Port guide · UN/LOCODE GA OWE
Port Owendo, Gabon
Gabon · 0.28° N, 9.50° E · Also listed as Port Ovendo
The World Port Index classes Port Owendo as an open roadstead on the Gulf of Guinea. It records a channel depth of 11 m and a cargo pier depth of 14 m. Norfolk is 9,620 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 14 m
- Max vessel length
- 300 m
- From Norfolk
- 9,620 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Libreville10 km away
Depths and vessel limits
Of the 3 ports in Gabon with guides here, Port Owendo records the deepest cargo pier in the index. The index sets a maximum vessel length of 300 m and a maximum draft of 11 m.
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Anchorage depth
- 8 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 14 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 10 m
- Tidal range
- 2.4 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 300 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 37.4 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 11 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
Port Owendo is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, ro-ro, breakbulk, solid bulk and liquid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is 25 to 49 tons.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- No
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- 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 Libreville, 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.