Shanghai
ChinaCN SGH
Location
Codes & time
Asia/Shanghai
Now: UTC+8
Standard: UTC+8
Contacts
Who to call at Shanghai, with the source of each number. Numbers and channels change: check the latest port notices before arrival.
Wusong VTS, ChangjiangkouVHF 08 +86 21 56671002
Changjiangkou waters (backup 65).Source
Wusong VTS, deepwater channelVHF 09
Changjiangkou deepwater channel and adjacent waters (backup 26).Source
Wusong VTS, south channelVHF 72
South Channel and adjacent waters (backup 71).Source
Wusong VTS, BaoshanVHF 73
Baoshan channel and adjacent waters (backup 27).Source
Wusong VTS, Huangpu RiverVHF 11
Huangpu River waters (backup 19).Source
Yangshan VTSVHF 13 +86 21 68287199
Yangshan deepwater port; all ships keep watch on 13 (14 and 79 backup).Source
Shanghai MSA general duty office (maritime safety command centre)
Nearest rescue centre...
VHF 16distress, safety and calling (156.800 MHz)DSC 70digital selective calling
Active warnings near Shanghai
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Shanghai at a glance
Rank basis: Cargo throughput 811.5 million tonnes (2025)
Figures change: always confirm limits with the port authority, local notices and your agent before arrival.
Shanghai port guide
Shanghai is the world's busiest container port: 55.06 million TEU in 2025, with 811.5 million tonnes of coastal port cargo (Ministry of Transport). Containers are handled at the Yangshan deep-water port in Hangzhou Bay, linked to the mainland by the Donghai Bridge, and at Waigaoqiao and Wusongkou on the Yangtze estuary. Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) operates the public terminals.
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