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Port Moresby (Royal Papua Yacht Club ; port déclaré : terminal de Motukea): clearing in by boat

Port of entry of Papua New Guinea (island: Nouvelle-Guinée).

Based on official sources, checked on 28 October 2026.

Services

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Good to know

The declared port is the Motukea commercial terminal; yachts use the Royal Papua Yacht Club. Surroundings require care.

Offices to visit

In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.

  1. Health Officer (santé portuaire) – Port Moresby (Motukea)

    Health

    Port health contact listed by the port authority.

  2. PNG Customs Service – Collector, terminal de Motukea

    Customs

    Opening hours : 7h45-16h06

    The declared port is the Motukea commercial terminal; yachts in practice clear from the RPYC.

  3. PNG Customs Service – Port Moresby Main Wharf

    Customs

    Opening hours : 7h45-16h06

    48-hour notice required to NCC@customs.gov.pg; Southern Region office: Nurkang Building, Goroa St, Gordons (tel. 312 7546).

  4. NAQIA – agent de quarantaine, Port Moresby (Motukea)

    Biosecurity

    Quarantine inspection (food, plants, animals) before going ashore; small fee.

  5. PNG Ports Corporation – Motukea Port Control

    Harbour office

    VHF : 12/16

    Call "Motukea Port Control" on approach; position is the port, not a building.

    Directions

  6. Royal Papua Yacht Club (RPYC) – bureau de la marina

    Harbour office

    Poreporena Freeway, Konedobu, PO Box 140, Port Moresby

    Opening hours : VHF veillée 8h-17h

    VHF : 84

    Call the club (call sign PAPA YANKEE CHARLIE): it notifies Customs and arranges quarantine; give advance notice.

    Directions

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Sources

This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.