Port of Luba
In short
Luba: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 2, 2026, 13:09 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
- In port now
- 0
- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 0
- Departures, last 24 h
- 0
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
- 0
Vessels near Luba
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 Luba in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Luba from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 46330). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Very small
- Harbour type
- Coastal (natural)
- Shelter
- Fair
- Channel depth
- 19 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6 m
- Mean tide
- 1 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Repairs
- Limited
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Luba 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 | 82° | 8 | 0.6 | 6 | 10 | |
| 3 | 239° | 8 | 0.6 | 5 | 12 | |
| 3 | 251° | 8 | 0.6 | 5 | 13 | |
| 1 | 143° | 7 | 0.6 | 5 | 11 | |
| 4 | 253° | 11 | 0.5 | 5 | 6.6 | |
| 4 | 232° | 9 | 0.5 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2 | 234° | 6 | 0.5 | 5 | 15 | |
| 1 | 63° | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 13 | |
| 2 | 282° | 7 | 0.4 | 5 | 13 | |
| 4 | 245° | 10 | 0.5 | 5 | 16 | |
| 2 | 263° | 6 | 0.4 | 5 | 5.8 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 2, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 2, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 7 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.
Luba: 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 1 port calls in the 7 days and 2 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 60% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (5).
- Container
- 0
- Tanker
- 0
- Dry bulk
- 0
- General cargo
- 2
- Ro-ro
- 0
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0 million tonnes.
09-12 0 | 09-13 1 | 09-14 0 | 09-15 0 | 09-16 0 | 09-17 0 | 09-18 0 | 09-19 0 | 09-20 1 | 09-21 0 | 09-22 0 | 09-23 0 | 09-24 0 | 09-25 0 |
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
29 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Oct 1, 1986. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- KidnappingMay 29, 2024Cargo Ship74 km away
EQUATORIAL GUINEA: On 29 May at 2210 local time, as many as nine pirates in a speedboat boarded an underway Ghana-flagged cargo ship approximately 28 NM southwest of Bioko Island, near position 03-12N 007-58E. The pirates kidnapped the captain, a Ghanaian, and the chief engineer, a Nigerian, and stole ship’s and crew’s properties before leaving the vessel with the abducted crew members. After the incident, the ship returned to Douala, Cameroon.
- Suspicious ApproachJan 31, 2023Fishing Vessel85 km away
CAMEROON: On 31 January at 0345 local time, two speed boats approached a Chinese fishing trawler operating off of Idenau near position 04-13N 008-50E, approximately 31 NM from the Nigeria-Cameroon maritime border. Armed military guards onboard the trawler fired shots toward the two speed boats, which resulted in them aborting their approach and moving away from the area. The vessel, crew, and military guards have been reported as safe.
- KidnappingDec 13, 2022Passenger Ship78 km away
EQUATORIAL GUINEA: On 13 December at approximately 1007 UTC, pirates hijacked and kidnapped two crew members from a passenger vessel underway approximately 55 NM northwest of Bata, near position 02-48N 008-41E. The two kidnapped crew members are Cameroonian nationals. Following the departure of the pirates with the two hostages, the vessel was reported to be safe and under escort into the port of Douala.
- KidnappingDec 13, 2021Cargo Ship90 km away
EQUATORIAL GUINEA: On 13 December, at 1527 local time, the Liberia-flagged container ship TONSBERG was attacked and boarded while underway approximately 48 NM southwest of Luba, Bioko Island, near position 03-11N 007-49E. Six crew members were reported kidnapped, and one crew member was injured during the attack. According to the Danish Navy, two additional crew members are missing. The nationalities of the kidnapped crew are Polish, Ukrainian, and Filipino. The Danish frigate ESBERN SNARE was r
- Pirate AssaultNov 30, 2020Fishing Vessel84 km away
CAMEROON: On 30 November, criminals in a speedboat attacked a fishing vessel underway 5 NM south of Cap Bimbia, near position 03-51N — 009-14E. The onboard-armed security team returned fire, which resulted in several pirates sustaining injuries. The pirates subsequently departed the area without boarding the fishing vessel.
- Pirate AssaultOct 17, 2020Tanker34 km away
EQUATORIAL GUINEA: On 17 October, pirates boarded the Marshall Islands-flagged LNG tanker METHANE PRINCESS near position 03-47N - 008-41E, Punta Europa Anchorage. The vessel was attacked shortly after completing loading operations. The alarm was sounded and all crew on deck were able to retreat to the citadel. Two Filipino nationals were on the jetty and both were taken hostage, but one of the hostages jumped off the pirate vessel and was rescued, sustaining injuries. Another person was also inj
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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