Port profile · Maritime Radar

Port of Nouakchott daily activity

Nouakchott handled an estimated average of 17 kt a day in the week ending 25 September 2026 (-18.4% year on year), with an average of 1 port calls a day, according to IMF PortWatch AIS data. This is an estimate, not the official statistic.
Mauritania · LOCODE MRNKC · Main cargo sectors: Mineral Products, Vegetable Products, Metals

Data up to · 25 September 2026

7-day average · Estimated total volume

17 kt

28-day average

16 kt

Vs 28-day average

+8.9%

Year on year (same week)

-18.4%

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
Container1780 kt8.5 kt
Dry bulk9318 kt11 kt
General cargo48.6 kt1.3 kt
Ro-Ro10 t0 t
Tanker712 kt818 t

Main connections

Average daily capacity on the route · AIS 2019-2025
Las Palmas (de Gran Canaria): 2,262 t/day estimated with NouakchottLas Palmas (de Gran Canaria)Tangier-Mediterranean: 2,136 t/day estimated with NouakchottTangier-MediterraneanNouadhibou: 1,915 t/day estimated with NouakchottNouadhibouDakar: 1,165 t/day estimated with NouakchottDakarAlgeciras: 802 t/day estimated with NouakchottAlgecirasOran: 407 t/day estimated with NouakchottOranPorto Grande: 385 t/day estimated with NouakchottPorto GrandeNemrut Bay: 357 t/day estimated with NouakchottNemrut BayBanjul: 283 t/day estimated with NouakchottBanjulGuangdong Yangjiang Port: 281 t/day estimated with NouakchottGuangdong Yangjiang PortConakry: 276 t/day estimated with NouakchottConakryFreetown: 267 t/day estimated with NouakchottFreetownParanaguá: 238 t/day estimated with NouakchottParanaguáConstantza: 238 t/day estimated with NouakchottConstantzaYakacik: 213 t/day estimated with NouakchottYakacikAnnaba: 210 t/day estimated with NouakchottAnnabaDjen Djen: 209 t/day estimated with NouakchottDjen DjenPuerto Quetzal: 198 t/day estimated with NouakchottPuerto QuetzalAltamira: 189 t/day estimated with NouakchottAltamiraEl Dekheila: 189 t/day estimated with NouakchottEl DekheilaAbidjan: 178 t/day estimated with NouakchottAbidjanTema: 167 t/day estimated with NouakchottTemaRouen: 153 t/day estimated with NouakchottRouenSanta Cruz De Tenerife: 151 t/day estimated with NouakchottSanta Cruz De TenerifeSan Martin: 137 t/day estimated with NouakchottSan MartinRosario: 120 t/day estimated with NouakchottRosarioPorto Da Praia: 95 t/day estimated with NouakchottPorto Da PraiaLagos: 91 t/day estimated with NouakchottLagosDamietta: 80 t/day estimated with NouakchottDamiettaMonrovia: 79 t/day estimated with NouakchottMonroviaGebze: 78 t/day estimated with NouakchottGebzeGdynia: 77 t/day estimated with NouakchottGdyniaOlvia: 76 t/day estimated with NouakchottOlviaTubarao: 72 t/day estimated with NouakchottTubaraoHamburg: 72 t/day estimated with NouakchottHamburgFoynes: 72 t/day estimated with NouakchottFoynesBejaia: 72 t/day estimated with NouakchottBejaiaRecife: 66 t/day estimated with NouakchottRecifeCasablanca: 64 t/day estimated with NouakchottCasablancaTangshan (Jingtang): 63 t/day estimated with NouakchottTangshan (Jingtang)Point Noire: 63 t/day estimated with NouakchottPoint NoireKarabiga: 63 t/day estimated with NouakchottKarabigaRostock: 58 t/day estimated with NouakchottRostockRavenna: 56 t/day estimated with NouakchottRavennaIndonesia Morowali Industrial Park: 55 t/day estimated with NouakchottIndonesia Morowali Industrial ParkSkikda (Port Methanier): 54 t/day estimated with NouakchottSkikda (Port Methanier)Porto De Suape: 54 t/day estimated with NouakchottPorto De SuapeAntwerp: 52 t/day estimated with NouakchottAntwerpLome: 52 t/day estimated with NouakchottLomePivdennyi: 52 t/day estimated with NouakchottPivdennyiRio Grande: 52 t/day estimated with NouakchottRio GrandeDouala: 50 t/day estimated with NouakchottDoualaMersin: 50 t/day estimated with NouakchottMersinBissau: 48 t/day estimated with NouakchottBissauTakoradi: 46 t/day estimated with NouakchottTakoradiNovorossiysk: 46 t/day estimated with NouakchottNovorossiyskIstanbul: 46 t/day estimated with NouakchottIstanbulLiepaja: 44 t/day estimated with NouakchottLiepajaKårstø: 44 t/day estimated with NouakchottKårstøPort Said: 42 t/day estimated with NouakchottPort SaidOrmos Aliveriou: 42 t/day estimated with NouakchottRio De Janeiro: 40 t/day estimated with NouakchottYarimca: 39 t/day estimated with NouakchottRiga: 39 t/day estimated with NouakchottShanghai: 39 t/day estimated with NouakchottLisboa: 38 t/day estimated with NouakchottJebel Ali: 36 t/day estimated with NouakchottLeixoes: 36 t/day estimated with NouakchottMykolaiv: 35 t/day estimated with NouakchottBuchanan: 35 t/day estimated with NouakchottNew Orleans: 34 t/day estimated with NouakchottMontoir: 32 t/day estimated with NouakchottCotonou: 29 t/day estimated with NouakchottCadiz: 29 t/day estimated with NouakchottCorinto: 29 t/day estimated with NouakchottPort Owendo: 28 t/day estimated with NouakchottKing Abdullah Port: 27 t/day estimated with NouakchottAgioi Oil Terminal: 27 t/day estimated with NouakchottNueva Palmira: 27 t/day estimated with NouakchottVila Do Conde: 27 t/day estimated with NouakchottAlger: 26 t/day estimated with NouakchottGdansk: 25 t/day estimated with NouakchottMap Ta Phut: 25 t/day estimated with NouakchottDurban: 25 t/day estimated with NouakchottTaranto: 25 t/day estimated with NouakchottSassnitz: 24 t/day estimated with NouakchottAmbarli: 24 t/day estimated with NouakchottLanqiao Port: 24 t/day estimated with NouakchottMumbai-Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva): 23 t/day estimated with NouakchottVeracruz: 23 t/day estimated with NouakchottBandirma: 23 t/day estimated with NouakchottBarranquilla: 23 t/day estimated with NouakchottTekirdag: 23 t/day estimated with NouakchottHaifa: 23 t/day estimated with NouakchottCoatzacoalcos: 22 t/day estimated with NouakchottPoti: 22 t/day estimated with NouakchottFangcheng: 22 t/day estimated with NouakchottBotas Natural Gas Terminal: 22 t/day estimated with NouakchottSanta Marta: 22 t/day estimated with NouakchottKuantan: 22 t/day estimated with NouakchottGemlik: 21 t/day estimated with NouakchottHuanghua: 21 t/day estimated with NouakchottGaogang: 21 t/day estimated with NouakchottChangzhou: 21 t/day estimated with NouakchottAlexandria: 21 t/day estimated with NouakchottSan Nicolas: 21 t/day estimated with NouakchottAgadir: 21 t/day estimated with NouakchottHuelva: 20 t/day estimated with NouakchottJorf Lasfar: 20 t/day estimated with NouakchottPorto De Maceio: 20 t/day estimated with NouakchottPecem: 19 t/day estimated with NouakchottVentspils: 19 t/day estimated with NouakchottPort Akdeniz: 18 t/day estimated with NouakchottSan Pedro: 18 t/day estimated with NouakchottLe Havre: 18 t/day estimated with NouakchottOdessa: 18 t/day estimated with NouakchottCalais: 18 t/day estimated with NouakchottRotterdam: 18 t/day estimated with NouakchottGarrucha: 18 t/day estimated with NouakchottProgreso: 18 t/day estimated with NouakchottTarragona: 18 t/day estimated with NouakchottMalabo: 17 t/day estimated with NouakchottCartagena: 17 t/day estimated with NouakchottKingston: 17 t/day estimated with NouakchottPorsgrunn: 17 t/day estimated with NouakchottKalundborg: 17 t/day estimated with NouakchottPort De Kribi: 17 t/day estimated with NouakchottYanbu (Yanbu city): 17 t/day estimated with NouakchottSingapore: 17 t/day estimated with NouakchottPorto de Itaguai: 17 t/day estimated with NouakchottDel Guazu: 17 t/day estimated with NouakchottKakinada: 17 t/day estimated with NouakchottIzmir: 17 t/day estimated with NouakchottItaqui: 16 t/day estimated with NouakchottNewport News: 16 t/day estimated with NouakchottGuayaquil: 16 t/day estimated with NouakchottWarri: 16 t/day estimated with NouakchottLimassol: 16 t/day estimated with NouakchottUlsan: 15 t/day estimated with NouakchottKandla: 15 t/day estimated with NouakchottKamsar: 15 t/day estimated with NouakchottRades (La Goulette): 15 t/day estimated with NouakchottDahej: 14 t/day estimated with NouakchottManzanillo: 14 t/day estimated with NouakchottBahia De Las Minas: 14 t/day estimated with NouakchottSamsun: 14 t/day estimated with NouakchottSafi: 14 t/day estimated with NouakchottBahia Blanca: 14 t/day estimated with NouakchottMobile: 14 t/day estimated with NouakchottHelsingborg: 14 t/day estimated with NouakchottBeihai: 13 t/day estimated with NouakchottLaem Chabang: 13 t/day estimated with NouakchottKlaipeda: 13 t/day estimated with NouakchottUst-Luga: 13 t/day estimated with NouakchottTuxpan: 13 t/day estimated with NouakchottBangkok: 13 t/day estimated with NouakchottSillamae: 13 t/day estimated with NouakchottFreeport (US-FL): 12 t/day estimated with NouakchottBuenaventura: 12 t/day estimated with NouakchottPuerto Plata: 12 t/day estimated with NouakchottSfax: 12 t/day estimated with NouakchottSão Sebastião: 12 t/day estimated with NouakchottNorfolk: 12 t/day estimated with NouakchottMarcus Hook: 12 t/day estimated with NouakchottNew Mangalore: 12 t/day estimated with NouakchottMatadi: 12 t/day estimated with NouakchottTeesport: 11 t/day estimated with NouakchottSapele: 11 t/day estimated with NouakchottLa Pallice: 10 t/day estimated with NouakchottAmsterdam: 9 t/day estimated with NouakchottMontevideo: 9 t/day estimated with NouakchottHouston (US-TX): 9 t/day estimated with NouakchottNagoya: 9 t/day estimated with NouakchottValencia: 8 t/day estimated with NouakchottSines: 8 t/day estimated with NouakchottMalaga: 8 t/day estimated with NouakchottFawley: 7 t/day estimated with NouakchottIzhevskoye: 7 t/day estimated with NouakchottOnne: 7 t/day estimated with NouakchottWalvis Bay: 6 t/day estimated with NouakchottTianjin Xin Gang: 6 t/day estimated with NouakchottSan Pedro De Macoris: 6 t/day estimated with NouakchottSuzhou (Taicang): 6 t/day estimated with NouakchottJiangyin: 6 t/day estimated with NouakchottSaigon: 6 t/day estimated with NouakchottBata: 5 t/day estimated with NouakchottPort Harcourt: 5 t/day estimated with NouakchottSaint Petersburg: 5 t/day estimated with NouakchottPoint Lisas: 5 t/day estimated with NouakchottPalmeira: 5 t/day estimated with NouakchottBilbao: 5 t/day estimated with NouakchottVlissingen: 5 t/day estimated with NouakchottPeterhead: 5 t/day estimated with NouakchottSendai-Shiogama: 4 t/day estimated with NouakchottCeuta: 4 t/day estimated with NouakchottPort Cartier: 4 t/day estimated with NouakchottLuanda: 4 t/day estimated with NouakchottBarcelona: 4 t/day estimated with NouakchottBanana: 4 t/day estimated with NouakchottArzew: 4 t/day estimated with NouakchottNouakchott
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Full footprint: all 256 connections of Nouakchott 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.Las Palmas (de Gran Canaria)Spain5.0 days between calls
  2. 2.Tangier-MediterraneanMorocco6.6 days between calls
  3. 3.NouadhibouMauritania2.6 days between calls
  4. 4.DakarSenegal3.9 days between calls
  5. 5.AlgecirasSpain8.3 days between calls

Where they sail on to

Destination ports (downstream)

  1. 1.Tangier-MediterraneanMorocco5.2 days between calls
  2. 2.Las Palmas (de Gran Canaria)Spain4.5 days between calls
  3. 3.DakarSenegal4.2 days between calls
  4. 4.NouadhibouMauritania1.9 days between calls
  5. 5.Guangdong Yangjiang PortChina41.3 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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