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Porto Amboim, Angola
Angola · 10.73° S, 13.75° E · Also listed as Benguela Velha
The World Port Index classes Porto Amboim as an open roadstead on the South Atlantic Ocean. It records a channel depth of 23.2 m and a cargo pier depth of 10 m. Norfolk is 10,730 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 10 m
- Max vessel length
- 146 m
- From Norfolk
- 10,730 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Lobito180 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 146 m.
- Channel depth
- 23.2 m
- Anchorage depth
- 22 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 10 m
- Tidal range
- 1.3 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 146 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 22.6 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 advisable
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Poor
- Entrance restricted by swell
- Yes
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 50 to 100 tons.
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- No
- Potable water
- No
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- No
- Engine supplies
- No
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- 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 Lobito, 180 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.