Port guide · UN/LOCODE CM DLA
Douala, Cameroon
Cameroon · 4.05° N, 9.68° E · Also listed as Duala
The World Port Index classes Douala as a river port reached from the Gulf of Guinea. It records a channel depth of 6.5 m and a cargo pier depth of 11.5 m. Norfolk is 9,380 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 6.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 11.5 m
- Max vessel length
- 268.8 m
- From Norfolk
- 9,380 kmGreat-circle distance
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 268.8 m and a maximum draft of 8.5 m.
- Channel depth
- 6.5 m
- Anchorage depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 11.5 m
- Tidal range
- 2 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 268.8 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 37.4 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 8.5 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Douala is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, ro-ro, breakbulk, solid bulk and liquid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is 100 tons and over.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Container cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 tons and over
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Large
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated major.
- Repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Large
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Cameroon
- US exports, 2025
- $169.3MLed by machinery and mechanical appliances
- US imports, 2025
- $287.3MLed by cocoa and cocoa products
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.