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Shuaiba

Name: Shuaiba
Address: KWT

UN/LOCODE KWSAA · Kuwait · Middle East

Reference

Coordinates: 29.0333, 48.1333
Time zone: Asia/KuwaitUTC +03:00no DST
Local currency: KWD— Kuwaiti Dinar
Languages: ar, en
Nearest airport: KWIKuwait International Airport~27 km
Electricity: 240 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: 1-3--6--
seaport · road terminal · inland clearance / multimodal

Operational details

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

Pilotage / VTS

Kuwait VTS / Shuwaikh Port Control (Kuwait Ports Authority)

VHF: Ch 16 / 12
Phone: +965 2481 7000
Web: www.kpa.gov.kw

P&I correspondents

· Clyde & Co Kuwait City (multi-club)
· Al Tamimi & Company Kuwait (UK Club, Gard)
· Holman Fenwick Willan Kuwait

Port agents

· GAC Kuwait
· Inchcape Kuwait
· Safwan Shipping Kuwait

ISPS security level (normal): 1

Northern Arabian Gulf; shallow approach channel (~9.5m); sandstorm-related visibility restrictions (Shamal season); Iran-link sanction risk — pre-clearance mandatory for US-flag/US-trade vessels.

Helplines for seafarers in Kuwait

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

Mission to Seafarers Kuwait
Middle East · Daily · en, ar, tl
📞 +965 2461 5556 [email protected]www.missiontoseafarers.org/port/kuwait
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
ITF Inspectorate — Find your nearest inspector
Global · Varies by port · en
www.itfseafarers.org/en/contact-us/find-an-itf-inspector

Other ports in Kuwait

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

Sources & verification (12)

country_iso3 · ISO 3166-1 (KW)retrieved 2026-05-05
country_name · ISO 3166-1 (KW)retrieved 2026-05-05
currency_code · ISO 4217:2015 (KWD)retrieved 2026-05-05
currency_name · ISO 4217:2015 (KWD)retrieved 2026-05-05
languages · CIA World Factbook (public domain), national-language listing (KW)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_iana · IANA tz database (Asia/Kuwait)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_utc_offset · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (Asia/Kuwait)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_dst · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (Asia/Kuwait)retrieved 2026-05-05
electricity · IEC TR 60083 plug-and-socket standard list (KW)retrieved 2026-05-05
function_codes_expanded · UNECE Rec. 16 — UN/LOCODE function-code mask (1-3--6--)retrieved 2026-05-05
nearest_major_airport · OurAirports (CC0) — davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data (KWI)retrieved 2026-05-07
climate_classification · Kottek et al. 2006 / Beck et al. 2018 — country-coastal Köppen zone (KW)retrieved 2026-05-07

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