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Sharjah

UN/LOCODE AESHJ · United Arab Emirates · Middle East · SH

Reference

Coordinates: 25.35, 55.3833
Time zone: Asia/DubaiUTC +04:00no DST
Local currency: AED— UAE Dirham
Languages: ar, en
Nearest airport: DXBDubai International Airport~11 km
Electricity: 230 V50 Hzplugs G(country default — verify at berth)
Climate: BWhHot desert
Country-coastal Köppen zone (most ports cluster on the coast). For port-coordinate resolution use Kottek 2006 0.5° grid.
Function codes: 1-34----
seaport · road terminal · airport

Operational details

Compiled from public port-authority and P&I-club directories. Always verify current contacts via your agent before arrival.

Pilotage / VTS

Sharjah Port Control / Khalid Port

VHF: Ch 12 / 16
Phone: +971 6 528 2444
Web: www.sharjahports.gov.ae

P&I correspondents

· Pandi Marine UAE
· Holman Fenwick Willan Dubai
· Sumcoship Dubai

Port agents

· GAC UAE Sharjah
· Inchcape UAE Sharjah
· Wilhelmsen UAE

ISPS security level (normal): 1

Khalid Port general cargo and containers; Arabian Gulf anchorage; Hamriyah Free Zone Port handles bulk and project cargo.

Helplines for seafarers in United Arab Emirates

Welfare, abandonment, wages, medical, mental health, harassment — 24/7 lines where available. See full helplines directory.

ITF UAE Inspectorate
Middle East · Office hours, 24/7 emergencies · en, ar
📞 +971 4 880 4684 [email protected]www.itfseafarers.org
UKMTO Dubai (Indian Ocean / Gulf of Aden)
Middle East · 24/7 · en
📞 +971 50 552 3215 [email protected]www.ukmto.org
ISWAN SeafarerHelp
Global · 24/7 · en, ar, es, fr
📞 +44 800 012 1004 WhatsApp [email protected]www.seafarerhelp.org
ITF Seafarers
Global · 24/7 for emergencies · en
📞 +44 20 7403 2733 [email protected]www.itfseafarers.org
IMO/ILO Database of Abandonment of Seafarers
Global · Online · en
www.ilo.org/dyn/seafarers/seafarersBrowse.home
Find A Helpline
Global · Online · en
findahelpline.com

Other ports in United Arab Emirates

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Port-state-control region: riyadh MoU · how to file a PSC complaint.

Sources & verification (13)

country_iso3 · ISO 3166-1 (AE)retrieved 2026-05-06
country_name · ISO 3166-1 (AE)retrieved 2026-05-06
currency_code · ISO 4217:2015 (AED)retrieved 2026-05-06
currency_name · ISO 4217:2015 (AED)retrieved 2026-05-06
languages · CIA World Factbook (public domain), national-language listing (AE)retrieved 2026-05-06
timezone_iana · IANA tz database (Asia/Dubai)retrieved 2026-05-06
timezone_utc_offset · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (Asia/Dubai)retrieved 2026-05-06
timezone_dst · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (Asia/Dubai)retrieved 2026-05-06
electricity · IEC TR 60083 plug-and-socket standard list (AE)retrieved 2026-05-06
function_codes_expanded · UNECE Rec. 16 — UN/LOCODE function-code mask (1-34----)retrieved 2026-05-06
nearest_major_airport · OurAirports (CC0) — davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data (DXB)retrieved 2026-05-07
wikidata_qid · Wikidata SPARQL (P1937 UN/LOCODE join) (Q6877623)retrieved 2026-05-07
climate_classification · Kottek et al. 2006 / Beck et al. 2018 — country-coastal Köppen zone (AE)retrieved 2026-05-07

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