Port of Punta Europa Terminal
Punta Europa Terminal is an open-roadstead anchorage in Equatorial Guinea, registered under the UN/LOCODE code GQPET.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
This record’s port function has not been confirmed by Equatorial Guinea’s national authority — UN/LOCODE lists it as a “recognised location” (status RL), not an approved one. It may represent a distinct small port, a berth, terminal, or anchorage within a larger port, or a place with no distinct port facility.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Very small, Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Poor
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel23.2+ m (76+ ft)
- Anchorage23.2+ m (76+ ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal23.2+ m (76+ ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (23.2+ m (76+ ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 0 m
- Max. vessel size
- Over 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- good holding ground
Facilities and services
The port is a first port of entry, has a U.S. representative, and requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory, available, available with local assistance, and advisable. Salvage and assist tugs are available. Other quarantine services is available. Communications include telephone, telegraph, and radio. Cargo can be worked at anchor.
The port offers medical facilities. Mobile cranes are available. Supplies on offer include provisions.
Repair capability is rated none.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 46306, Pub. 123, chart 57160. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.
- NGA World Port Index database (WPI.mdb), 2019. Facilities and services data.
- Record status: WPI-classified port.