# Takula Terminal (AO TAK)

**UN/LOCODE:** AO TAK  
**Country:** Angola  
**Water Body:** South Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Open Roadstead  
**GPS:** -5.2167, 11.7833

Despite appearing in port directories as a "seaport", Takula is not a quay where boxes are stacked or general cargo is cleared — it is an offshore crude-oil loading area off Angola's Cabinda exclave. Operated by Cabinda Gulf Oil Company (CABGOC), a Chevron subsidiary, the Greater Takula fields in Block 0 have produced Cabinda Blend crude since their 1971 discovery, roughly 40 km west of the Malongo terminal in 50–75 m of water. Tankers lift crude directly at offshore facilities; there is no container, reefer or breakbulk handling and no customs clearance for commercial merchandise. Because Takula is a pure production-and-loading zone, it has no road or rail hinterland for general freight. Forwarders routing containers or project cargo to Cabinda should use the Port of Cabinda, while Luanda and Soyo serve the wider Angolan market.

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