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Port of Ambon, Molucas

Indonesia

UN/LOCODEIDAMQWhat is a UN/LOCODE?3.6833° S, 128.1667° ELocal timeAsia/Jayapura, UTC+9

In short

Ambon, Molucas: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 13:01 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 Ambon, Molucas

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 Ambon, Molucas in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Ambon, Molucas from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 52720). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Small
Harbour type
Coastal (natural)
Shelter
Fair
Channel depth
11 m
Anchorage depth
11 m
Cargo pier depth
11 m
Oil terminal depth
8 m
Mean tide
5 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
First port of entry
Yes
Repairs
Limited

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

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Ambon, Molucas 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)
7134°100.4524
5117°90.5424
7107°110.5424
5135°120.5524
6127°90.4524
494°70.4524
5114°80.4524
6147°110.4524
6128°90.4524
4136°70.3524
6117°100.3524

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, 12 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.

Ambon, Molucas: 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 19 port calls in the 7 days and 82 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 1% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (81).

Container
16
Tanker
62
Dry bulk
0
General cargo
4
Ro-ro
0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.3 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Ambon, Molucas, last 14 days
09-12
2
09-13
1
09-14
2
09-15
2
09-16
1
09-17
6
09-18
2
09-19
2
09-20
4
09-21
3
09-22
2
09-23
4
09-24
0
09-25
4

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

1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Aug 31, 2001. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Pirate AssaultAug 31, 2001Vessel78 km away

    INDONESIA: A SOLDIER AND A POLICEMAN WERE KILLED 31 AUG AND EIGHT OTHERS INJURED WHEN GUNMEN OPENED FIRE ON A SPEEDBOAT OPERATING I CENTRAL MALUKU. THE BOAT WAS CARRYING SECURITY FORCES AND MUSLIMS TO LEIHITU DISTRICT, SERAM ISLAND.

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