Douala is a seaport near Douala in Cameroon (CM). It is 6km away from the nearest airport (Douala International Airport). The offical 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
- Bulk
- Container
- Gas
- General Cargo
- Tanker
- Passenger
- Reefer
- RoRo
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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 5 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Maersk | 1-2 times a week | 0% on time (avg. 1 days late) | More details |
 Grimaldi | 1-2 times a week | 0% on time (avg. 13 days late) | More details |
 Africa Express | 1-2 times a week | 100% on time | More details |
 MSC | Every 1-2 weeks | 50% on time | More details |
 Hapag-Lloyd | Every 1-2 weeks | 100% 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
#240Global Rank
Douala is ranked 240th 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.
Dec OTP 50.00%
Previous month OTP 43.75%
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.
Dec 7.5 days
Previous month 2.7 days