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Dry Bulk Freight Index2,490 -1.3%Capesize3,538 -2.8%Panamax2,124 +0.7%Dirty Tanker Index1,935 +1.1%Supramax1,668 -0.1%Clean Tanker Index1,280 -1.4%Handysize947 +0.2%Dry Bulk Freight Index2,490 -1.3%Capesize3,538 -2.8%Panamax2,124 +0.7%Dirty Tanker Index1,935 +1.1%Supramax1,668 -0.1%Clean Tanker Index1,280 -1.4%Handysize947 +0.2%Dry Bulk Freight Index2,490 -1.3%Capesize3,538 -2.8%Panamax2,124 +0.7%Dirty Tanker Index1,935 +1.1%Supramax1,668 -0.1%Clean Tanker Index1,280 -1.4%Handysize947 +0.2%Dry Bulk Freight Index2,490 -1.3%Capesize3,538 -2.8%Panamax2,124 +0.7%Dirty Tanker Index1,935 +1.1%Supramax1,668 -0.1%Clean Tanker Index1,280 -1.4%Handysize947 +0.2%Dry Bulk Freight Index2,490 -1.3%Capesize3,538 -2.8%Panamax2,124 +0.7%Dirty Tanker Index1,935 +1.1%Supramax1,668 -0.1%Clean Tanker Index1,280 -1.4%Handysize947 +0.2%Dry Bulk Freight Index2,490 -1.3%Capesize3,538 -2.8%Panamax2,124 +0.7%Dirty Tanker Index1,935 +1.1%Supramax1,668 -0.1%Clean Tanker Index1,280 -1.4%Handysize947 +0.2%
General
Port

Freetown

Technical Data

Port Specifications

UNLOCODE
SLFNA
Port Type
General
Terminals
13
Berth Count
47
Max Draught
8.3 m
Country
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Conditions

Current Weather

28°C
Drizzle
Feels like 33°
Wind
6 kn SSW
gusts 17 kn
Humidity
73%
Precip
0.2 mm
Waves
0.4 m
Today
28° 24°
Thu
27° 23°
Fri
29° 24°
Sat
28° 23°
Live weather · Open-Meteo

Overview

About This Port

Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. Freetown is Sierra Leone's major urban, economic, financial, cultural, educational and political centre, as it is the seat of the Government of Sierra Leone. The population of Freetown was 1,347,559 as of the 2024 census.

Location

Coordinates

8.5000°N, 13.2333°W

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Expected arrivals

3 inbound

Vessels underway broadcasting a destination that resolves to this port, closest first. Distance is the real sea route (around land and through canals); the computed ETA is at the vessel’s passage speed. The crew’s own reported ETA is shown alongside for comparison.

VesselTypeDistanceSpeedETA (computed)Crew ETA
ALEXANDRA PBulk Carrier1475 nm13.9 kn4 Jul4 Jul
SIDER AMYGeneral Cargo2996 nm11.8 kn10 Jul1 Jul
SUNRISE PROSPERITYBulk Carrier~3107 nm11.2 kn6 Jul

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