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Port of Vailala

Papua New Guinea

UN/LOCODEPGVLAWhat is a UN/LOCODE?7.95° S, 145.45° ELocal timePacific/Port_Moresby, UTC+10

In short

Vailala: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 03:36 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Vessels near Vailala

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

Forecast

Model forecast for Vailala 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)
13158°191.5824
12152°161.4724
11135°151.5824
10138°161.5824
12155°181.3824
8168°121.1824
10140°141.1724
8121°121.1724
11166°171.1724
9152°131724

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, 8 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

1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jul 23, 2004. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Pirate AssaultJul 23, 2004Merchant Vessel31 km away

    PAPUA-NEW GUINEA: The container ship (AGUTOI), probably (AGUTOI CHIEF) was looted by at least 35 persons after it ran aground on a sand bank at Kerema. This is 100 km north west of Port Moresby, according to a 23 Jul report. Villagers from Kerema stole food and ship's supplies, after threatening the crew. The 35 persons were arrested, when they tried to sell the stolen goods (INFO).

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