Port of Cotonou (BJCOO), Cotonou, Benin

Seaport
Basic Information
Name
:

Cotonou

Local Port Name
:

Port Autonome de Cotonou Pac

Port Authority
:

Ports Authority of Cotonou

Port Code
:

BJCOO

Type
:

Seaport

Latitude
:

6° 20' 0" N

Longitude
:

2° 25' 0" E

First Port Of Entry
:

Yes

ETA Message Required
:

Yes

USA Representative
:

Yes

Medical Facilities
:

Yes

Port Size
:

Medium

Harbor Features
Harbor Size
:

Small

Shelter
:

Fair

Max Vessel Size
:

Over 500 feet in length

Harbor Type
:

Coastal Breakwater

Turning Area
:

---

Good Holding Ground
:

Yes

Entrance Restrictions
Tide
:

No

Overhead Limit
:

---

Swell
:

No

Ice
:

No

Other
:

Yes

Water Depth
Channel
:

36 - 40 feet, 11 - 12.2 meters

Cargo Pier
:

31 - 35 feet, 9.4 - 10 meters

Mean Tide
:

2 feet

Anchorage
:

46 - 50 feet, 14 - 15.2 meters

Oil Terminal
:

31 - 35 feet, 9.4 - 10 meters

Pilotage
Compulsory
:

Yes

Available
:

Yes

Advisable
:

Yes

Local Assist
:

---

Tugs
Assist
:

Yes

Salvage
:

Yes

Quarantine
Pratique
:

Yes

Deratt Cert
:

Yes

Other
:

---

Contact Details
Address
:

Cotonou Benin

Fax
:

229 21312891

800-Number
:

---

Email
:

pac@leland.bj

Website
:

www.portdecotonou.com

Phone
:

229 21315280

Telephone
:

---

Radio
:

Yes

Air
:

Yes

Telegraph
:

Yes

Radio Tel
:

Yes

Rail
:

Yes

Loading & Unloading
Wharves
:

Yes

Med Moor
:

---

Anchor
:

---

Ocean
:

---

Ice
:

---

Lift Cranes
100 Plus Ton Lifts
:

---

50-100 Ton Lifts
:

Yes

25-49 Ton Lifts
:

Yes

0-24 Ton Lifts
:

Yes

Fixed Cranes
:

Yes

Mobile Cranes
:

Yes

Floating Cranes
:

---

Port Services
Longshore
:

Yes

Electrical Repair
:

---

Steam
:

---

Electrical
:

Yes

Navigation Equipment
:

---

Supplies
Provisions
:

Yes

Fuel Oil
:

Yes

Deck
:

---

Water
:

Yes

Diesel Oil
:

Yes

Engine
:

---

Other Services
Ship Repairs
:

Limited

Marine Railroad Size
:

---

Degauss
:

---

Drydock Size
:

Very Small

Garbage Disposal
:

Yes

Dirty Ballast
:

No

Shipping Lines Served

Maersk
CMA CGM
Cosco
Hapag Lloyd
OOCL
ONE Line
Star Shipping
SCI
Zim
Sealand
PIL
MSC
Ben Line-Uafl
ANL
Transworld GLS
Sea Hawk Lines
Volta
Hub & Links Logistics
Sunstar Shipping
ASR Lines
Cotonou (BJCOO)

Cotonou, Benin

Shipping Lines Served

FCL routes from Cotonou (BJCOO), Cotonou, Benin

Popular FCL sailings that shippers book from this port.

Cotonou → JNPT (Nhava Sheva)

Benin → India

Cotonou → Puerto Quetzal

Benin → Guatemala

Cotonou → Mundra

Benin → India

Cotonou → Jebel Ali Free Zone (AE)

Benin → United Arab Emirates

Cotonou → Chennai

Benin → India

FCL routes to Cotonou (BJCOO), Cotonou, Benin

Inbound port pairs importers frequently secure via Cogoport.

Mundra → Cotonou

India → Benin

JNPT (Nhava Sheva) → Cotonou

India → Benin

Kolkata → Cotonou

India → Benin

Vizag → Cotonou

India → Benin

Kakinada → Cotonou

India → Benin

Shanghai → Cotonou

People's Republic of China → Benin

Cochin → Cotonou

India → Benin

Ho Chi Minh City → Cotonou

Vietnam → Benin

Pipavav (Victor) Port → Cotonou

India → Benin

Mangalore → Cotonou

India → Benin

Haldia Port → Cotonou

India → Benin

Tangier → Cotonou

Morocco → Benin

Chennai → Cotonou

India → Benin

Le Havre → Cotonou

France → Benin

Hazira → Cotonou

India → Benin

Kandla → Cotonou

India → Benin

Karachi → Cotonou

Pakistan → Benin

Algeciras → Cotonou

Spain → Benin

Singapore → Cotonou

Singapore → Benin

Tuticorin → Cotonou

India → Benin

Ko Sichang → Cotonou

Thailand → Benin

Mumbai (ex Bombay) → Cotonou

India → Benin

Paradip Port (IN) → Cotonou

India → Benin

Valencia (VE) → Cotonou

Venezuela → Benin

Yangon → Cotonou

Myanmar → Benin

Ennore → Cotonou

India → Benin

Durban → Cotonou

South Africa → Benin

Jebel Ali → Cotonou

United Arab Emirates → Benin