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Port of Namibe

Angola

UN/LOCODEAOMSZWhat is a UN/LOCODE?15.2° S, 12.15° ELocal timeAfrica/Luanda, UTC+1

In short

Namibe: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 10:41 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 Namibe

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 Namibe in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Namibe from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 46610). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Small
Harbour type
Open roadstead
Shelter
Fair
Channel depth
17 m
Anchorage depth
8 m
Cargo pier depth
17 m
Oil terminal depth
11 m
Mean tide
2 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
First port of entry
Yes
Repairs
Limited

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

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Namibe 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)
6258°110.8824
8268°150.8824
5228°81.1924
2253°61.4924
8324°131.41024
10261°171.41024
6214°101.41024
4250°81.31024
5284°101.21024
10245°171.11024
7206°1111024

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 3, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 3, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 17 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.

Namibe: 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 3 port calls in the 7 days and 13 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 28% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (18).

Container
2
Tanker
8
Dry bulk
0
General cargo
3
Ro-ro
0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Namibe, last 14 days
09-12
1
09-13
0
09-14
0
09-15
0
09-16
0
09-17
1
09-18
0
09-19
1
09-20
1
09-21
1
09-22
0
09-23
0
09-24
0
09-25
0

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).

Namibe: global benchmarks

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

Container Port Performance Index 2023
#303 of 405
World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "NAMIBE" (80% confidence).
Source: World Bank, The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.
Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
29.3
UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Down 9% 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 Jun 5, 1986. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • UnknownJun 5, 1986Vessel0 km away

    NAMIBE, ANGOLA. SOVIET SHIPS KAPITAN VISLOBOKOV AND KAPITAN CHIRKOV WERE DAMAGED BY EXPLOSIONS AS THEY DISCHARGED CARGO IN NAMIBE (15-12S 012-09E). NO CASUALTIES WERE REPORTED.

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