From Vung Tau anchorage point (Buoy 0) to Saigon Port through Long Tau

• Pilot boarding position: 10^o20'N - 107^o03'E


• Channel Length: 85km, Depth: -8.5m, Draft: 11m


• Tidal regime: irregular semi-diurnal. Average range: 3.0m


• Location of terminals in HCMC area: 10^o50'N - 106^o45'E.


• Max size acceptable: 32,000 DWT (wharf side draft limit 11m)

(60,000 DWT at Thieng Lieng buoy berth, -13.5m depth)

• Terminal location in Mekong Delta:10^o03'N - 105^o42'E via Dinh An estuary.