Benin · BJ COOPort of Cotonou: RoRo and Vehicle Terminals
RORO Terminal Bénin SA, licensed in 2009 to handle vehicles on board and ashore at the Port of Cotonou, runs a Ro-Ro terminal of 4.5 hectares in the north-west of the port with capacity for 3,000 vehicles. Every vehicle is recorded electronically at the ramp and at the terminal entrance and exit.
RoRo and vehicle terminals
Last checked 2026-09-30
RORO Terminal Bénin
Operated by RORO Terminal Bénin SA
RORO Terminal Benin SA: Home (archived copy, May 2024) (checked 2026-09-30)
Port facts
- UN/LOCODE
- BJ COO
- Coordinates
- 6.3500° N, 2.4333° E
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- Coastal (Breakwater)
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 11 m
- Max vessel beam
- 35 m
- Max vessel draft
- 10 m
Nearest RoRo ports
- Tin Can Island55 nm
- Apapa58 nm
- Lomé70 nm
- Tema151 nm
- Abidjan391 nm
Straight-line distance, not a sailing route.
Sources
- RORO Terminal Benin SA: Home (archived copy, May 2024) (checked 2026-09-30)
- Port Autonome de Cotonou: Communauté Portuaire (checked 2026-09-30)
- World Port Index (NGA Pub. 150), public domain (checked 2026-09-25)