Technical Data
Port Specifications
- UNLOCODE
- CDMAT
- Port Type
- General
- Terminals
- 12
- Berth Count
- 47
- Max Draught
- 9.7 m
- Country
- 🇨🇩 DR Congo
Conditions
Current Weather
Overview
About This Port
Matadi is the chief sea port of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of the Kongo Central province, adjacent to the border with Angola. It had a population of 245,862 (2004). Matadi is situated on the left bank of the Congo River, 148 km (92 mi) from the mouth and 8 km (5.0 mi) below the last navigable point before the rapids that make the river impassable for a long stretch upriver.
Location
Coordinates
5.8178°S, 13.4561°E
View on Google Maps →Expected arrivals
1 inboundVessels 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.
| Vessel | Type | Distance | Speed | ETA (computed) | Crew ETA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMMA BULK | Bulk Carrier | 2742 nm | 14.4 kn | 8 Jul | 1 Jul |
Network
Connectivity & hub role
How central Matadi sits in the sea-route network we cover — a connectivity score across navigable distances. A higher score means the port is navigationally close to many other well-connected ports, the maritime signature of a hub.
Directly routable to 179 other covered ports.
- CGPointe Noire221 nm
- AOLuanda296 nm
- CMDouala805 nm
- TGLome1,131 nm
- GHTema1,143 nm
- GHTakoradi1,217 nm
- NAWalvis Bay1,224 nm
- CIAbidjan1,325 nm
Method. A connectivity score across our own route network: a port reads higher when it is navigationally close to many other well-connected ports. The score is rescaled 0–100 within the snapshot, so the single most-connected port reads 100. Distances are Suez / Panama / Malacca-aware navigable sea miles.
Coverage. The route network spans the 180 largest commercial ports, so this ranks hubs within that covered network, not against every port on earth. The number is deterministic — no confidence grade is invented. Computed Jun 30, 2026.
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