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Port of Porto Grande

Cape Verde

UN/LOCODECVGRAWhat is a UN/LOCODE?16.8667° N, 25° WLocal timeAtlantic/Cape_Verde, UTC-1

In short

Porto Grande: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 14:29 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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Vessels near Porto Grande

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

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Porto Grande from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 45880). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Very small
Harbour type
Coastal (natural)
Shelter
Fair
Anchorage depth
22 m
Cargo pier depth
11 m
Oil terminal depth
11 m
Mean tide
1 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
First port of entry
Yes
Repairs
Major

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

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Porto Grande 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)
1053°141924
778°100.9924
750°100.9924
1341°170.9924
1345°180.9924
1243°160.8924
1253°180.9923
1142°160.8822
1252°170.8922
1348°180.91117
1249°170.91424

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, 13 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.

Porto Grande: 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 18 port calls in the 7 days and 55 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 10% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (50).

Container
9
Tanker
18
Dry bulk
15
General cargo
13
Ro-ro
0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.1 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Porto Grande, last 14 days
09-12
1
09-13
3
09-14
0
09-15
3
09-16
2
09-17
3
09-18
2
09-19
1
09-20
7
09-21
2
09-22
0
09-23
2
09-24
4
09-25
2

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

1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jan 12, 2010. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Pirate AssaultJan 12, 2010Sailing Vessel4 km away

    CAPE VERDE: Sailing vessel (ENEA) stolen 12 Jan 10, marina of Mindelo. The 38 foot sailboat was stolen during the night from in front of the marina of Mindelo where it was anchored. The vessel has a blue hull with a yellow line (Noonsite.com).

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