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Bangkok

UN/LOCODE THBKK · Thailand · Asia-Pacific · 10

Reference

Coordinates: 13.75, 100.5167
Time zone: Asia/BangkokUTC +07:00no DST
Local currency: THB— Baht
Languages: th, en
Nearest airport: DMKDon Mueang International Airport~21 km
Electricity: 220 V50 Hzplugs A, B, C, O(country default — verify at berth)
Climate: AwTropical savanna (dry winter)
Country-coastal Köppen zone (most ports cluster on the coast). For port-coordinate resolution use Kottek 2006 0.5° grid.
Function codes: 12345---
seaport · rail terminal · road terminal · airport · postal exchange

Operational details

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

Pilotage / VTS

Bangkok Port Control / Chao Phraya VTS

VHF: Ch 12 / 16
Phone: +66 2 269 3000
Web: www.portauth.or.th

P&I correspondents

· Pandiman Thailand
· Tilleke & Gibbins Marine Bangkok
· Holman Fenwick Willan Singapore (Thailand desk)

Port agents

· GAC Thailand Bangkok
· Inchcape Thailand Bangkok
· Wilhelmsen Thailand

ISPS security level (normal): 1

River port — air draft limit 29m at Phra Pinklao Bridge; draft limit 8.5m in river channel; monsoon May-Oct.

Helplines for seafarers in Thailand

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

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
ISWAN Africa Network
Africa · Refer to ISWAN SeafarerHelp 24/7 · en, fr, pt
📞 +44 800 012 1004 [email protected]www.seafarerswelfare.org

Other ports in Thailand

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

Sources & verification (14)

country_iso3 · ISO 3166-1 (TH)retrieved 2026-05-06
country_name · ISO 3166-1 (TH)retrieved 2026-05-06
currency_code · ISO 4217:2015 (THB)retrieved 2026-05-06
currency_name · ISO 4217:2015 (THB)retrieved 2026-05-06
languages · CIA World Factbook (public domain), national-language listing (TH)retrieved 2026-05-06
timezone_iana · IANA tz database (Asia/Bangkok)retrieved 2026-05-06
timezone_utc_offset · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (Asia/Bangkok)retrieved 2026-05-06
timezone_dst · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (Asia/Bangkok)retrieved 2026-05-06
electricity · IEC TR 60083 plug-and-socket standard list (TH)retrieved 2026-05-06
function_codes_expanded · UNECE Rec. 16 — UN/LOCODE function-code mask (12345---)retrieved 2026-05-06
nearest_major_airport · OurAirports (CC0) — davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data (DMK)retrieved 2026-05-07
wikidata_qid · Wikidata SPARQL (P1937 UN/LOCODE join) (Q1861)retrieved 2026-05-07
osm_relation_id · Wikidata SPARQL (P1937 UN/LOCODE join) (Q1861)retrieved 2026-05-07
climate_classification · Kottek et al. 2006 / Beck et al. 2018 — country-coastal Köppen zone (TH)retrieved 2026-05-07

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