Port guide · UN/LOCODE NG BUR
Burutu, Nigeria
Nigeria · 5.35° N, 5.50° E
The World Port Index classes Burutu as a river port reached from the Bight of Benin. It records a channel depth of 4.8 m and a cargo pier depth of 6.4 m. Norfolk is 8,920 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 4.8 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Max vessel length
- 229 m
- From Norfolk
- 8,920 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- ForcadosUnder 10 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 229 m and a maximum draft of 4.9 m.
- Channel depth
- 4.8 m
- Anchorage depth
- 7 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Tidal range
- 0.5 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 229 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 4.9 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
Burutu is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: breakbulk and liquid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is 25 to 49 tons.
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- None
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated moderate.
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Fuel oil
- No
- Diesel oil
- No
- Potable water
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
US trade with Nigeria
- US exports, 2025
- $6.8BLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $5.0BLed by mineral fuels and oils
Other ports in Nigeria
The nearest is Forcados, under 10 km away.
- CalabarCargo pier 10 m, channel 7.9 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkNG CBQ
- ForcadosCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 3.4 mNG FOR
- LagosCargo pier 13.5 m, channel 14 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkNG LOS
- Port HarcourtCargo pier 10.9 m, channel 11.5 m, container, breakbulk and bulkNG PHC
- SapeleCargo pier 10.5 m, channel 4.9 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkNG SPL
- Tin Can IslandCargo pier 10.5 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkNG TIN
- WarriCargo pier 6.6 m, channel 6.4 mNG WAR
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.