Port guide · UN/LOCODE CG PNR
Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo · 4.78° S, 11.83° E · Also listed as Balck Point Bay
The World Port Index classes Pointe Noire as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the South Atlantic Ocean. It records a channel depth of 11.5 m. Norfolk is 10,160 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 11.5 m
- Max vessel length
- 366.5 m
- From Norfolk
- 10,160 kmGreat-circle distance
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 366.5 m and a maximum draft of 16 m.
- Channel depth
- 11.5 m
- Anchorage depth
- 14 m
- Tidal range
- 1.3 m
- Entrance width
- 180 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 366.5 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 51.2 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 16 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
Pointe Noire 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
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, ro-ro, breakbulk, solid bulk and liquid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is 100 tons and over.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Container cranes
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- No
- Lifts of 100 tons and over
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- No
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Large
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated moderate.
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Small
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with the Republic of the Congo
- US exports, 2025
- $170.2MLed by meat
- US imports, 2025
- $104.2MLed by mineral fuels and oils
Top goods, trade terms and port guides for the Republic of the Congo
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.