Skip to content

Port of Madre de Deus

Brazil

UN/LOCODEBRMDDWhat is a UN/LOCODE?12.7333° S, 38.6° WLocal timeAmerica/Bahia, UTC-3

In short

Madre de Deus: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 18:46 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

Watch this port

Get an email when Madre de Deus is busier than usual or is named in an official release.

We email you a link and a code. That creates a free account, no password or card, and follows Madre de Deus.

Free account, no card: follow up to 5 ships and ports. Plus follows 50, Pro 500.

By continuing you accept the Terms and the Privacy policy.

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

Vessels near Madre de Deus

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

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Madre de Deus from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 12775). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Very small
Harbour type
Open roadstead
Shelter
Good
Channel depth
11 m
Cargo pier depth
3 m
Oil terminal depth
22 m
Mean tide
2 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
Repairs
Limited

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

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Madre de Deus 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)
10118°220.7924
774°130.8624
670°120.8621
887°190.9724
11101°240.9724
778°151724
683°110.9724
491°120.9724
10112°240.9824
879°151824

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, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 32 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.

Madre de Deus: 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 9 port calls in the 7 days and 30 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 7% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (28).

Container
0
Tanker
30
Dry bulk
0
General cargo
0
Ro-ro
0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 1.3 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Madre de Deus, last 14 days
09-12
2
09-13
2
09-14
0
09-15
1
09-16
1
09-17
0
09-18
1
09-19
2
09-20
1
09-21
1
09-22
2
09-23
1
09-24
1
09-25
1

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).

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

4 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Dec 14, 1989. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Pirate AssaultMar 31, 2015Sailing Vessel30 km away

    BRAZIL: During the last week of March, there were two boardings of sailing yachts near position 12-59S 038-42W, Ilha de Itaparica. One boarding occurred during night hours while the other occurred during the day. Four local individuals were reportedly arrested after the daylight boarding. It is unknown if they are responsible for other incidents in the area, to include a landside assault on the crew of a third sailing yacht during this time frame.

  • Pirate AssaultFeb 8, 2009Sailing Vessel19 km away

    ITAPARICA MARINA, BRAZIL: Two robbers armed with guns in a small row boat boarded a catamaran at anchor. The captain confronted the robbers and they shot and killed him. Robbers jumped overboard and swam off leaving their row boat. Nothing stolen.

  • Pirate AssaultDec 26, 2008Sailing Vessel19 km away

    BRAZIL: Yacht robbed 26 Dec 08 while anchored at position 12-53.05S 038-41.15W, Bahia de Todos Os Santos. Two armed robbers boarded the yacht and assaulted the two crew members. Robbers stole ship's properties, cash and crew properties before escaping. The two injured crew were given shore medical treatment. Authorities are investigating.

  • Pirate AssaultDec 14, 1989Vessel14 km away

    ARATU, BRAZIL 14 DECEMBER 1989 While at anchor in the harbor of Aratu, Brazil, the STOLT EAGLE was boarded by (6) six pirates. The pirates were all dressed in boiler suits and armed with machine guns, revolvers, and knives. The Master was forced to his cabin where at least $15,000 was stolen along with other personal possessions. The Master, Chief Officer, and First Assistant Engineer were seriously injured. The pirates left about 0240 (local time) and rowed away in a small boat. Efforts were ma

Tools for this port

Use this data

This page is also available as JSON, free, with the source and licence of every section. Sections whose sources do not permit redistribution are listed as withheld.

GET /api/v1/ports/BRMDD
View JSONAPI documentationFree without a key for occasional use; use an API key for more.

Using this data in code?

Every account gets a personal API allowance: 2,500 credits a month free, 25,000 with Pro. Pro adds internal business use; API plans add building the data into your own products.

See plans

Nearby ports