Douala is a seaport in Cameroon (CM). It is 6km away from the nearest airport (Douala International Airport). The official LOCODE for this seaport is CMDLA.
Douala
This Port is also identified by the following Port codes.
- LOCODE: CMDLA
Seaport name
Douala CMDLA
Contact details
Seaport WebsitePort type
Seaport (Minor)
Location
Cameroon (CM)
Coordinates
4.043, 9.679Timezone
Africa/Douala
Local time
Seaport Access
- Road
- Rail
- Inland Waterway
Cargo Types
- Container
- Bulk
- Passenger
- Tanker
- Reefer
- General Cargo
- Gas
- RoRo
Nearby airports
Nearby airports with regular departures that are near Douala. Ranked from closest to farthest away.
Alternative seaports
Alternative seaports with regular departures that are near Douala. Ranked from closest to farthest away.
Carriers that service this port
There are 8 carriers that service Douala. We have ranked them based on their scheduled frequency into that Port and included alternative names where available.
| Carrier Name | Departure frequency | On time arrivals (Last month) | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Every 1-2 weeks | 56% on time (avg. 4 days late) | More details |
 | Every 1-2 weeks | 28% on time (avg. 5 days late) | More details |
 | Every 1-2 weeks | 38% on time (avg. 2 days late) | More details |
 | Every 1-2 weeks | 21% on time (avg. 10 days late) | More details |
 | Every 1-2 weeks | 33% on time (avg. 6 days late) | More details |
 | Every 1-2 weeks | 43% on time (avg. 5 days late) | More details |
 | Every 2-4 weeks | 61% on time (avg. 4 days late) | More details |
 | N/A | 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
Mini
Small
Handysize
Panamax
Handymax
VLBC
Capesize
Passenger
Tanker
Coastal
LR1
LR2 / Aframax
MR
Small Tanker
ULCC
VLCC
LR2
Reefer
General Cargo
Gas Carrier
Small range
VLGC
Large range
Medium range
Q-Flex
Q-Max
Cargo Types
Passenger
Roro
Coal
General Cargo
Black Products
Crude
LNG
Lubricants
NGL
White Products
Ore
Container
Chemicals
Grain
Asphalt
Category X
Category Y
Category Z
Chemical Other
Bulk Other
Edible Oils
Oil Other
Vehicle Carrier
Reefer
Livestock
Fertilizer
Others
Port statistics
#352Global Rank
Douala is ranked 352nd in the world in our Port Connectivity Ranking system which ranks Airports and Seaports by their direct connections to other global ports.
Global Rankings
Regional Rankings
On time performance
This chart displays the On Time Arrival performance for Douala as measured by comparing all scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.
May OTP 20.00%
Previous month OTP 12.50%
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 Douala.
May 6.8 days
Previous month 4.9 days