Port guide · UN/LOCODE AO LAD
Luanda, Angola
Angola · 8.80° S, 13.25° E
The World Port Index classes Luanda as a natural coastal harbor on the South Atlantic Ocean. It records a channel depth of 27.5 m and a cargo pier depth of 10.5 m. Norfolk is 10,550 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 27.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 10.5 m
- Max vessel length
- 348.5 m
- From Norfolk
- 10,550 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Porto Amboim220 km away
Depths and vessel limits
Of the 5 ports in Angola with guides here, Luanda records the deepest channel in the index. The index sets a maximum vessel length of 348.5 m and a maximum draft of 10.4 m.
- Channel depth
- 27.5 m
- Anchorage depth
- 15 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 10.5 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 14.8 m
- Tidal range
- 1.4 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 348.5 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 70 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 10.4 m
- Offshore maximum vessel length
- 249.9 m
- Offshore maximum vessel beam
- 70 m
- Offshore maximum vessel draft
- 13.4 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
Luanda 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
- Yes
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Excellent
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, ro-ro, breakbulk, solid bulk and liquid bulk.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Small
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- No
- Engine supplies
- No
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- 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 Porto Amboim, 220 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.