Port guide · UN/LOCODE GA LBV
Libreville, Gabon
Gabon · 0.38° N, 9.45° E
The World Port Index classes Libreville as an open roadstead on the Gulf of Guinea. It records a channel depth of 1.8 m and a cargo pier depth of 3 m. Norfolk is 9,600 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 1.8 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 3 m
- Max vessel length
- 76 m
- From Norfolk
- 9,600 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Port Owendo10 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 76 m and a maximum draft of 2 m.
- Channel depth
- 1.8 m
- Anchorage depth
- 8 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 3 m
- Tidal range
- 2 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 76 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 17.2 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 2 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
- No
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by swell
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, ro-ro, breakbulk and solid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is up to 24 tons.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Potable water
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- No
- Engine supplies
- No
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- 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, 10 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.