PFPPT

Port of Papeete (Tahiti) (PFPPT), French Polynesia, Australia

Operational details, shipping lines, port pairs, and requirements for this port in one place.

Harbor

Papeete (Tahiti)

Basic Information

Name

Papeete (Tahiti)

Local Port Name

Port of Papeete

Port Authority

Port Autonome de Papeete

Port Code

PFPPT

Type

Harbor

Latitude

17° 31' 0" S

Longitude

149° 34' 0" W

First Port Of Entry

Yes

ETA Message Required

Yes

USA Representative

Medical Facilities

Yes

Port Size

Medium

Harbor Features

Harbor Size

Small

Shelter

Good

Max Vessel Size

Over 500 feet in length

Harbor Type

Coastal Natural

Turning Area

Yes

Good Holding Ground

Yes

Entrance Restrictions

Tide

Overhead Limit

Swell

Yes

Ice

Other

Water Depth

Channel

36 - 40 feet, 11 - 12.2 meters

Cargo Pier

16 - 20 feet, 4.9 - 6.1 meters

Mean Tide

---

Anchorage

56 - 60 feet, 17.1 - 18.2 meters

Oil Terminal

31 - 35 feet, 9.4 - 10 meters

Pilotage

Compulsory

Yes

Available

---

Advisable

Yes

Local Assist

---

Tugs

Assist

Yes

Salvage

---

Quarantine

Pratique

Yes

Deratt Cert

Yes

Other

---

Contact Details

Address

BP 9164 Motu Uta Papeete 98715 French Polynesia

Fax

42 19 50

800-Number

---

direction@portppt.pf

Website

www.portdepapeete.pf

Phone

5054 54

Telephone

Yes

Radio

Yes

Air

Yes

Telegraph

Yes

Radio Tel

Yes

Rail

---

Loading & Unloading

Wharves

Yes

Med Moor

---

Anchor

---

Ocean

---

Ice

---

Lift Cranes

100 Plus Ton Lifts

Yes

50-100 Ton Lifts

Yes

25-49 Ton Lifts

Yes

0-24 Ton Lifts

Yes

Fixed Cranes

---

Mobile Cranes

Yes

Floating Cranes

Yes

Port Services

Longshore

Yes

Electrical Repair

---

Steam

---

Electrical

Yes

Navigation Equipment

---

Supplies

Provisions

Yes

Fuel Oil

Yes

Deck

Yes

Water

Yes

Diesel Oil

Yes

Engine

Yes

Other Services

Ship Repairs

Limited

Marine Railroad Size

Small

Degauss

---

Drydock Size

---

Garbage Disposal

Yes

Dirty Ballast

Port Statistics

Operational performance snapshots for this port

Weekly traffic, monthly dwell times, and operator capacity data for Papeete (Tahiti) (PFPPT), French Polynesia, Australia.

Weekly traffic

Week of 23 Feb 2026

Reported total

0 TEU

-100.0% vs previous tracked week

Imports

0 TEU

-100.0% vs previous tracked week

Exports

0 TEU

-100.0% vs previous tracked week

Transshipment

0 TEU

No comparison available

Exports led the latest tracked week for Papeete (Tahiti) (PFPPT), French Polynesia, Australia.

Week	Imports	Exports	Reported total
23 Feb 2026	0 TEU	0 TEU	0 TEU
16 Feb 2026	349 TEU	138 TEU	487 TEU
09 Feb 2026	1,681 TEU	658 TEU	2,339 TEU
02 Feb 2026	1,083 TEU	373 TEU	1,456 TEU
26 Jan 2026	1,041 TEU	563 TEU	1,604 TEU
19 Jan 2026	3,951 TEU	825 TEU	4,776 TEU
12 Jan 2026	111 TEU	15 TEU	126 TEU
05 Jan 2026	996 TEU	287 TEU	1,283 TEU
29 Dec 2025	537 TEU	264 TEU	801 TEU
22 Dec 2025	678 TEU	393 TEU	1,071 TEU
15 Dec 2025	2,827 TEU	971 TEU	3,798 TEU
08 Dec 2025	2,586 TEU	976 TEU	3,562 TEU

Monthly dwell times

Latest month Dec 2025

Imports

8.0 days

-23.0% vs previous month

Imports had the highest dwell time in Dec 2025, while Imports moved fastest.

Month	Imports	Exports	Transshipments	Rail imports
Dec 2025	8.0 days	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Nov 2025	10.4 days	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Sept 2025	2.6 days	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Aug 2025	10.5 days	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Jun 2025	5.1 days	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Apr 2025	7.0 days	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported