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Port of Bejaia (ex Bougie)

Algeria

UN/LOCODEDZBJAWhat is a UN/LOCODE?36.75° N, 5.0833° ELocal timeAfrica/Algiers, UTC+1

In short

Bejaia (ex Bougie): no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 14:54 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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Expected arrivals AIS-detected

Ships whose AIS destination names Bejaia (ex Bougie), with the arrival time their crew entered. Reported in the last 24 hours, due within 7 days. Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.

2 ships shown, earliest first.

VesselETA (UTC)Destination as broadcastMatched by
Liberia MSC OLGA FCargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 6, 2026, 15:00 UTCESAGP>DZBJAUN/LOCODE
Italy LUCA IEVOLITanker (hazardous cat. B)Oct 7, 2026, 20:00 UTCDZBJAUN/LOCODE

Source: AIS voyage reports via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 6, 2026, 14:54 UTC.

Vessels near Bejaia (ex Bougie)

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 Bejaia (ex Bougie) in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Bejaia (ex Bougie) from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 45550). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Small
Harbour type
Coastal (breakwater)
Shelter
Good
Channel depth
14 m
Anchorage depth
9 m
Cargo pier depth
9 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
Repairs
Major
Dry dock
Large

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

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Bejaia (ex Bougie) 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)
448°120.2524
287°60.2424
5201°100.2424
6237°140.4324
543°120.2424
3223°60.2724
3249°70.3624
2210°50.3624
31°120.4624
2153°70.6524
3243°80.5524

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, 15 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.

Bejaia (ex Bougie): 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 20 port calls in the 7 days and 67 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 68% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (40).

Container
14
Tanker
24
Dry bulk
13
General cargo
16
Ro-ro
0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.7 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Bejaia (ex Bougie), last 14 days
09-12
1
09-13
3
09-14
0
09-15
2
09-16
3
09-17
2
09-18
2
09-19
2
09-20
3
09-21
1
09-22
5
09-23
2
09-24
5
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).

Bejaia (ex Bougie): global benchmarks

How Bejaia (ex Bougie) compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.

Container Port Performance Index 2023
#382 of 405
World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "BEJAIA" (80% confidence).
Source: World Bank, The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.

Scheduled ferries at Bejaia (ex Bougie)

The next crossings in the operators' published timetables (GTFS). These are scheduled times, not observed departures, and a sailing can be retimed or cancelled. Local time (Africa/Algiers).

TimeArr/DepFrom / toOperatorTerminalStatus
Oct 9, 2026, 11:00ArrivalSèTECorsica LineaBéJAïA
Oct 9, 2026, 12:00DepartureMARSEILLECorsica LineaBéJAïA

Source: Corsica Linea programme, transport.data.gouv.fr (Licence Ouverte 2.0) Retrieved October 6, 2026.

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

2 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jul 7, 1994. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Naval EngagementJun 23, 1998Vessel98 km away

    A SINGAPOREAN-FLAGGED CARGO SHIP REPORTED BEING FIRED ON BY AN ALGERIAN COASTAL PATROL BOAT OFF THE COAST OF ALGERIA. THE SHIP SUFFERED BROKEN WINDOWS AND BULLET HOLES. SIMILAR INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST DURING PERIODS OF HEIGHTENED ALGERIAN MARITIME SECURITY. WHETHER THIS WAS A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY OR INDICATES ACTUAL ALGERIAN FOREKNOWLEDGE OF A SMUGGLING ATTEMPT OR OTHER ILLEGAL ACTION IS NOT KNOWN.

  • Pirate AssaultJul 7, 1994Merchant Vessel63 km away

    SEVEN ITALIAN MERCHANT SAILORS WERE KILLED WHILE IN THE PORT OF JIJEL, 180 MILES EAST OF ALGIERS. ASSAILANTS RAIDED THE CARGO SHIP DURING THE NIGHT.

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