Port of Khalifa Bin Salman Port
In short
Khalifa Bin Salman Port: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 15:57 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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- Arrivals, last 24 h
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- Departures, last 24 h
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- Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near Khalifa Bin Salman Port
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 Khalifa Bin Salman Port in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Khalifa Bin Salman Port from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 48327). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- Coastal (breakwater)
- Shelter
- Fair
- Channel depth
- 14 m
- Anchorage depth
- 14 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 14 m
- Mean tide
- 2 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Khalifa Bin Salman Port over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.
| Time (UTC) | Wind (kn) | From | Gusts (kn) | Waves (m) | Period (s) | Visibility (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 24° | 15 | 0.5 | 4 | 24 | |
| 6 | 149° | 9 | 0.3 | 4 | 24 | |
| 3 | 291° | 5 | 0.2 | 4 | 24 | |
| 3 | 57° | 6 | 0.2 | 4 | 24 | |
| 6 | 49° | 10 | 0.2 | 3 | 24 | |
| 2 | 120° | 6 | 0.1 | 3 | 24 | |
| 9 | 11° | 12 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 5 | 326° | 8 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 7 | 359° | 11 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 6 | 331° | 9 | 0.3 | 3 | 24 |
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.
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.
Khalifa Bin Salman Port: official port statistics
Figures published by national statistics offices and port authorities, shown as they publish them. They count what the publisher counts, which can differ from AIS-detected calls.
- Ships arrived, 2025
- 813
- 6% more than the year before
- Container throughput (TEU), 2025
- 408,929
- About the same as the year before
Source: Bahrain Open Data Portal (data.gov.bh), extracted 2026-10-06. Analysis and transformation by Seadar. Retrieved Oct 6, 2026.
Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported
1 accident or incident within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Nov 19, 2013, located where the board states a position. The most recent:
- Nov 19, 2013衝突(単)運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)98 km away
Source: 運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports). 出典：運輸安全委員会「船舶事故等調査報告書」（https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/）。Seadar が項目を抽出・加工して作成 (Source: Japan Transport Safety Board marine accident reports; fields extracted and edited by Seadar). Licence: Public Data License 1.0 (公共データ利用規約 第1.0版, PDL1.0; compatible with CC BY 4.0).
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
2 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Mar 4, 2013. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- OtherDec 29, 2020Other61 km away
On 29 January, customs authorities announced they had seized 14.4 million Captagon pills hidden in a shipment of wood panels in King Abdul Aziz Port.
- Pirate AssaultMar 4, 2013Sailing Vessel51 km away
BAHRAIN: On 04 March, a dhow was fired upon and a crewman was kidnapped approximately 60 nm north of Al Dair. The Bahraini-registered vessel was attacked by four armed men in two boats. The dhow was forced to stop and was dragged from the location of the attack into Iranian waters. The sailors were kidnapped but later released, with one sailor suffering from two gunshot wounds to the shoulder. He was taken to the hospital and listed in stable condition.
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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