Port profile · AOCAB
Cabinda
Cabinda is a small open roadstead on the South Atlantic Ocean, in Angola. Its UN/LOCODE is AOCAB. Pilotage is compulsory and it is a first port of entry. Cabinda offers fuel oil, fresh water and moderate repairs. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Cabinda
What members see for Cabinda, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Cabinda, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Cabinda right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Cabinda day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Cabinda and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Cabinda offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- No
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- No
- Deck stores
- No
- Engine stores
- No
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Moderate
- Electrical repair
- No
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- No
- Stevedores
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- No
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Draft
- 6.5 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Cabinda, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- None
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- No
- Salvage tugs
- No
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
Ports near Cabinda
Other Angola ports on the same stretch of coast.
- FutilaAngola · AOFLT
- MalongoAngola · AOMAL
- SoyoAngola · AOSZA
- PalancaAngola · AOPAT
- GirassolAngola · AOGIR
- DaliaAngola · AODAL
- Greater PlutonioAngola · AOGPO
- AmbrizAngola · AOAZZ
Questions about Cabinda
What is the UN/LOCODE of Cabinda?
The UN/LOCODE of Cabinda is AOCAB.
Is pilotage compulsory in Cabinda?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Cabinda as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Cabinda?
Yes. Cabinda offers fuel oil, according to the nautical port index.
What is the largest vessel Cabinda can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 6.5 m draft for Cabinda.
Is Cabinda a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Cabinda.
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