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Port of Sint Nicolaas

Aruba

UN/LOCODEAWSNLWhat is a UN/LOCODE?12.4333° N, 69.9167° WLocal timeAmerica/Aruba, UTC-4

In short

Sint Nicolaas: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 11:11 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Vessels near Sint Nicolaas

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

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Sint Nicolaas from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 11830). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Small
Harbour type
Coastal (breakwater)
Shelter
Fair
Channel depth
13 m
Anchorage depth
23 m
Cargo pier depth
13 m
Oil terminal depth
23 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 Sint Nicolaas 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)
1396°191.3524
1489°181.1624
1460°191.1624
1384°181.1624
9106°121724
12117°171724
1479°191.1624
1594°191.3624
14111°191.4624
16106°211.3622
1681°221.4613

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, 20 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.

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 25, 2020. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • OtherFeb 25, 2020Cargo Ship31 km away

    On 25 February, authorities seized the Russia-flagged general cargo ship ARESSA after a search of the vessel revealed a ton of cocaine onboard.

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