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Cotonou

Cotonou is a seaport in Benin (BJ). It is 4km away from the nearest airport (Cadjehoun Airport). The official LOCODE for this seaport is BJCOO.

Country flag: BJ

This Port is also identified by the following Port codes.

  • LOCODE: BJCOO

Seaport name

Cotonou BJCOO

Contact details

Seaport Website

Port type

Seaport (Minor)

Location

Benin (BJ)

Coordinates

6.347, 2.422

Timezone

Africa/Porto-Novo

Local time

Seaport Access

  • Road
  • Rail
  • Inland Waterway

Cargo Types

  • Container
  • Bulk
  • Passenger
  • Tanker
  • Reefer
  • General Cargo
  • Gas
  • RoRo
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Nearby airports

Nearby airports with regular departures that are near Cotonou. Ranked from closest to farthest away.

  1. Cadjehoun Airport

    COO • 4km

  2. Country flag: NG

    Murtala Muhammed International Airport

    LOS • 103km

  3. Country flag: TG

    Lomé–Tokoin International Airport

    LFW • 131km

  4. Country flag: GH

    Kotoka International Airport

    ACC • 298km

Alternative seaports

Alternative seaports with regular departures that are near Cotonou. Ranked from closest to farthest away.

  1. Country flag: NG

    Tincan

    NGTIN • 102km

  2. Country flag: NG

    Apapa

    NGAPP • 107km

  3. Country flag: TG

    Lome

    TGLFW • 128km

  4. Country flag: NG

    Lekki

    NGLKK • 174km

Carriers that service this port

There are 10 carriers that service Cotonou. We have ranked them based on their scheduled frequency into that Port and included alternative names where available.

Carrier Identifier: HLCU
Hapag-Lloyd
Every 1-2 weeks52% on time (avg. 5 days late)More details
Carrier Identifier: MSCU
MSC
Every 1-2 weeks28% on time (avg. 6 days late)More details
Carrier Identifier: PCIU
PIL
Every 1-2 weeks21% on time (avg. 6 days late)More details
Carrier Identifier: MAEU
Maersk
Every 2-4 weeks52% on time (avg. 5 days late)More details
Carrier Identifier: REGU
RCL
Every 2-4 weeks45% on time (avg. 4 days late)More details
Carrier Identifier: COSU
COSCO
N/A40% on time (avg. 5 days late)More details
Carrier Identifier: CMDU
CMA CGM
N/A39% on time (avg. 5 days late)More details
Carrier Identifier: ZIMU
ZIM
N/A38% on time (avg. 6 days late)More details

Port features & facilities

Port Access

  • Road

  • Rail

  • Inland Waterway

Vessel Groups

  • Container

    • Feeder

    • Small feeder

    • Feedermax

    • New Panamax

    • Panamax

    • Post-Panamax

    • Ultra Large Container Vessel(ULCV)

  • Bulk Carrier

    • Handysize

    • Panamax

    • Small

    • Capesize

    • Handymax

    • VLBC

    • Mini

  • Passenger

    • Tanker

      • LR1

      • MR

      • Small Tanker

      • LR2 / Aframax

      • Coastal

      • LR2

      • ULCC

      • VLCC

    • Reefer

      • General Cargo

        • Gas Carrier

          • Q-Flex

          • VLGC

          • Medium range

          • Small range

          • Large range

          • Q-Max

        Cargo Types

        • Bulk Other

        • Black Products

        • Passenger

        • Roro

        • White Products

        • LNG

        • NGL

        • Crude

        • Container

        • Category X

        • Category Y

        • Category Z

        • Asphalt

        • Chemicals

        • Coal

        • General Cargo

        • Grain

        • Ore

        • Reefer

        • Chemical Other

        • Livestock

        • Others

        • Lubricants

        • Edible Oils

        • Oil Other

        • Vehicle Carrier

        • Fertilizer

        Port statistics

        On time performance

        This chart displays the On Time Arrival performance for Cotonou as measured by comparing all scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.

        Mar OTP 13.33%

        Previous month OTP 12.90%

        0.43%

        Average days late

        A vessel is considered late when arriving more than 1 day behind schedule. This chart shows the average number of days that vessels are typically late arriving into Cotonou.

        Mar 9.4 days

        Previous month 8.2 days

        1.3 days

        Frequently asked questions about Cotonou