Port of Lae
In short
Lae: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 4, 2026, 01:27 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 Lae
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 Lae in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Lae from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 53230). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Very small
- Harbour type
- Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Good
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 14 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 14 m
- Mean tide
- 1 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- None
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Lae 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66° | 5 | 0.6 | 6 | 24 | |
| 8 | 154° | 16 | 0.6 | 6 | 22 | |
| 1 | 338° | 4 | 0.7 | 6 | 24 | |
| 2 | 316° | 4 | 0.5 | 6 | 24 | |
| 2 | 123° | 7 | 0.5 | 6 | 24 | |
| 7 | 138° | 16 | 0.5 | 6 | 23 | |
| 2 | 191° | 6 | 0.6 | 6 | 23 | |
| 2 | 355° | 5 | 0.5 | 6 | 23 | |
| 3 | 146° | 8 | 0.5 | 6 | 17 | |
| 7 | 143° | 14 | 0.5 | 5 | 21 | |
| 1 | 200° | 4 | 0.5 | 5 | 23 |
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, 28 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.
Lae: 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 15 port calls in the 7 days and 65 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 0% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (65).
- Container
- 39
- Tanker
- 4
- Dry bulk
- 2
- General cargo
- 16
- Ro-ro
- 4
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.1 million tonnes.
09-12 4 | 09-13 3 | 09-14 3 | 09-15 1 | 09-16 2 | 09-17 3 | 09-18 0 | 09-19 2 | 09-20 1 | 09-21 2 | 09-22 1 | 09-23 2 | 09-24 5 | 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).
Lae: global benchmarks
How Lae compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Container Port Performance Index 2023
- #326 of 405
- World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "LAE" (80% confidence).
- Source: World Bank, The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
- 131
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Up 2% 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.
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