Port guide · UN/LOCODE SO BBO
Berbera, Somalia
Somalia · 10.45° N, 45.02° E
The World Port Index classes Berbera as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the Gulf of Aden. It records a channel depth of 11 m and a cargo pier depth of 7.9 m. Norfolk is 11,950 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 7.9 m
- Max vessel draft
- 8.8 m
- From Norfolk
- 11,950 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Kismaayo1,240 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel draft of 8.8 m.
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Anchorage depth
- 17.1 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 7.9 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 7.9 m
- Tidal range
- 2 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 8.8 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
Berbera is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 25 to 49 tons.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Fuel oil
- No
- Diesel oil
- No
- Potable water
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- No
- Engine supplies
- No
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Somalia
- US exports, 2025
- $49.7MLed by aircraft and spacecraft
- US imports, 2025
- $701KLed by gums, resins and plant extracts
Other ports in Somalia
The nearest is Kismaayo, 1,240 km away in a straight line.
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.