Logistics infrastructure in Gabon
Gabon — Ports
Gabon has 8 seaports profiled from the NGA World Port Index — each with its harbour size, channel and anchorage depth, shelter and on-site cargo facilities, traced to the published register.
Container terminals are matched to their operators from the SMDG Terminal Code List — a UN/LOCODE child code list — and liner connectivity is set against UNCTAD's LSCI and port-level PLSCI. Search, sort or open any port for its sourced record.
8
Total
4
Very small
2
Medium
2
Small
Container throughput
180,000 TEU
Liner connectivity (LSCI)
35.3
Container terminals
2
Maritime territory (EEZ)
201,759 km²
Most connected
- 1Libreville44.1
- 2Port Gentil41.5
Most container terminals
Deepest channels
- 1Cap Lopez30 m
- 2Port Gentil27 m
- 3Etame Terminal23.2 m
- 4Gamba Oil Terminal23.2 m
- 5M'bya Oil Terminal23.2 m
Best equipped
- 1Port Owendo5 / 6
- 2Libreville5 / 6
- 3Port Gentil4 / 6
- 4Cap Lopez2 / 6
- 5Gamba Oil Terminal1 / 6
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| Port | Size | Type | Channel depth | Anchorage | Cargo pier depth | Shelter | Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap LopezGACLZ | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 30 m | 30 m | — | Fair | RepairsBunker |
| Port GentilGAPOG | Medium | Coastal (Natural) | 27 m | 30 m | 9 m | Excellent | CranesBunker |
| Etame TerminalGAETA | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 23.2 m | 76 m | 23.2 m | Poor | — |
| Gamba Oil TerminalGAGAX | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 23.2 m | 25 m | — | Poor | — |
| M'bya Oil TerminalGAMBY | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 23.2 m | 30 m | — | Poor | — |
| Oguendjo TerminalGAOGU | Small | Open Roadstead | 21.6 m | 23.2 m | — | Poor | — |
| Port OwendoGAOWE | Small | Open Roadstead | 11 m | 8.5 m | 14 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunker |
| LibrevilleGALBV | Medium | Open Roadstead | 1.8 m | 8 m | 3 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunker |
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