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Port of Douala daily activity

Douala handled an estimated average of 22 kt a day in the week ending 25 September 2026 (-23.0% year on year), with an average of 3 port calls a day, according to IMF PortWatch AIS data. This is an estimate, not the official statistic.
Cameroon · LOCODE CMDLA · Main cargo sectors: Mineral Products, Vegetable Products, Wood & Wood Products

Data up to · 25 September 2026

7-day average · Estimated total volume

22 kt

28-day average

21 kt

Vs 28-day average

+5.2%

Year on year (same week)

-23.0%

Estimated total volume — daily series

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AIS estimates from IMF PortWatch; they may include transhipment and are not equivalent to the port’s official statistics.

By vessel type

Last 28 days
TypePort callsEst. importsEst. exports
Container1524 kt4.7 kt
Dry bulk24320 kt40 kt
General cargo1226 kt6.7 kt
Ro-Ro2344 t219 t
Tanker21148 kt5.9 kt

Main connections

Average daily capacity on the route · AIS 2019-2025
Port De Kribi: 2,692 t/day estimated with DoualaPort De KribiPoint Noire: 2,170 t/day estimated with DoualaPoint NoireLome: 1,896 t/day estimated with DoualaLomePort Owendo: 1,880 t/day estimated with DoualaPort OwendoLagos: 1,866 t/day estimated with DoualaLagosLimboh: 1,543 t/day estimated with DoualaLimbohAbidjan: 1,435 t/day estimated with DoualaAbidjanTema: 1,333 t/day estimated with DoualaTemaLas Palmas (de Gran Canaria): 1,040 t/day estimated with DoualaLas Palmas (de Gran Canaria)Cotonou: 852 t/day estimated with DoualaCotonouTianjin Xin Gang: 799 t/day estimated with DoualaTianjin Xin GangVisakhapatnam: 783 t/day estimated with DoualaVisakhapatnamTakoradi: 691 t/day estimated with DoualaTakoradiQinzhou: 671 t/day estimated with DoualaQinzhouLuanda: 599 t/day estimated with DoualaLuandaPort Elizabeth: 542 t/day estimated with DoualaPort ElizabethConakry: 490 t/day estimated with DoualaConakryBarcelona: 460 t/day estimated with DoualaBarcelonaMalabo: 410 t/day estimated with DoualaMalaboOnne: 405 t/day estimated with DoualaOnneFreetown: 374 t/day estimated with DoualaFreetownMatadi: 363 t/day estimated with DoualaMatadiPort Gentil: 355 t/day estimated with DoualaPort GentilSan Pedro: 353 t/day estimated with DoualaSan PedroDakar: 320 t/day estimated with DoualaDakarWalvis Bay: 297 t/day estimated with DoualaWalvis BayBata: 288 t/day estimated with DoualaBataDurban: 204 t/day estimated with DoualaDurbanBuchanan: 198 t/day estimated with DoualaBuchananOran: 195 t/day estimated with DoualaOranWarri: 193 t/day estimated with DoualaWarriDjen Djen: 190 t/day estimated with DoualaDjen DjenYakacik: 190 t/day estimated with DoualaYakacikPort Harcourt: 188 t/day estimated with DoualaPort HarcourtTangier-Mediterranean: 187 t/day estimated with DoualaTangier-MediterraneanAlgeciras: 182 t/day estimated with DoualaAlgecirasNemrut Bay: 156 t/day estimated with DoualaNemrut BayMina Saqr: 150 t/day estimated with DoualaMina SaqrKoko: 140 t/day estimated with DoualaKokoSantos: 139 t/day estimated with DoualaSantosLianyungang: 136 t/day estimated with DoualaLianyungangSapele: 136 t/day estimated with DoualaSapeleAlmeria: 132 t/day estimated with DoualaAlmeriaOlvia: 124 t/day estimated with DoualaOlviaLuba: 117 t/day estimated with DoualaLubaEl Dekheila: 116 t/day estimated with DoualaEl DekheilaMonrovia: 113 t/day estimated with DoualaMonroviaFortaleza (Mucuripe): 109 t/day estimated with DoualaFortaleza (Mucuripe)Itaqui: 106 t/day estimated with DoualaItaquiGarrucha: 101 t/day estimated with DoualaGarruchaFoynes: 101 t/day estimated with DoualaFoynesRiga: 100 t/day estimated with DoualaRigaSan Martin: 100 t/day estimated with DoualaSan MartinRotterdam: 95 t/day estimated with DoualaRotterdamCalabar: 93 t/day estimated with DoualaCalabarParanaguá: 85 t/day estimated with DoualaParanaguáAmbarli: 82 t/day estimated with DoualaAmbarliAnnaba: 80 t/day estimated with DoualaAnnabaCape Town: 78 t/day estimated with DoualaCape TownCarboneras: 78 t/day estimated with DoualaCarbonerasKarachi: 76 t/day estimated with DoualaRosario: 76 t/day estimated with DoualaLobito: 74 t/day estimated with DoualaHaldia: 74 t/day estimated with DoualaSuzhou (Taicang): 72 t/day estimated with DoualaShanghai: 67 t/day estimated with DoualaTubarao: 65 t/day estimated with DoualaBejaia: 65 t/day estimated with DoualaMombasa: 64 t/day estimated with DoualaLuderitz Bay: 60 t/day estimated with DoualaLa Pallice: 57 t/day estimated with DoualaSafi: 57 t/day estimated with DoualaDamietta: 53 t/day estimated with DoualaIstanbul: 52 t/day estimated with DoualaVila Do Conde: 52 t/day estimated with DoualaJorf Lasfar: 52 t/day estimated with DoualaYangon: 51 t/day estimated with DoualaSingapore: 50 t/day estimated with DoualaNouakchott: 50 t/day estimated with DoualaAgadir: 49 t/day estimated with DoualaKakinada: 48 t/day estimated with DoualaAntwerp: 48 t/day estimated with DoualaVentspils: 46 t/day estimated with DoualaLisboa: 46 t/day estimated with DoualaChennai (Madras): 46 t/day estimated with DoualaTekirdag: 46 t/day estimated with DoualaPort De Salvador: 45 t/day estimated with DoualaSan Nicolas: 43 t/day estimated with DoualaUst-Luga: 42 t/day estimated with DoualaVitoria: 42 t/day estimated with DoualaHigashiharima: 42 t/day estimated with DoualaIzmir: 41 t/day estimated with DoualaNew Orleans: 40 t/day estimated with DoualaDammam: 40 t/day estimated with DoualaPorto de Itaguai: 39 t/day estimated with DoualaTaboguilla: 38 t/day estimated with DoualaKing Abdullah Port: 38 t/day estimated with DoualaDerince (Izmit-Kocaeli): 37 t/day estimated with DoualaPorto Grande: 37 t/day estimated with DoualaBandirma: 36 t/day estimated with DoualaAshdod: 36 t/day estimated with DoualaKandla: 35 t/day estimated with DoualaSuzhou (Zhangjiagang): 35 t/day estimated with DoualaTuticorin: 33 t/day estimated with DoualaVeracruz: 32 t/day estimated with DoualaDalian: 31 t/day estimated with DoualaMaputo: 31 t/day estimated with DoualaSanta Cruz De Tenerife: 31 t/day estimated with DoualaLa Habana: 30 t/day estimated with DoualaParamaribo: 30 t/day estimated with DoualaHai Phong: 30 t/day estimated with DoualaSaigon: 29 t/day estimated with DoualaQiwei: 29 t/day estimated with DoualaThessaloníki: 29 t/day estimated with DoualaPloce: 29 t/day estimated with DoualaBanjul: 29 t/day estimated with DoualaPorto De Maceio: 28 t/day estimated with DoualaSayda: 28 t/day estimated with DoualaConstantza: 28 t/day estimated with DoualaNovorossiysk: 27 t/day estimated with DoualaAqaba: 27 t/day estimated with DoualaGebze: 26 t/day estimated with DoualaCadiz: 26 t/day estimated with DoualaBahia Blanca: 26 t/day estimated with DoualaCaen: 26 t/day estimated with DoualaMuhammad Bin Qasim: 25 t/day estimated with DoualaSillamae: 25 t/day estimated with DoualaNew Mangalore: 25 t/day estimated with DoualaGuangdong Yangjiang Port: 25 t/day estimated with DoualaLanqiao Port: 24 t/day estimated with DoualaGeelong: 24 t/day estimated with DoualaKlaipeda: 24 t/day estimated with DoualaWilmington, DE: 23 t/day estimated with DoualaHamburg: 23 t/day estimated with DoualaXiamen: 23 t/day estimated with DoualaPyeongtaek: 23 t/day estimated with DoualaSantander: 23 t/day estimated with DoualaAltamira: 22 t/day estimated with DoualaParadip: 22 t/day estimated with DoualaManzanillo: 22 t/day estimated with DoualaPecem: 22 t/day estimated with DoualaGwangyang (Kwangyang): 21 t/day estimated with DoualaSwinoujscie: 21 t/day estimated with DoualaSetubal: 20 t/day estimated with DoualaNgqura: 20 t/day estimated with DoualaMontevideo: 20 t/day estimated with DoualaNatal: 19 t/day estimated with DoualaRouen: 19 t/day estimated with DoualaBangkok: 18 t/day estimated with DoualaAmsterdam: 18 t/day estimated with DoualaHouston (US-TX): 18 t/day estimated with DoualaBrake: 17 t/day estimated with DoualaRio De Janeiro: 17 t/day estimated with DoualaCochin (Kochi): 17 t/day estimated with DoualaProgreso: 17 t/day estimated with DoualaDahej: 16 t/day estimated with DoualaMobile: 16 t/day estimated with DoualaHuanghua: 16 t/day estimated with DoualaHaina: 15 t/day estimated with DoualaDongjiakou: 15 t/day estimated with DoualaBotas Natural Gas Terminal: 15 t/day estimated with DoualaSekondi: 15 t/day estimated with DoualaBuenaventura: 15 t/day estimated with DoualaSalalah: 15 t/day estimated with DoualaSaldanha Bay: 14 t/day estimated with DoualaKøbenhavn: 14 t/day estimated with DoualaCasablanca: 14 t/day estimated with DoualaFangcheng: 14 t/day estimated with DoualaTanjung Sekong: 14 t/day estimated with DoualaPortocel: 14 t/day estimated with DoualaRichards Bay: 14 t/day estimated with DoualaIzhevskoye: 14 t/day estimated with DoualaMoerdijk: 13 t/day estimated with DoualaMuuga-Port of Tallinn: 13 t/day estimated with DoualaPort Sudan: 13 t/day estimated with DoualaGemlik: 13 t/day estimated with DoualaNacala: 13 t/day estimated with DoualaPort Nador: 13 t/day estimated with DoualaGabes: 13 t/day estimated with DoualaBelawan: 13 t/day estimated with DoualaSkikda (Port Methanier): 13 t/day estimated with DoualaShougang Jingtang: 13 t/day estimated with DoualaAlexandria: 13 t/day estimated with DoualaPorto Di Lido-Venezia: 13 t/day estimated with DoualaShuaiba: 12 t/day estimated with DoualaFredrikstad: 12 t/day estimated with DoualaHaifa: 12 t/day estimated with DoualaTanjung Priok: 12 t/day estimated with DoualaLongkou Gang: 12 t/day estimated with DoualaShantou: 12 t/day estimated with DoualaMoroni: 12 t/day estimated with DoualaLaem Chabang: 12 t/day estimated with DoualaBanana: 12 t/day estimated with DoualaSouth Louisiana: 12 t/day estimated with DoualaKuantan: 12 t/day estimated with DoualaRecife: 11 t/day estimated with DoualaBelém: 11 t/day estimated with DoualaDoha-Umm Said: 11 t/day estimated with DoualaAveiro: 11 t/day estimated with DoualaValencia: 11 t/day estimated with DoualaDouala
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Full footprint: all 264 connections of Douala aggregated over the SeaRoute (Eurostat) shipping lanes — each segment glows according to the estimated capacity it carries (IMF PortWatch, AIS 2019-2025).

Where vessels arrive from

Ports of origin (upstream)

  1. 1.LomeTogo5.5 days between calls
  2. 2.LagosNigeria6.8 days between calls
  3. 3.Point NoireRepublic of Congo6.1 days between calls
  4. 4.AbidjanCôte d'Ivoire7.5 days between calls
  5. 5.Port OwendoGabon4.8 days between calls

Where they sail on to

Destination ports (downstream)

  1. 1.Port De KribiCameroon3.1 days between calls
  2. 2.Point NoireRepublic of Congo6.7 days between calls
  3. 3.VisakhapatnamIndia44.6 days between calls
  4. 4.Tianjin Xin GangChina55.8 days between calls
  5. 5.QinzhouChina51.5 days between calls

IMF connection network based on vessel capacity before and after calling at this port (AIS 2019-2025). The time shown is the average elapsed between the call at one port and the next call at the other — it includes anchorage and berthing waits, which is why it far exceeds pure sailing time on short routes such as Algeciras–Tanger Med.

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