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Port of Paracuru

Brazil

UN/LOCODEBRPRUWhat is a UN/LOCODE?3.4° S, 39.0167° WLocal timeAmerica/Fortaleza, UTC-3

In short

Paracuru: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 15:20 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 Paracuru

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

Forecast

Model forecast for Paracuru 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)
1488°251.3624
1398°231.5624
1399°201.5624
12117°191.5624
17102°291.7624
1692°261.7724
1696°271.9724
14111°211.9724
16105°281.8624
1395°241.7724

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, 06:00 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.

Paracuru: 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 0 port calls in the 7 days and 0 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 100% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (5).

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IMF PortWatch daily figures for Paracuru, last 14 days
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09-14
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09-15
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09-16
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09-18
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09-19
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09-20
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09-21
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09-23
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09-24
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09-25
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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

2 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jan 10, 2009. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Pirate AssaultFeb 2, 2015Sailing Vessel62 km away

    BRAZIL: On 2 February, three knife wielding robbers attempted to board the sailing schooner WINDJAMMER near position 03-45S 038-35W, Fortaleza, Brazil. They tried climbing up to the main deck shouting "pirata' pirata" but the crew was able to fend them off with a stout wooden boat hook. They were very aggressive constantly stabbing with very large kitchen knives. They eventually gave up trying to board and instead stabbed holes in the inflatable dingy that was still up in the davits. The crew mo

  • Pirate AssaultJan 10, 2009Tanker64 km away

    BRAZIL: Tanker robbed 10 Jan 09 at 2300 local time while at berth in Fortaleza port. Four robbers in a boat approached a product tanker at berth. One of the robbers boarded the tanker using a hook attached to a rope. A duty crewmember noticed the robber and raised the alarm. The robber jumped overboard and escaped with his accomplices and ship's stores (IMB).

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