Port guide · UN/LOCODE GM BJL
Banjul, Gambia
Gambia · 13.45° N, 16.57° W · Also listed as Bathurst
The World Port Index classes Banjul as a river port reached from the North Atlantic Ocean. It records a channel depth of 7.9 m and a cargo pier depth of 9.4 m. Norfolk is 6,440 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 m
- From Norfolk
- 6,440 kmGreat-circle distance
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 14 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 4.9 m
- Tidal range
- 2 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 32.3 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
Banjul is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is up to 24 tons.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- No
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with the Gambia
- US exports, 2025
- $69.4MLed by meat
- US imports, 2025
- $688KLed by essential oils, perfumes and cosmetics
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.