Port guide · UN/LOCODE NG CBQ
Calabar, Nigeria
Nigeria · 4.97° N, 8.32° E
The World Port Index classes Calabar as a river port reached from the Gulf of Guinea. It records a channel depth of 7.9 m and a cargo pier depth of 10 m. Norfolk is 9,200 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 10 m
- Max vessel length
- 199.9 m
- From Norfolk
- 9,200 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Port Harcourt150 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 199.9 m and a maximum draft of 7 m.
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 7 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 10 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 8 m
- Tidal range
- 3.7 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 199.9 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 36 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 7 m
- Offshore maximum vessel length
- 200 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
Pilotage is compulsory.
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Excellent
- Entrance restricted by tide
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
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
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 tons and over
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- No
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
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 Port Harcourt, 150 km away in a straight line.
- BurutuCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 4.8 m, breakbulkNG BUR
- 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.