Port of Lautoka
In short
Lautoka: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 4, 2026, 03:01 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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- In port now
- 0
- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 0
- Departures, last 24 h
- 0
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
- 1
Arrivals and departures AIS-detected
Ships Voydar detected in port from their AIS positions: who is in port now and who left in the last 48 hours. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown, and at places without a charted harbour only ships with an IMO number count. Times UTC.
Left in the last 48 h
| Vessel | Left | Time in port |
|---|---|---|
 APIA CHIEFCargo (hazardous cat. C) | Oct 2, 2026, 09:02 UTC | 44 h 33 min |
As of Oct 4, 2026, 03:01 UTC.
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Ships Voydar detected arriving at Lautoka on each of the last 30 days (UTC), counted once per ship per day. A day with no bar had no detected arrivals, which can also mean a gap in our AIS coverage.
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| Day (UTC) | Ships arriving |
|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0 |
Vessels near Lautoka
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.
| Vessel | Type | IMO / MMSI | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
 MOINSailing | Sailing | MMSI 211161020 |
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Lautoka from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 55530). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Very small
- Harbour type
- Coastal (breakwater)
- Shelter
- Good
- Channel depth
- 9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 13 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 11 m
- Mean tide
- 2 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Small
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Lautoka 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 298° | 8 | 0.6 | 7 | 24 | |
| 3 | 107° | 6 | 0.5 | 13 | 24 | |
| 4 | 148° | 8 | 0.5 | 13 | 24 | |
| 1 | 297° | 6 | 0.4 | 13 | 24 | |
| 5 | 279° | 13 | 0.4 | 13 | 24 | |
| 1 | 274° | 4 | 0.4 | 12 | 24 | |
| 2 | 72° | 5 | 0.4 | 12 | 24 | |
| 2 | 236° | 7 | 0.4 | 12 | 24 | |
| 5 | 314° | 12 | 0.6 | 6 | 24 | |
| 2 | 145° | 5 | 0.6 | 7 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 3, 2026, 18:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 14 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.
Lautoka: 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 7 port calls in the 7 days and 38 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 15% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (33).
- Container
- 17
- Tanker
- 10
- Dry bulk
- 1
- General cargo
- 10
- Ro-ro
- 0
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.1 million tonnes.
09-12 1 | 09-13 0 | 09-14 0 | 09-15 1 | 09-16 1 | 09-17 3 | 09-18 1 | 09-19 0 | 09-20 2 | 09-21 2 | 09-22 0 | 09-23 0 | 09-24 1 | 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).
Lautoka: global benchmarks
How Lautoka compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
- 88.9
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Down 1% on a year earlier.
- Source: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Data Hub, port liner shipping connectivity index (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
3 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Oct 12, 2000. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Pirate AssaultMay 31, 2017Sailing Vessel49 km away
FIJI: On 31 May, two robbers boarded a sailing yacht anchored near position 17-19S 177-07E, Wayasewa Island. The robbers stole an iPad, 2 phones and a dive lamp. Local authorities notified.
- Pirate AssaultOct 9, 2016Sailing Vessel6 km away
FIJI: On 9 October, a small dinghy and outboard motor were stolen from a sailing yacht anchored in Saweni Bay, vicinity 17-38.7S 177-23.6E.
- Pirate AssaultOct 12, 2000Merchant Vessel3 km away
FIJI: Local authorities report extortion and robbery aimed at foreign merchant ship crews at Lautoka according to 12 OCT report. Armed men wearing military uniforms have boarded vessels at Kings wharf demanding cash and food.
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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