Port guide · UN/LOCODE GA POG
Port Gentil, Gabon
Gabon · 0.70° S, 8.80° E
The World Port Index classes Port Gentil as a natural coastal harbor on the Gulf of Guinea. It records a channel depth of 27 m and a cargo pier depth of 9 m. Norfolk is 9,620 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 27 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9 m
- Max vessel length
- 210 m
- From Norfolk
- 9,620 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Port Owendo130 km away
Depths and vessel limits
Of the 3 ports in Gabon with guides here, Port Gentil records the deepest channel in the index. The index sets a maximum vessel length of 210 m and a maximum draft of 11 m.
- Channel depth
- 27 m
- Anchorage depth
- 28 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 13 m
- Tidal range
- 0.3 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 210 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 37.3 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 11 m
- Offshore maximum vessel draft
- 15 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
Pilotage is compulsory.
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Excellent
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, ro-ro, breakbulk and liquid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is up to 24 tons.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- None
Services and supplies
- Repairs
- None
- Dry dock
- None
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Gabon
- US exports, 2025
- $145.5MLed by machinery and mechanical appliances
- US imports, 2025
- $603.1MLed by mineral fuels and oils
Other ports in Gabon
The nearest is Port Owendo, 130 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.