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Port of Kepong

Malaysia

UN/LOCODEMYKPNWhat is a UN/LOCODE?3.2167° N, 101.6333° ELocal timeAsia/Kuala_Lumpur, UTC+8

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Kepong: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 5, 2026, 06:36 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Vessels near Kepong

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

Forecast

Model forecast for Kepong 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)
4219°150.2222
120°40.1224
1136°30.1324
218°50.1324
2232°100.1420
217°40.1222
2170°80.1224
280°50.1224
4216°130.2215
3347°50.1223

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 5, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 43 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.

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

23 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Oct 25, 1985. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Suspicious ApproachJan 3, 2018Vessel85 km away

    MALAYSIA: On 03 January, a duty officer onboard a cargo vessel near position 02-27N 101-39E, 9 nm west-southwest of Port Dickson, noticed a speed boat with five masked persons holding a long hook approaching the vessel. Alarm was raised and crew mustered with firehoses. Seeing the crew's alertness, the speed boat moved away.

  • Pirate AssaultMay 2, 2015Tanker100 km away

    MALACCA STRAIT: On 2 May eight armed pirates boarded a tanker which was bound from Singapore to Myanmar. They hijacked the tanker and took the Master and crew as hostages. They ordered the tanker to anchor at position 02-19N 101-40E, around 13 nm SSW of Port Dickson, Malaysia. The pirates transferred the gas/oil cargo into another vessel. They damaged the ship's communications equipment and stole the crew's cash and phones before leaving the tanker at around 0430 hrs on 3 May. All crew members a

  • Pirate AssaultApr 22, 2014Tanker86 km away

    MALAYSIA: On 22 April, up to ten heavily armed pirates boarded and hijacked the product tanker, MT NANIWA MARU No 1, near position 02-59N 100-54E, 3 nm west-northwest of One Fathom Bank, near Port Klang. The pirates pumped out 3 million liters of the 4.5 million liters of diesel carried by the tanker into two waiting vessels and then made off with three Indonesian crew members, including the captain and chief engineer.

  • Pirate AssaultAug 11, 2011Tugboat35 km away

    MALAYSIA: A tug and barge was robbed 11 August at 1530 LT while transiting from Port Klang to Kuching, Malaysia. The crew discovered goods were stolen from containers after the tug and barge arrived at the discharge port. (IMB)

  • Suspicious ApproachApr 24, 2005Merchant Vessel79 km away

    STRAIT OF MALACCA: An unidentified container ship was approached 24 Apr at 1050 local time, while underway in position 02-48.56N 101-03.0E. A speedboat approached the container ship and altered course to port, but then suddenly increased speed and headed for the ship. Master raised alarm and crew mustered. The approaching boat reduced speed and moved away. The speedboat was 7 to 8 meters in length, white hull, one dark outboard motor, dark sunroof, and had four to six persons wearing dark clothe

  • Suspicious ApproachApr 14, 2005Merchant Vessel98 km away

    STRAIT OF MALACCA: An unidentified container ship was approached 14 Apr at 0800 UTC, while underway in position 02-59N 100-47E. An airborne helicopter from a French warship spotted four 15m long boats, powered by three outboard engines with their fronts covered by canvas. Each boat was manned by two persons wearing masks. Boats came to within 300 meters of the container ship. Upon sighing the helicopter, boats altered course and headed towards the Indonesian coast (IMB).

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