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Logistics infrastructure in Mauritania

Mauritania — Ports

Mauritania has 2 seaports profiled from the NGA World Port Index — each with its harbour size, channel and anchorage depth, shelter and on-site cargo facilities, traced to the published register.

Container terminals are matched to their operators from the SMDG Terminal Code List — a UN/LOCODE child code list — and liner connectivity is set against UNCTAD's LSCI and port-level PLSCI. Search, sort or open any port for its sourced record.

2
Total
1
Small
1
Medium
Container throughput
84,458 TEU
World Bank WDI · 2019
Liner connectivity (LSCI)
26.4
UNCTAD · 2024-Q1
Container terminals
2
SMDG · UN/LOCODE
Maritime territory (EEZ)
173,180 km²
Marine Regions
Most connected
  1. 1Nouakchott78.9
  2. 2Nouadhibou31.8
UNCTAD PLSCI
Most container terminals
  1. 1Nouakchott1
  2. 2Nouadhibou1
SMDG
Deepest channels
  1. 1Nouakchott11 m
  2. 2Nouadhibou7.9 m
NGA WPI
Best equipped
  1. 1Nouadhibou5 / 6
  2. 2Nouakchott2 / 6
NGA WPI
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Mauritania beyond logistics?
Browse databook
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PortSizeTypeChannel depthAnchorageCargo pier depthShelterFacilities
NouakchottMRNKCSmallOpen Roadstead11 m9.4 m7.9 mPoorCranes
NouadhibouMRNDBMediumCoastal (Natural)7.9 m9.4 m17.1 mGoodCranesRepairsBunker

All Sources

Portsthe NGA World Port Indexthe NGA World Port Index
Public domain (US gov)
Logistics performanceUNCTADUNCTAD
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Infrastructurethe World Bank's World Development Indicatorsthe World Bank's World Development Indicators
CC BY 4.0
InfrastructureMarine RegionsMarine Regions
CC BY 4.0
Portsthe SMDG Terminal Code Listthe SMDG Terminal Code List
UN/LOCODE — free, attribution
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