Seaport name

Port Louis MUPLU

Contact details

Seaport Website

Port type

Seaport (Major)

Location

Mauritius (MU)

Coordinates

-20.146, 57.493

Timezone

Indian/Mauritius

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 Port Louis. Ranked from closest to farthest away.

  1. Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport

    MRU • 37km

  2. Country flag: RE

    Roland Garros Airport

    RUN • 222km

  3. Sir Charles Gaetan Duval Airport

    RRG • 615km

  4. Country flag: MG

    Sainte Marie Airport

    SMS • 878km

Alternative seaports

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

  1. Country flag: RE

    Port de Pointe des Galets

    REPDG • 243km

  2. Country flag: MG

    Toamasina

    MGTOA • 877km

  3. Country flag: MG

    Ehoala

    MGEHL • 1212km

  4. Country flag: MG

    Nosy-Be

    MGNOS • 1235km

Carriers that service this port

There are 4 carriers that service Port Louis. We have ranked them based on their scheduled frequency into that Port and included alternative names where available.

Carrier Identifier: MSCUMSC
Every 1-2 days13% on time More details
Carrier Identifier: MAEUMaersk
Every 1-2 days60% on time More details
Carrier Identifier: CMDUCMA CGM
2-4 times a week25% on time More details
Carrier Identifier: PCIUPIL
Every 1-2 weeksMore 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 Port Louis as measured by comparing all scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.

        Sep OTP 29.41%

        Previous month OTP 9.52%

        19.89%

        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 Port Louis.

        Sep 0.0 days

        Previous month 3.0 days

        -3.0 days

        Frequently asked questions about Port Louis