Shenzhen
ChinaCN SNZ
Location
Codes & time
Asia/Shanghai
Now: UTC+8
Standard: UTC+8
Contacts
Who to call at Shenzhen, with the source of each number. Numbers and channels change: check the latest port notices before arrival.
Shenzhen VTS, eastern port area (Yantian)VHF 74 +86 755 83797011
Working and watching channel; auxiliary 68.Source
Shenzhen VTS, western port area (Shekou)VHF 69VHF 65
69 cargo ships, 65 passenger ships; auxiliary 72.Source
Pilot station, eastern areaVHF 08
Pilots, eastern port area.Source
Pilot station, western areaVHF 06VHF 13VHF 73
Pilots, western port area.Source
Shenzhen VTS Center
Also 83797110.Source
Nearest rescue centre...
VHF 16distress, safety and calling (156.800 MHz)DSC 70digital selective calling
Active warnings near Shenzhen
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Shenzhen at a glance
Rank basis: Cargo throughput 334 million tonnes (2025)
Figures change: always confirm limits with the port authority, local notices and your agent before arrival.
Shenzhen port guide
Shenzhen is one of the world's top container ports: 35.41 million TEU and 334.0 million tonnes in 2025 (Ministry of Transport). Container terminals are at Yantian in the east and at Shekou, Chiwan and Dachan Bay in the west, facing the Pearl River estuary.
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
- 12345---
- Raw coordinates
- 2233N 11407E