Port profile · Maritime Radar

Port of Freetown daily activity

Freetown handled an estimated average of 16 kt a day in the week ending 25 September 2026 (-7.4% year on year), with an average of 2 port calls a day, according to IMF PortWatch AIS data. This is an estimate, not the official statistic.
Sierra Leone · LOCODE SLFNA · Main cargo sectors: Mineral Products, Vegetable Products, Prepared Foodstuffs & Beverages

Data up to · 25 September 2026

7-day average · Estimated total volume

16 kt

28-day average

16 kt

Vs 28-day average

-3.5%

Year on year (same week)

-7.4%

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
Container1037 kt2.0 kt
Dry bulk16202 kt119 kt
General cargo3021 kt24 kt
Ro-Ro00 t0 t
Tanker1442 kt10 kt

Main connections

Average daily capacity on the route · AIS 2019-2025
Conakry: 2,858 t/day estimated with FreetownConakryTangier-Mediterranean: 2,216 t/day estimated with FreetownTangier-MediterraneanMonrovia: 1,767 t/day estimated with FreetownMonroviaLas Palmas (de Gran Canaria): 1,697 t/day estimated with FreetownLas Palmas (de Gran Canaria)Dakar: 1,107 t/day estimated with FreetownDakarTema: 1,019 t/day estimated with FreetownTemaAlgeciras: 1,003 t/day estimated with FreetownAlgecirasLome: 888 t/day estimated with FreetownLomeAbidjan: 804 t/day estimated with FreetownAbidjanConstantza: 771 t/day estimated with FreetownConstantzaAntwerp: 726 t/day estimated with FreetownAntwerpIzmir: 724 t/day estimated with FreetownIzmirNouadhibou: 379 t/day estimated with FreetownNouadhibouDouala: 374 t/day estimated with FreetownDoualaDamietta: 320 t/day estimated with FreetownDamiettaCotonou: 311 t/day estimated with FreetownCotonouSanta Cruz De Tenerife: 296 t/day estimated with FreetownSanta Cruz De TenerifeNouakchott: 267 t/day estimated with FreetownNouakchottSan Pedro: 266 t/day estimated with FreetownSan PedroPort Akdeniz: 264 t/day estimated with FreetownPort AkdenizBanjul: 238 t/day estimated with FreetownBanjulPort Elizabeth: 233 t/day estimated with FreetownPort ElizabethKakinada: 215 t/day estimated with FreetownKakinadaRio Grande: 197 t/day estimated with FreetownRio GrandeToros Gubre: 167 t/day estimated with FreetownToros GubreGarrucha: 163 t/day estimated with FreetownGarruchaGebze: 161 t/day estimated with FreetownGebzeDalian: 157 t/day estimated with FreetownDalianNemrut Bay: 155 t/day estimated with FreetownNemrut BayHuanghua: 155 t/day estimated with FreetownHuanghuaFoynes: 150 t/day estimated with FreetownFoynesLagos: 148 t/day estimated with FreetownLagosAmsterdam: 143 t/day estimated with FreetownAmsterdamOran: 127 t/day estimated with FreetownOranYakacik: 117 t/day estimated with FreetownYakacikTakoradi: 113 t/day estimated with FreetownTakoradiSingapore: 109 t/day estimated with FreetownSingaporeBarcelona: 100 t/day estimated with FreetownBarcelonaVisakhapatnam: 97 t/day estimated with FreetownVisakhapatnamLuanda: 94 t/day estimated with FreetownLuandaCasablanca: 86 t/day estimated with FreetownCasablancaPorto Grande: 84 t/day estimated with FreetownPorto GrandeBissau: 81 t/day estimated with FreetownBissauLanqiao Port: 77 t/day estimated with FreetownLanqiao PortShanghai: 77 t/day estimated with FreetownShanghaiMuhammad Bin Qasim: 76 t/day estimated with FreetownMuhammad Bin QasimTangshan (Jingtang): 76 t/day estimated with FreetownTangshan (Jingtang)Jiangyin: 74 t/day estimated with FreetownJiangyinEl Dekheila: 73 t/day estimated with FreetownEl DekheilaMontevideo: 72 t/day estimated with FreetownMontevideoAgadir: 72 t/day estimated with FreetownAgadirRizhao: 70 t/day estimated with FreetownRizhaoBayuquan: 66 t/day estimated with FreetownBayuquanGuangdong Yangjiang Port: 66 t/day estimated with FreetownGuangdong Yangjiang PortSamsun: 64 t/day estimated with FreetownSamsunSuzhou (Zhangjiagang): 61 t/day estimated with FreetownSuzhou (Zhangjiagang)Durban: 59 t/day estimated with FreetownDurbanPoint Noire: 56 t/day estimated with FreetownPoint NoireParanaguá: 56 t/day estimated with FreetownParanaguáHouston (US-TX): 50 t/day estimated with FreetownHouston (US-TX)Newcastle: 49 t/day estimated with FreetownMalabo: 44 t/day estimated with FreetownMumbai-Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva): 42 t/day estimated with FreetownOnne: 42 t/day estimated with FreetownTianjin Xin Gang: 42 t/day estimated with FreetownPorto Da Praia: 41 t/day estimated with FreetownCarboneras: 39 t/day estimated with FreetownKamsar: 39 t/day estimated with FreetownRavenna: 39 t/day estimated with FreetownDammam: 39 t/day estimated with FreetownRotterdam: 38 t/day estimated with FreetownAshdod: 38 t/day estimated with FreetownHuelva: 38 t/day estimated with FreetownAnnaba: 37 t/day estimated with FreetownManila: 36 t/day estimated with FreetownDiliskelesi: 36 t/day estimated with FreetownDerince (Izmit-Kocaeli): 35 t/day estimated with FreetownAmbarli: 34 t/day estimated with FreetownRosario: 33 t/day estimated with FreetownMalaga: 32 t/day estimated with FreetownMobile: 31 t/day estimated with FreetownNorfolk: 31 t/day estimated with FreetownLimboh: 30 t/day estimated with FreetownGhent: 30 t/day estimated with FreetownMatadi: 30 t/day estimated with FreetownJinzhou: 29 t/day estimated with FreetownDongjiakou: 28 t/day estimated with FreetownAltamira: 28 t/day estimated with FreetownPort Owendo: 27 t/day estimated with FreetownMersin: 27 t/day estimated with FreetownZhuhai: 26 t/day estimated with FreetownKarwar: 25 t/day estimated with FreetownXiuyu: 25 t/day estimated with FreetownIstanbul: 25 t/day estimated with FreetownLongkou Gang: 25 t/day estimated with FreetownIsabel: 25 t/day estimated with FreetownDandong: 23 t/day estimated with FreetownQinzhou: 23 t/day estimated with FreetownNew Orleans: 23 t/day estimated with FreetownMaputo: 22 t/day estimated with FreetownFreeport (US-FL): 22 t/day estimated with FreetownChennai (Madras): 22 t/day estimated with FreetownRio De Janeiro: 22 t/day estimated with FreetownSanta Marta: 22 t/day estimated with FreetownDonghae: 21 t/day estimated with FreetownVeracruz: 21 t/day estimated with FreetownUst-Luga: 20 t/day estimated with FreetownEl Sokhna: 20 t/day estimated with FreetownKarabiga: 20 t/day estimated with FreetownLake Charles: 20 t/day estimated with FreetownPorto Di Lido-Venezia: 20 t/day estimated with FreetownValencia: 19 t/day estimated with FreetownPiraeus: 19 t/day estimated with FreetownBata: 19 t/day estimated with FreetownDjen Djen: 19 t/day estimated with FreetownMina Saqr: 19 t/day estimated with FreetownPloce: 19 t/day estimated with FreetownMarcus Hook: 19 t/day estimated with FreetownBuchanan: 19 t/day estimated with FreetownAlicante: 18 t/day estimated with FreetownBotas: 18 t/day estimated with FreetownAgioi Oil Terminal: 18 t/day estimated with FreetownHudaydah (Hodeidah): 18 t/day estimated with FreetownVentspils: 18 t/day estimated with FreetownPort-De-Bouc: 17 t/day estimated with FreetownJabal Az Zannah-Ruways: 17 t/day estimated with FreetownTilbury: 16 t/day estimated with FreetownYarimca: 15 t/day estimated with FreetownSanta Panagia: 15 t/day estimated with FreetownPort De Kribi: 15 t/day estimated with FreetownUmm Qasr: 15 t/day estimated with FreetownKaohsiung: 14 t/day estimated with FreetownDel Guazu: 14 t/day estimated with FreetownSetubal: 14 t/day estimated with FreetownCape Town: 14 t/day estimated with FreetownOlvia: 13 t/day estimated with FreetownHay Point: 13 t/day estimated with FreetownZhoushan: 13 t/day estimated with FreetownPuerto Quetzal: 12 t/day estimated with FreetownDahej: 12 t/day estimated with FreetownLaem Chabang: 12 t/day estimated with FreetownSuzhou (Taicang): 12 t/day estimated with FreetownQuequén: 12 t/day estimated with FreetownVila Do Conde: 12 t/day estimated with FreetownFortaleza (Mucuripe): 10 t/day estimated with FreetownSan Pedro De Macoris: 10 t/day estimated with FreetownLobito: 9 t/day estimated with FreetownSan Juan: 9 t/day estimated with FreetownWarri: 9 t/day estimated with FreetownTekirdag: 8 t/day estimated with FreetownAveiro: 8 t/day estimated with FreetownHamburg: 8 t/day estimated with FreetownFos: 6 t/day estimated with FreetownPort Harcourt: 6 t/day estimated with FreetownVitoria: 6 t/day estimated with FreetownTripoli: 6 t/day estimated with FreetownLisboa: 6 t/day estimated with FreetownRecife: 4 t/day estimated with FreetownBanana: 4 t/day estimated with FreetownIJmuiden: 3 t/day estimated with FreetownLeixoes: 3 t/day estimated with FreetownVigo: 3 t/day estimated with FreetownKawasaki: 3 t/day estimated with FreetownHai Phong: 3 t/day estimated with FreetownPoint Lisas: 3 t/day estimated with FreetownBonny: 3 t/day estimated with FreetownBeira: 3 t/day estimated with FreetownKingston: 3 t/day estimated with FreetownTeesport: 3 t/day estimated with FreetownSapele: 3 t/day estimated with FreetownRouen: 3 t/day estimated with FreetownPorto De Suape: 2 t/day estimated with FreetownItaqui: 2 t/day estimated with FreetownSillamae: 2 t/day estimated with FreetownMostaganem: 2 t/day estimated with FreetownBotas Natural Gas Terminal: 1 t/day estimated with FreetownFigueira Da Foz: 1 t/day estimated with FreetownMalongo: 1 t/day estimated with FreetownNovorossiysk: 1 t/day estimated with FreetownImbituba: 1 t/day estimated with FreetownSantos: 1 t/day estimated with FreetownGeorgetown: 1 t/day estimated with FreetownSal Rei: 1 t/day estimated with FreetownTerneuzen: 1 t/day estimated with FreetownSantander: 1 t/day estimated with FreetownDegrad Des Cannes: 1 t/day estimated with FreetownTuapse: 0 t/day estimated with FreetownBilbao: 0 t/day estimated with FreetownPiombino: 0 t/day estimated with FreetownTaranto: 0 t/day estimated with FreetownFreetown
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Full footprint: all 190 connections of Freetown 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.Tangier-MediterraneanMorocco6.2 days between calls
  2. 2.Las Palmas (de Gran Canaria)Spain7.8 days between calls
  3. 3.AlgecirasSpain7.0 days between calls
  4. 4.ConakryGuinea1.7 days between calls
  5. 5.IzmirTürkiye14.1 days between calls

Where they sail on to

Destination ports (downstream)

  1. 1.ConakryGuinea2.8 days between calls
  2. 2.MonroviaLiberia3.0 days between calls
  3. 3.TemaGhana7.7 days between calls
  4. 4.ConstantzaRomania25.1 days between calls
  5. 5.AbidjanCôte d'Ivoire5.4 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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