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Port of Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates

UN/LOCODEAEAUHWhat is a UN/LOCODE?24.5° N, 54.3333° ELocal timeAsia/Dubai, UTC+4
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In short

Abu Dhabi: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 4, 2026, 13:43 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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In port now
0
Arrivals, last 24 h
0
Departures, last 24 h
0
Ships nearby, last 6 h
0

Vessels near Abu Dhabi

Ships Voydar received on AIS near the port in the last 6 hours, most recent first. Being near a port is not a port call; the board above lists calls.

No vessels detected near Abu Dhabi in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Abu Dhabi from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 48278). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Medium
Harbour type
Coastal (breakwater)
Shelter
Good
Channel depth
14 m
Anchorage depth
20 m
Cargo pier depth
13 m
Oil terminal depth
13 m
Mean tide
2 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
First port of entry
Yes
Repairs
Moderate
Dry dock
Medium

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Abu Dhabi over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.

Time (UTC)Wind (kn)FromGusts (kn)Waves (m)Period (s)Visibility (km)
10296°160.3224
6300°90.4324
7284°100.4424
8277°130.5424
12309°190.7424
6310°90.6524
6292°90.5524
4274°80.4524
7325°120.4524
4352°80.3524
217°50.3524

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 4, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 4, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 8 km away.

Source: ECMWF open data (IFS 0.25° forecasts, ECMWF WAM waves). This service is based on data and products of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Source: www.ecmwf.int. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC-BY-4.0 + ECMWF Terms of Use.

Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° and GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III) forecasts. Forecast: NOAA NCEP GFS / GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III). Licence: US Government work (public domain); NOAA Open Data Dissemination.

A model forecast, not an observation. Not for navigation.

Abu Dhabi: daily port calls from satellite AIS (IMF PortWatch)

Estimates published by the International Monetary Fund's PortWatch, built from satellite and terrestrial AIS. They cover waters our own receivers do not reach yet. These are the IMF's figures, not Voydar's counts.

The IMF estimates 34 port calls in the 7 days and 149 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 6% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (140).

Container
0
Tanker
10
Dry bulk
5
General cargo
122
Ro-ro
12

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.3 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Abu Dhabi, last 14 days
09-12
3
09-13
7
09-14
6
09-15
4
09-16
2
09-17
8
09-18
5
09-19
3
09-20
3
09-21
8
09-22
6
09-23
2
09-24
3
09-25
9

Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org). IMF estimates, updated weekly; the latest days are revised. portwatch.imf.org. Counts cover container ships, tankers, dry bulk, general cargo and ro-ro vessels (30-day totals above).

Abu Dhabi: global benchmarks

How Abu Dhabi compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.

Port liner shipping connectivity, 1 2026
11.1
UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Unchanged on a year earlier.
Source: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Data Hub, port liner shipping connectivity index (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Feb 12, 1991. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Pirate AssaultFeb 12, 1991Vessel96 km away

    PERSIAN GULF. The ARKTIS SUN (Danish) was attacked by pirates on 12FEB91, after dark in 25-03N 53-36E. The captain was held at gunpoint and forced to empty the safe. He was then handcuffed to the ship's wheel. About $5,000 in cash and papers, including NATO advice for the defense of merchant vessels in war, were stolen. The two pirates, wearing black dress with red Arab scarves and armed with machine guns left the ARKTIS SUN unchallenged.

Source: NGA Anti-Shipping Activity Messages. This reproduction, partial or complete, of any National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) or Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) product, information or data is not approved, authorized or endorsed by the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director, NGA or any other element of the US Government. The US Government and NGA accept no liability for the accuracy or quality of this reproduction or the use of any NGA, NIMA or DMA products, information or data. Licence: US Government work — "NGA claims no copyright or other intellectual property right".

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