Shuwaikh, Kuwait

Port · KWSWK · 29.35°, 47.92° · Mineral Products, Vegetable Products, Prepared Foodstuffs & Beverages

in force · 60 nm
6
issued · 30 d
1
since 1997
140
vessel calls / yr
625

In force within 60 nm · 6

Other 3 · Wrecks 2 · Surveys 1

  1. HYDROPAC 2280/26 · Surveys22.9 nm · 2026-08-09
    Survey operations by vessel Vision 2 in Persian Gulf, Kuwait, from 10 August until further notice. Wide berth requested.
  2. HYDROPAC 311/24 · Wrecks28 nm · 2024-01-25
    A dangerous wreck marked by a buoy is located in the Persian Gulf off Kuwait at 29-05.49N 048-22.09E.
  3. HYDROPAC 28/25 · Other36.7 nm · 2025-01-06
    Navigation is prohibited until further notice within 600 meters of 28-52.49N 048-21.63E in Kuwait, Persian Gulf.
  4. HYDROPAC 379/26 · Wrecks40.6 nm · 2026-02-08
    Barge Dream 1 sank in the Persian Gulf off Kuwait at 29°14.06'N 048°41.22'E.
  5. HYDROPAC 1415/25 · Other43.5 nm · 2025-06-01
    Navigation is prohibited within 600 meters of 29-13.10N 048-44.42E in the Persian Gulf near Kuwait.
  6. HYDROPAC 83/25 · Other44.2 nm · 2025-01-13
    In Kuwait, Persian Gulf, the meteorological tower at 28-46.0N 048-26.1E is temporarily replaced by a yellow buoy flashing 4 times every 15 seconds, 5 meters.

Issued in the last 12 months, now cancelled · 1

  1. HYDROPAC 2664/25 · Surveys18.1 nm · 2025-10-17 → 2026-04-17
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by vessel SEALINE-8 in: a. 29-07.20N 048-08.23E

Share of Kuwait's maritime trade through this port (PortWatch): imports 1469%, exports 131%.

Chokepoint and port data: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) — IMF and the University of Oxford, via the UN Global Platform. Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and port authority notices.

Shuwaikh, Kuwait — navigational warnings near the port · seahazards