Port guide · UN/LOCODE GN CKY
Conakry, Guinea
Guinea · 9.52° N, 13.72° W · Also listed as Conakri; Konakri
The World Port Index classes Conakry as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the North Atlantic Ocean. It records a channel depth of 9.4 m and a cargo pier depth of 6.4 m. Norfolk is 6,940 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 9.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- From Norfolk
- 6,940 kmGreat-circle distance
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 9.4 m
- Anchorage depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 7.9 m
- Tidal range
- 4 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 40 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
Conakry is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- 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
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, ro-ro, breakbulk, solid bulk and liquid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is 25 to 49 tons.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- Yes
- LNG terminal
- No
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Medium
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Small
- Electrical repair
- No
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- No
- Deck supplies
- No
- Engine supplies
- No
- Shore electricity
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Guinea
- US exports, 2025
- $196.6MLed by vehicles and parts
- US imports, 2025
- $9.7MLed by rubber
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.