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Port of Merauke, Irian Jaya

Indonesia

UN/LOCODEIDMKQWhat is a UN/LOCODE?8.4833° S, 140.3833° ELocal timeAsia/Jayapura, UTC+9

In short

Merauke, Irian Jaya: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 11:56 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 Merauke, Irian Jaya

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 Merauke, Irian Jaya in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Merauke, Irian Jaya from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 53130). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Very small
Harbour type
River (natural)
Shelter
Fair
Channel depth
5 m
Anchorage depth
6 m
Cargo pier depth
3 m
Oil terminal depth
5 m
Mean tide
3 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 Merauke, Irian Jaya 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)
14147°241.2524
9104°150.6424
9100°150.5424
10177°180.6324
13153°211524
10111°160.6424
995°140.5424
9185°170.5324
11167°180.8424
9116°140.6424
8103°120.5424

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, 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.

Merauke, Irian Jaya: 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 4 port calls in the 7 days and 16 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 14% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (14).

Container
4
Tanker
8
Dry bulk
0
General cargo
4
Ro-ro
0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Merauke, Irian Jaya, last 14 days
09-12
0
09-13
1
09-14
1
09-15
0
09-16
2
09-17
0
09-18
0
09-19
0
09-20
2
09-21
0
09-22
0
09-23
1
09-24
0
09-25
1

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).

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