Port of Az Zawiyah
In short
Az Zawiyah: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 11:53 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
Expected arrivals AIS-detected
Ships whose AIS destination names Az Zawiyah, with the arrival time their crew entered. Reported in the last 24 hours, due within 7 days. Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.
1 ship shown, earliest first.
| Vessel | ETA (UTC) | Destination as broadcast | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
 TROPHYTanker | Oct 12, 2026, 14:00 UTC | LY ZAW | UN/LOCODE |
Source: AIS voyage reports via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 6, 2026, 11:53 UTC.
Vessels near Az Zawiyah
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 Az Zawiyah in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Az Zawiyah from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 45335). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Small
- Harbour type
- Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Poor
- Anchorage depth
- 23 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 19 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Repairs
- None
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Az Zawiyah 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 254° | 13 | 0.5 | 7 | 24 | |
| 6 | 26° | 15 | 0.4 | 6 | 24 | |
| 6 | 135° | 12 | 0.5 | 5 | 24 | |
| 5 | 181° | 9 | 0.4 | 5 | 24 | |
| 6 | 248° | 13 | 0.4 | 5 | 24 | |
| 8 | 15° | 17 | 0.3 | 5 | 24 | |
| 8 | 135° | 13 | 0.4 | 3 | 24 | |
| 6 | 163° | 11 | 0.3 | 3 | 24 | |
| 4 | 261° | 11 | 0.2 | 4 | 24 | |
| 8 | 30° | 17 | 0.3 | 5 | 24 | |
| 6 | 92° | 11 | 0.5 | 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, 23 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.
Az Zawiyah: 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 5 port calls in the 7 days and 23 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 10% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (21).
- Container
- 0
- Tanker
- 23
- Dry bulk
- 0
- General cargo
- 0
- Ro-ro
- 0
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 1.1 million tonnes.
09-12 0 | 09-13 0 | 09-14 1 | 09-15 0 | 09-16 3 | 09-17 0 | 09-18 1 | 09-19 1 | 09-20 1 | 09-21 3 | 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
3 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Aug 17, 2016. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Pirate AssaultMar 26, 2019Tanker70 km away
LIBYA: On 26 March, a group of 108 migrants hijacked the Palau-flagged tanker M/T EL HIBLU 1 near Tripoli. The ship arrived in Malta¿s territorial waters on 28 March, where it was boarded by Armed Forces of Malta personnel who took control of the ship. (www.timesofmalta.com; www.fleetmon.com)
- Pirate AssaultFeb 24, 2017Tanker62 km away
LIBYA: On 24 February, HACI TELLI, a Turkey-flagged oil tanker, was seized by an armed group in Libya, with 11 crew members on board held captive, according to Turkish media reports. According to the Deniz Haber Ajansi news agency, the armed group detained the ship when it was sailing off the coast of Zuwarah city in northwestern Libya, vicinity 32-56N 012-05E. The armed people claimed the owner of the vessel owed them more than 430,000 U.S. dollars for purchasing oil.
- Pirate AssaultAug 17, 2016Vessel49 km away
LIBYA: On 17 August, vessel fired upon vicinity 33-09.8N 012-25.7E.
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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