Port profile · CMDLA
Douala
Douala is a medium natural river harbour on the Gulf of Guinea, in Cameroon. Its UN/LOCODE is CMDLA. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Douala offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a large dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
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In port now
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Port calls and time in port
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Services and supplies
What Douala 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
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Large
- Slipway
- Large
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 t+
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 268.8 m
- Beam
- 37.4 m
- Draft
- 8.5 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Douala, 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
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Ports near Douala
Other Cameroon ports on the same stretch of coast.
- LimbohCameroon · CMLIT
- Moudi TerminalCameroon · CMMOU
- Ebome TerminalCameroon · CMEBT
- Kribi Deepwater PortCameroon · CMKBI
- Kole TerminalCameroon · CMKOL
Questions about Douala
What is the UN/LOCODE of Douala?
The UN/LOCODE of Douala is CMDLA.
Is pilotage compulsory in Douala?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Douala as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Douala?
Yes. Douala offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Douala have a dry dock?
Yes. Douala has a large dry dock and major ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Douala can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 268.8 m long, 37.4 m wide, 8.5 m draft for Douala.
Is Douala a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Douala.
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