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

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

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: NG

    Ibadan Airport

    IBA • 206km

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

Carrier Identifier: MAEUMaersk
1-2 times a week57% on time (avg. 3 days late)More details
Carrier Identifier: MSCUMSC
1-2 times a week25% on time More details
Carrier Identifier: GRIUGrimaldi
1-2 times a week0% on time More details
Carrier Identifier: ZIMUZIM
Every 1-2 weeks100% on time More details
Carrier Identifier: HLCUHapag-Lloyd
Every 1-2 weeks50% on time More details
Carrier Identifier: CMDUCMA CGM
Every 1-2 weeks100% on time More details
Carrier Identifier: PCIUPIL
Every 1-2 weeksMore details
Carrier Identifier: ONEYONE
Every 2-4 weeks0% on time More details

Port features & facilities

Port Access

  • Road

  • Rail

  • Inland Waterway

Vessel Groups

  • Bulk Carrier

    • Handymax

    • Handysize

    • Panamax

    • Small

    • Capesize

    • Mini

    • VLBC

  • Container

    • Feeder

    • Feedermax

    • Panamax

    • New Panamax

    • Post-Panamax

    • Small feeder

    • Ultra Large Container Vessel(ULCV)

  • Gas Carrier

    • Small range

    • Large range

    • Medium range

    • Q-Flex

    • VLGC

    • Q-Max

  • General Cargo

    • Tanker

      • Coastal

      • LR1

      • LR2 / Aframax

      • MR

      • Small Tanker

      • ULCC

      • VLCC

      • LR2

    • Passenger

      • Reefer

        Cargo Types

        • Black Products

        • Container

        • Crude

        • General Cargo

        • Grain

        • LNG

        • Lubricants

        • NGL

        • Ore

        • Passenger

        • White Products

        • Asphalt

        • Bulk Other

        • Category X

        • Category Y

        • Category Z

        • Chemical Other

        • Roro

        • Chemicals

        • Coal

        • Edible Oils

        • Livestock

        • Vehicle Carrier

        • Oil Other

        • Fertilizer

        • Reefer

        • Others

        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.

        Sep OTP 38.10%

        Previous month OTP 32.00%

        6.10%

        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.

        Sep 2.5 days

        Previous month 9.5 days

        -7.0 days

        Frequently asked questions about Cotonou