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Port of Bahia Blanca

Argentina

UN/LOCODEARBHIWhat is a UN/LOCODE?38.7833° S, 62.2667° WLocal timeAmerica/Argentina/Buenos_Aires, UTC-3

In short

Bahia Blanca: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 14:36 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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0
Arrivals, last 24 h
0
Departures, last 24 h
0
Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Expected arrivals AIS-detected

Ships whose AIS destination names Bahia Blanca, with the arrival time their crew entered. Reported in the last 24 hours, due within 7 days. Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.

3 ships shown, earliest first.

VesselETA (UTC)Destination as broadcastMatched by
Croatia AP IMPERIALCargoOct 7, 2026, 23:00 UTCAR BHIUN/LOCODE
Bahamas GRAMPUS CHARMCargoOct 8, 2026, 23:30 UTCAR BHIUN/LOCODE
Liberia NAVI LYRACargoOct 10, 2026, 20:00 UTCARBHIUN/LOCODE

Source: AIS voyage reports via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 6, 2026, 14:36 UTC.

Vessels near Bahia Blanca

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

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Bahia Blanca from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 13815). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Very small
Harbour type
Coastal (natural)
Shelter
Good
Channel depth
9 m
Anchorage depth
9 m
Cargo pier depth
8 m
Oil terminal depth
13 m
Mean tide
2 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
First port of entry
Yes
Repairs
Major
Dry dock
Medium

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

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Bahia Blanca 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)
468°80.1224
357°70.1218
10114°170.3222
1099°170.4224
10105°220.5224
12131°240.5213
13116°240.6224
13124°230.5223
11118°210.5224
12128°250.4224
9108°180.4224

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 6, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 6, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 24 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.

Bahia Blanca: 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 20 port calls in the 7 days and 82 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 9% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (75).

Container
1
Tanker
29
Dry bulk
51
General cargo
1
Ro-ro
0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 1.5 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Bahia Blanca, last 14 days
09-12
3
09-13
3
09-14
2
09-15
5
09-16
3
09-17
2
09-18
2
09-19
4
09-20
3
09-21
1
09-22
0
09-23
4
09-24
2
09-25
6

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).

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