Port of M'bya Terminal
In short
M'bya Terminal: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 4, 2026, 19:49 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
- 0
Vessels near M'bya Terminal
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 M'bya Terminal in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for M'bya Terminal from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 46454). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Very small
- Harbour type
- Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Poor
- Channel depth
- 23 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 23 m
- Mean tide
- 1 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Repairs
- None
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for M'bya Terminal 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 174° | 11 | 1 | 13 | 24 | |
| 5 | 172° | 8 | 1 | 13 | 24 | |
| 4 | 200° | 7 | 1 | 12 | 24 | |
| 9 | 221° | 12 | 1 | 11 | 24 | |
| 7 | 228° | 11 | 1.1 | 11 | 24 | |
| 7 | 220° | 9 | 1.2 | 11 | 24 | |
| 7 | 200° | 10 | 1.2 | 11 | 24 | |
| 10 | 200° | 15 | 1.2 | 10 | 24 | |
| 9 | 207° | 14 | 1.3 | 10 | 24 | |
| 10 | 180° | 13 | 1.3 | 10 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 4, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 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.
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
2 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Feb 24, 2000. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Suspicious ApproachMay 29, 2020Other60 km away
On 29 May at 2250LT, a speedboat with 10 armed and masked men approached an offshore platform approximately 50 NM northwest of Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo at 04:25S - 011:02E. The crew informed management and retreated to the engine room. A rescue team responded and determined the speedboat had departed the area prior to its arrival.
- Pirate AssaultFeb 24, 2000Merchant Vessel95 km away
CONGO: An unidentified bulk carrier alongside berth 9 unloading rice at Matadi, was boarded 1540 UTC on 24 Feb by 100 to 120 persons who rushed past the watchman. The mob stole loose items on deck and rice from the cargo until crew members raised the alarm and drove the invaders from the ship.
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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