung Pandang and Merak Mas Terminal.
- What are the main port cities on the Java Sea and the seas of the Indonesian archipelago?
- The most populous cities with a harbour here are Jakarta (9.13 million), Surabaya (2.85 million), Bekasi (2.38 million), Ujungpandang (1.26 million) and Cilacap (1.17 million).