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Port of Ilo

Peru

UN/LOCODEPEILQWhat is a UN/LOCODE?17.65° S, 71.3333° WLocal timeAmerica/Lima, UTC-5

In short

Ilo: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 2, 2026, 23:57 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 Ilo

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

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Ilo from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 14840). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Very small
Harbour type
Open roadstead
Shelter
Good
Channel depth
19 m
Anchorage depth
17 m
Cargo pier depth
17 m
Oil terminal depth
16 m
Mean tide
1 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 Ilo 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)
4279°101.31218
2284°61.31324
145°51.31224
5200°91.31221
5202°101.21221
3150°81.21324
1111°61.31524
3264°91.51421
4206°91.71421
4147°71.81324
5133°91.91324

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 2, 2026, 18:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 21 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.

Ilo: 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 26 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 18% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (22).

Container
2
Tanker
16
Dry bulk
5
General cargo
3
Ro-ro
0

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

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

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).

Ilo: global benchmarks

How Ilo 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
21.7
UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Up 61% 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

2 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Aug 4, 2005. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Pirate AssaultAug 4, 2005Merchant Vessel5 km away

    PERU: An unidentified general cargo ship was boarded 04 Aug at 0250 local time, while at anchorage no. 2, Ilo. Two robbers, armed with long knives, boarded at forecastle and stole ships stores. Robbers escaped in an awaiting fishing boat. Master called port authorities on VHF but received no response (IMB).

  • Pirate AssaultAug 4, 2005Merchant Vessel6 km away

    PERU: An unidentified general cargo ship was boarded 04 Aug at 0250 local time, while at anchorage no. 2, Ilo. Two robbers, armed with long knives, boarded at forecastle and stole ships stores. Robbers escaped in an awaiting fishing boat. Master called port authorities on VHF but received no response (IMB).

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