# Uglegorsk (RUUGL)

**UN/LOCODE:** RUUGL  
**Country:** Russia  
**Water Body:** Tatar Strait; North Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Open Roadstead  
**GPS:** 49.0833, 142.0333

Known in the Japanese Karafuto era as Esutoru, Uglegorsk sits on Sakhalin's west coast facing the Tatar Strait, and its very name — from the Russian for 'coal' — points to its single trade. The port is an open roadstead with a shallow cargo pier of about 2.4 m, so larger bulk carriers are worked at anchor rather than alongside. Most of the island's coal now leaves through the modernised neighbouring port of Shakhtersk (Eastern Mining/VGK), which handled around 8.8 million tonnes in 2019 and accommodates Panamax tonnage. Container, customs or breakbulk handling at Uglegorsk itself is not confirmed; the site is geared to dry bulk. Forwarders moving boxes or general cargo to Sakhalin should use Kholmsk or Korsakov, which offer ferry and liner links to the mainland.

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