Guangzhou

Name: Guangzhou
Address: China

ChinaCN GGZ

No. 5 port worldwide

Post resource

Location

Codes & time

UN/LOCODE

CN GGZ

Coordinates (DMS)

23-08.0N 113-14.0E

Decimal (maps)

23.133333 113.233333

Time zone

Asia/Shanghai

Now: UTC+8

Standard: UTC+8

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Contacts

Who to call at Guangzhou, with the source of each number. Numbers and channels change: check the latest port notices before arrival.

Harbour master / port control

Guangzhou Maritime Safety Administration, duty office
+86 20 82272372
Ship security contact point (MOT list); also the harbour master's duty line.Source

VTS

Guangzhou MSAVHF 09
Listening channels of the MSA duty office (MOT list).Source

Emergency

Nearest rescue centre...

VHF 16distress, safety and calling (156.800 MHz)DSC 70digital selective calling

Active warnings near Guangzhou

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Guangzhou at a glance

No. 5 worldwide

Rank basis: Cargo throughput 669.6 million tonnes (2025)

Throughput

27.68 million TEU (2025) source
669.6 million tonnes (2025) source

Figures change: always confirm limits with the port authority, local notices and your agent before arrival.

Guangzhou port guide

Guangzhou is the main port of the Pearl River Delta's western side: 669.6 million tonnes and 27.68 million TEU in 2025 (Ministry of Transport). Most deep-sea container and bulk traffic uses the Nansha port area near the river mouth; the older Huangpu and inner harbour areas lie upriver.

Sources

Ministry of Transport of the PRC - 2025 port cargo and container throughput (table, PDF)

For planning reference only (researched Oct 22, 2026). Always verify against official publications - Admiralty Sailing Directions, List of Radio Signals, local notices and the port authority - and your agent before arrival.

Catalogue harbor data

LOCODE function: False
Raw coordinates: False