Sharjah is a seaport in The United Arab Emirates (AE). It is 11km away from the nearest airport (Dubai International Airport). The offical LOCODE for this seaport is AESHJ.
Sharjah
This Port is also identified by the following Port codes.
- LOCODE: AESHJ
Seaport name
Sharjah AESHJ
Contact details
Seaport WebsitePort type
Seaport (Minor)
Location
The United Arab Emirates (AE)
Coordinates
25.359, 55.370Timezone
Asia/Dubai
Local time
Seaport Access
- Road
- Rail
- Inland Waterway
Cargo Types
- Container
- Bulk
- Passenger
- Tanker
- Reefer
- General Cargo
- Gas
- RoRo
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Nearby airports
Nearby airports with regular departures that are near Sharjah. Ranked from closest to farthest away.
Alternative seaports
Alternative seaports with regular departures that are near Sharjah. Ranked from closest to farthest away.
Carriers that service this port
There are 8 carriers that service Sharjah. We have ranked them based on their scheduled frequency into that Port and included alternative names where available.
| Carrier Name | Departure frequency | On time arrivals (Last month) | |
|---|---|---|---|
 X-Press Feeders | Every 1-2 weeks | 46% on time (avg. 4 days late) | More details |
 CMA CGM | N/A | 40% on time (avg. 5 days late) | More details |
 MCL | N/A | More details | |
 COSCO | N/A | 41% on time (avg. 5 days late) | More details |
 MSC | N/A | 30% on time (avg. 6 days late) | More details |
 Sinokor | N/A | 41% on time (avg. 4 days late) | More details |
 TS Lines | N/A | 48% on time (avg. 4 days late) | More details |
 Maersk | N/A | 52% on time (avg. 5 days late) | More details |
Port features & facilities
Port Access
Road
Rail
Inland Waterway
Vessel Groups
Container
Small feeder
Feeder
Feedermax
New Panamax
Panamax
Post-Panamax
Ultra Large Container Vessel(ULCV)
Bulk Carrier
Mini
Small
Handysize
Panamax
Handymax
VLBC
Capesize
Passenger
Tanker
Coastal
LR1
LR2 / Aframax
MR
Small Tanker
ULCC
VLCC
LR2
Reefer
General Cargo
Gas Carrier
Small range
VLGC
Large range
Medium range
Q-Flex
Q-Max
Cargo Types
Coal
Container
General Cargo
Passenger
Roro
Black Products
Crude
LNG
Lubricants
NGL
White Products
Ore
Chemicals
Grain
Asphalt
Category X
Category Y
Category Z
Chemical Other
Bulk Other
Edible Oils
Oil Other
Vehicle Carrier
Reefer
Fertilizer
Livestock
Others
Port statistics
#333Global Rank
Sharjah is ranked 333rd in the world in our Port Connectivity Ranking system which ranks Airports and Seaports by their direct connections to other global ports.
Global Rankings
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On time performance
This chart displays the On Time Arrival performance for Sharjah as measured by comparing all scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.
Mar OTP 100.00%
Previous month OTP 44.44%
Average days late
A vessel is considered late when arriving more than 1 day behind schedule. This chart shows the average number of days that vessels are typically late arriving into Sharjah.
Mar 0.0 days
Previous month 4.3 days