Port guide · UN/LOCODE NG SPL
Sapele, Nigeria
Nigeria · 5.90° N, 5.68° E
The World Port Index classes Sapele as a river port reached from the Bight of Benin. It records a channel depth of 4.9 m and a cargo pier depth of 10.5 m. Norfolk is 8,900 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 4.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 10.5 m
- Max vessel length
- 170 m
- From Norfolk
- 8,900 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Warri40 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 170 m and a maximum draft of 6.4 m.
- Channel depth
- 4.9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 7.3 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 10.5 m
- Tidal range
- 0.8 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 170 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 6.4 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
Sapele 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
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- 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.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- No
Services and supplies
- Repairs
- None
- 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
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
US trade with Nigeria
- US exports, 2025
- $6.8BLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $5.0BLed by mineral fuels and oils
Other ports in Nigeria
The nearest is Warri, 40 km away in a straight line.
- BurutuCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 4.8 m, breakbulkNG BUR
- CalabarCargo pier 10 m, channel 7.9 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkNG CBQ
- ForcadosCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 3.4 mNG FOR
- LagosCargo pier 13.5 m, channel 14 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkNG LOS
- Port HarcourtCargo pier 10.9 m, channel 11.5 m, container, breakbulk and bulkNG PHC
- Tin Can IslandCargo pier 10.5 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkNG TIN
- WarriCargo pier 6.6 m, channel 6.4 mNG WAR
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.