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Porto Amboim
Key data
updated Oct 2021Size limits
Max LOA 146m, beam 22.6m, 17,497 DWT.
Water density
1025.
Load line zone
Tropical zone.
Tides
Range 1.3m.
Max draft per terminal
| Terminal | Max draught | Max LOA | Berths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porto Amboim (New Harbour) | — | 146 m | 2 |
Deepest first. The draught is the largest any of the terminal's berths states; a dash means the source gives none.
Approach
updated Oct 2021Anchorages
Anchorage can be found in sand and mud in any depth but is exposed to SW swell.
Good anchorage, in tolerably smooth water, may be obtained in a depth of 18m with Morro Cambiri Light structure bearing 160° distant 0.35nm. There is another good anchorage in depths of approx. 22m, with the Cambiri Light bearing 132° at a distance of 0.4nm and the seawood side of Morro de Benguela Velha, bearing 221°.
When anchoring care must be taken to avoid a wreck, with a depth of 3.0m over it, which lies 0.5nm WSW of Morro Cambiri Light.
Restrictions
Submarine cables: Arrive onshore close NE of the town jetty (10°43.83'S 13°44.94'E).
Suction Pipe Piers (some now not used): To the N of Morro Cambir, along the shoreline, are the sites of six piers, used to carry suction pipes up to 150m offshore to convey fish from fishing craft moored at their ends to fishmeal factories on shore.
Tugs
Not available.
Charts and publications
BA 1215. Admiralty Pilot NP2, NP286(8).
Reporting before arrival
updated May 2010Communications
VHF: Ch 16.
Inspections
ISPS
ISPS Designated Authority: National Directorate of Merchant Marine and Ports.
Contact person: National Director.
Address: CP 2393, Rua Rainha Ginga, No 74, 4 Andar, Luanda, Angola.
Tel: +244 2 390034.
Fax: +244 2 310375.
Mob: +244 92 439336/ +244 91 516620.
Telex: 3352 MARPORT AN
E-mail: [email protected]
For further ISPS information see IMO website http://www.imo.org.
Port services
updated Nov 2025Repairs
Repairs available.
Dry docks
Heerema Shipyard servicing repairs and conversion.
Medical
Nearest hospital: Hospital municipal de Porto Amboim (Dr A. Neto), 1.1km.
Transport
Nearest airport: Luanda Airport, 261km.
Working hours
Normally, Mon-Fri 0700-1200hrs, 1400-1700hrs; Sat 0700-1200hrs.
About Porto Amboim
updated Oct 2021Where it is
Porto Amboim is situated midway between Luanda and Lobito.
The port
A breakwater has been built to the SW of Porto Amboim at Enseada de de Benguela Vella which provides substantial shelter for a new marine supply base built to service Offshore Block 31 and other future Angolan offshore energy projects. To the NE, 1.25nm along the Atlantic shoreline, there is a town pier, where cargo can be lightered from vessels at anchor, and a pier for fishing vessels 0.75nm NE of this. The port also handles project cargo and liquid cargo.
Questions about Porto Amboim
What time zone is Porto Amboim in?
Local time at Porto Amboim is UTC+1. No summer time.
What is the water density at Porto Amboim?
1025.
Which load line zone is Porto Amboim in?
Tropical zone.
What is the UN/LOCODE of Porto Amboim?
The UN/LOCODE of Porto Amboim is AOPBN.
Tips from seafarers
What crews who called at Porto Amboim say: pilot boarding, the agent's papers, inspections, shore leave. Each tip is shown with the writer's rank and ship type, and an AI summary sits on top once there are three or more.
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