Port of Vazhinjam
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Vazhinjam: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 4, 2026, 02:04 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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- Arrivals, last 24 h
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- Departures, last 24 h
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- Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near Vazhinjam
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 Vazhinjam in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Forecast
Model forecast for Vazhinjam 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 354° | 8 | 1.2 | 11 | 24 | |
| 4 | 225° | 9 | 1.1 | 11 | 24 | |
| 2 | 285° | 6 | 1.1 | 11 | 24 | |
| 5 | 318° | 9 | 1.1 | 11 | 24 | |
| 5 | 335° | 9 | 1.1 | 11 | 24 | |
| 7 | 282° | 13 | 1 | 11 | 24 | |
| 7 | 308° | 13 | 1 | 10 | 24 | |
| 5 | 322° | 9 | 0.9 | 10 | 24 | |
| 5 | 345° | 7 | 0.9 | 10 | 24 | |
| 6 | 277° | 12 | 0.9 | 11 | 23 | |
| 4 | 320° | 8 | 0.9 | 11 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 3, 2026, 18:00 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.
Vazhinjam: 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 8 port calls in the 7 days and 39 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 34% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (29).
- Container
- 39
- Tanker
- 0
- Dry bulk
- 0
- General cargo
- 0
- Ro-ro
- 0
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.5 million tonnes.
09-12 2 | 09-13 2 | 09-14 0 | 09-15 2 | 09-16 1 | 09-17 2 | 09-18 1 | 09-19 1 | 09-20 2 | 09-21 0 | 09-22 1 | 09-23 2 | 09-24 2 | 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).
Vazhinjam: global benchmarks
How Vazhinjam compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
- 174.9
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Down 12% on a year earlier.
- Source: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Data Hub, port liner shipping connectivity index (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
16 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Nov 14, 2000. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Suspicious ApproachAug 25, 2014Cargo Ship44 km away
INDIA: On 25 August, an underway bulk carrier was twice approached by armed persons in skiffs near position 08-21N 076-36E, 22 nm west of Kovalam. On the first approach a skiff with five armed persons approached to within 100 meters of the vessel. Four hours later, the duty crew noticed another skiff with six armed persons approach and close to between 300-400 meters. On both occasions the onboard armed security showed their weapons and the skiffs stopped. Both skiffs had speeds of 15-20 knots d
- Pirate AssaultJun 18, 2011Tanker68 km away
AROUND 30 MILES OFF TRIVANDRUM, INDIA: Pirates in a skiff chased a chemical tanker underway. The vessel enforced anti-piracy preventive measures, sent SSAS alert. Later a naval helicopter arrived at location.
- Pirate AssaultJun 18, 2011Tanker38 km away
AROUND 15 MILES OFF TRIVANDRUM, INDIA: Master onboard a chemical tanker underway noticed a white hulled skiff around three miles ahead. The skiff was noticed to increase speed and approach the vessel at high speed. Vessel increased speed, altered course, sounded alarm and took anti-piracy measures. The skiff continued to chase the vessel for around 10 minutes before stopping. Master reported five to six persons in the boat and also reported noticing some guns in the boat. The skiff was later hea
- Pirate AssaultApr 13, 2007Merchant Vessel52 km away
INDIA: Barge boarded and robbed 13 Apr at 0900 local time, while under tow in position 08-20N 076-32E, approximately 36 NM WSW of Trivandrum. Reportedly 100 pirates, some believed to be fishermen, were armed with long knives and boarded the barge. They stole cargo and escaped (IMB).
- Pirate AssaultMar 22, 2007Tugboat92 km away
INDIA: Rig boarded 22 Mar at 0705 UTC while under tow by two tug boats, in position 08-43.0N 076-14.0E, off the southwest coast. Three pirates, in two speedboats, boarded the rig and started preparing to transfer equipment from the rig to their speedboats. The master raised the alarm and the pirates jumped overboard and escaped in their boats(IMB).
- Pirate AssaultApr 22, 2006Sailing Vessel68 km away
INDIA: Sailing yacht boarded and robbed 22 Apr at 2200 local time, off Kannyakumari, Cape Comorin. More than ten persons in a fishing boat boarded the yacht, stole property, and a life raft and left. Skipper made a police complaint. Authorities recovered the life raft in an inflated condition, which was missing the survival pack that contained rocket flares (IMB).
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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