Port of Lagos (Porto-Lago)
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Lagos (Porto-Lago): no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 11:45 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 0
- Departures, last 24 h
- 0
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near Lagos (Porto-Lago)
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 Lagos (Porto-Lago) in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Lagos (Porto-Lago) from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 42620). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Very small
- Harbour type
- Coastal (natural)
- Shelter
- Fair
- Channel depth
- 3 m
- Anchorage depth
- 5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 5 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- No
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Lagos (Porto-Lago) 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 205° | 10 | 0.3 | 4 | 24 | |
| 4 | 192° | 11 | 0.3 | 3 | 24 | |
| 3 | 28° | 5 | 0.1 | 3 | 24 | |
| 2 | 354° | 4 | 0.2 | 3 | 24 | |
| 2 | 198° | 8 | 0.2 | 3 | 24 | |
| 3 | 214° | 10 | 0.2 | 3 | 24 | |
| 2 | 43° | 4 | 0.1 | 3 | 24 | |
| 3 | 42° | 5 | 0.1 | 3 | 24 | |
| 4 | 193° | 10 | 0.1 | 2 | 24 | |
| 6 | 195° | 15 | 0.5 | 3 | 24 | |
| 1 | 278° | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 24 |
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, 31 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.
Lagos (Porto-Lago): official port statistics
Figures published by national statistics offices and port authorities, shown as they publish them. They count what the publisher counts, which can differ from AIS-detected calls.
- Ships arrived, 2025
- 51
- 26% less than the year before
- Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2025
- 0.1 million GT
- 20% less than the year before
- Cargo handled, 2025
- 0.1 million tonnes
- 28% less than the year before
Source: Eurostat (mar_go_qmc, mar_go_aa, mar_go_qm_c*, mar_pa_aa, mar_tf_qm), accessed 2026-10-01. Modified: port codes mapped to UN/LOCODE, values converted from thousands. Retrieved Oct 1, 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 Dec 14, 1992. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Pirate AssaultMar 14, 2003Merchant Vessel2 km away
NIGERIA: An unidentified tanker was boarded 14 Mar at 0300 local time while at Lagos anchorage. Two armed persons stole ship's stores and escaped. Port control advised ship to weigh anchor and to drift until a berth was notified (IMB).
- Pirate AssaultFeb 27, 2003Merchant Vessel2 km away
NIGERIA: An unidentified liquefied gas carrier was boarded 27 Feb at 0455 local time at anchor, Lagos Roads. A lone individual armed with knife and machete threatened duty seaman and escaped with ship's stores (IMB).
- Pirate AssaultDec 14, 1992Vessel39 km away
KRITI FILOXENIA WAS ATTACKED BY FOUR ARMED PIRATES AT 0600 DEC.14. NO INJURIES REPORTED.
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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