Port of Port-Bouët
Port-Bouët is an open-roadstead anchorage in Côte d’Ivoire, registered under the UN/LOCODE code CIPBT.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
This record’s port function has not been confirmed by Côte d’Ivoire’s national authority — UN/LOCODE lists it as a “recognised location” (status RL), not an approved one. It may represent a distinct small port, a berth, terminal, or anchorage within a larger port, or a place with no distinct port facility.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Very small, Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Poor
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by tide, swell, other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel23.2+ m (76+ ft)
- Anchorage23.2+ m (76+ ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal23.2+ m (76+ ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (23.2+ m (76+ ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 0 m
- Max. vessel size
- Over 152 m (500 ft) length
Facilities and services
The port requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory, available, and advisable. Assist tugs are available. Pratique, a deratting certificate, and other quarantine services are available. Communications include radio.
The port offers medical facilities. Available services include longshore labor, electrical services, navigation equipment repair, and electrical repair. Supplies on offer include water, fuel oil, diesel oil, deck supplies, and engine supplies.
Repair capability is rated moderate.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 45990, Pub. 123, chart 57063. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.
- NGA World Port Index database (WPI.mdb), 2019. Facilities and services data.
- Record status: WPI-classified port.