Port guide · UN/LOCODE GQ LUB
Luba, Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea · 3.50° N, 8.57° E
The World Port Index classes Luba as a natural coastal harbor on the Gulf of Guinea. It records a channel depth of 18.6 m and a cargo pier depth of 9.5 m. Norfolk is 9,320 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 18.6 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.5 m
- Max vessel length
- 135 m
- From Norfolk
- 9,320 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Malabo40 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 135 m and a maximum draft of 10 m.
- Channel depth
- 18.6 m
- Anchorage depth
- 31 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.5 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 9.5 m
- Tidal range
- 1.4 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 135 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 35 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 10 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
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is up to 24 tons.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Equatorial Guinea
- US exports, 2025
- $84.1MLed by machinery and mechanical appliances
- US imports, 2025
- $95.6MLed by mineral fuels and oils
Top goods, trade terms and port guides for Equatorial Guinea
Other ports in Equatorial Guinea
The nearest is Malabo, 40 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.