Port guide · UN/LOCODE AO CAB
Cabinda, Angola
Angola · 5.53° S, 12.20° E · Also listed as Kabinda
The World Port Index classes Cabinda as an open roadstead on the South Atlantic Ocean. It records a channel depth of 1.8 m and a cargo pier depth of 3.4 m. Norfolk is 10,240 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 1.8 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 3.4 m
- Max vessel draft
- 6.5 m
- From Norfolk
- 10,240 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Luanda380 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel draft of 6.5 m.
- Channel depth
- 1.8 m
- Anchorage depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 3.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 9.4 m
- Tidal range
- 1.4 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 6.5 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
Cabinda 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
- No
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is up to 24 tons.
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated moderate.
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Electrical repair
- No
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- No
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- No
- Deck supplies
- No
- Engine supplies
- No
- Shore electricity
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- No
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Angola
- US exports, 2025
- $1.2BLed by aircraft and spacecraft
- US imports, 2025
- $871.1MLed by mineral fuels and oils
Other ports in Angola
The nearest is Luanda, 380 km away in a straight line.
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.