Technical Data
Port Specifications
- UNLOCODE
- CMDLA
- Port Type
- General
- Terminals
- 6
- Berth Count
- 23
- Max Draught
- 14.5 m
- Country
- 🇨🇲 Cameroon
Conditions
Current Weather
Overview
About This Port
Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region. It was home to Central Africa's largest port, now being replaced by Kribi port. It has the country's major international airport, Douala International Airport (DLA). It is the commercial and economic capital of Cameroon and the entire CEMAC region comprising Gabon, Congo, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic and Cameroon. Consequently, it handles most of the country's major exports, such as oil, cocoa and coffee, timber, metals and fruits.
Location
Coordinates
4.0500°N, 9.6833°E
View on Google Maps →Expected arrivals
4 inboundVessels underway broadcasting a destination that resolves to this port, closest first. Distance is the real sea route (around land and through canals); the computed ETA is at the vessel’s passage speed. The crew’s own reported ETA is shown alongside for comparison.
| Vessel | Type | Distance | Speed | ETA (computed) | Crew ETA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIERRA LAUREL | Reefer | 2859 nm | 14.0 kn | 8 Jul | 30 Jun |
| SEFA | General Cargo | 2991 nm | 8.0 kn | 15 Jul | 14 Jul |
| SILVER COPENHAGEN | Reefer | ~3281 nm | 13.9 kn | — | 15 Jul |
| FAROUK M | Bulk Carrier | 3317 nm | 12.5 kn | 11 Jul | 3 Jul |
Network
Connectivity & hub role
How central Douala sits in the sea-route network we cover — a connectivity score across navigable distances. A higher score means the port is navigationally close to many other well-connected ports, the maritime signature of a hub.
Directly routable to 179 other covered ports.
- TGLome582 nm
- GHTema652 nm
- CGPointe Noire670 nm
- GHTakoradi725 nm
- CDMatadi805 nm
- AOLuanda871 nm
- CIAbidjan916 nm
- NAWalvis Bay1,799 nm
Method. A connectivity score across our own route network: a port reads higher when it is navigationally close to many other well-connected ports. The score is rescaled 0–100 within the snapshot, so the single most-connected port reads 100. Distances are Suez / Panama / Malacca-aware navigable sea miles.
Coverage. The route network spans the 180 largest commercial ports, so this ranks hubs within that covered network, not against every port on earth. The number is deterministic — no confidence grade is invented. Computed Jun 30, 2026.
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