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Boma
Boma is a small natural river harbour on the South Atlantic Ocean, in Congo - Kinshasa. Its UN/LOCODE is CDBOA. Pilotage is compulsory and tugs are available. Boma offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, fresh water, moderate repairs and a small dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
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Services and supplies
What Boma offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck stores
- No
- Engine stores
- No
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Small
- Slipway
- Medium
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 178.5 m
- Beam
- 31.5 m
- Draft
- 7.2 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Boma, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Other
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- No
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Ports near Boma
Other Congo - Kinshasa ports on the same stretch of coast.
Questions about Boma
What is the UN/LOCODE of Boma?
The UN/LOCODE of Boma is CDBOA.
Is pilotage compulsory in Boma?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Boma as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Boma?
Yes. Boma offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Boma have a dry dock?
Yes. Boma has a small dry dock and moderate ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Boma can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 178.5 m long, 31.5 m wide, 7.2 m draft for Boma.
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