Port of Karachi
In short
Karachi: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 4, 2026, 20:12 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 Karachi
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 Karachi in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Karachi from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 48600). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- Coastal (natural)
- Shelter
- Good
- Channel depth
- 16 m
- Anchorage depth
- 9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 14 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 14 m
- Mean tide
- 2 m
- Max vessel length
- 400 m
- Max vessel beam
- 44 m
- Max vessel draft
- 16 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Large
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Karachi 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 245° | 15 | 0.9 | 6 | 24 | |
| 10 | 262° | 13 | 0.8 | 6 | 24 | |
| 12 | 238° | 16 | 0.8 | 6 | 24 | |
| 11 | 228° | 16 | 0.8 | 6 | 24 | |
| 10 | 231° | 13 | 0.8 | 6 | 24 | |
| 9 | 254° | 12 | 0.8 | 6 | 24 | |
| 8 | 228° | 12 | 0.7 | 6 | 24 | |
| 9 | 208° | 13 | 0.7 | 6 | 24 | |
| 7 | 226° | 10 | 0.7 | 6 | 24 | |
| 7 | 223° | 10 | 0.7 | 6 | 24 | |
| 8 | 194° | 12 | 0.6 | 6 | 24 | |
| 7 | 198° | 11 | 0.6 | 6 | 24 |
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 4, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 4 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.
Karachi: 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 48 port calls in the 7 days and 159 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 118% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (73).
- Container
- 87
- Tanker
- 37
- Dry bulk
- 26
- General cargo
- 7
- Ro-ro
- 2
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 2.5 million tonnes.
09-12 2 | 09-13 4 | 09-14 4 | 09-15 10 | 09-16 5 | 09-17 3 | 09-18 3 | 09-19 10 | 09-20 2 | 09-21 8 | 09-22 6 | 09-23 8 | 09-24 8 | 09-25 6 |
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).
Karachi: global benchmarks
How Karachi compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Container Port Performance Index 2023
- #61 of 405
- World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "KARACHI" (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
- 343
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Up 7% 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
3 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jul 18, 1999. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Pirate AssaultFeb 24, 2006Tugboat2 km away
ARABIAN SEA: Two tugboats (JAWA and JAWA BOSAR) were boarded and robbed 24 Feb, while anchored off the coast near Manora Island. The manager for the tugboats, owner, reported to police that four masked men approached the boats, in two separate vessels. They took the guards stationed at the tugboats hostage and loaded mechanical and electrical equipment into their boats. The pirates stole motors, tools, copper, and scrap. Police registered an FIR against the robbers. The police said that the tugb
- Pirate AssaultNov 2, 2000Vessel87 km away
PAKISTAN: FIVE PAKISTANI FISHING VESSELS, INCLUDING (HAJI MOHAMMAD JATT) REPORT BEING ROBBED OF THEIR CATCH 2 NOV BY 24 ARMED PERSONS IN A HIGH-SPEED CRAFT TEN MILES FROM TATTA IN SINDH PROVINCE.
- Pirate AssaultJul 18, 1999Vessel35 km away
The 3,512-ton Panamanian-flag tanker, Yang Pu, was attacked by a group of dock laborers in Port Muhammed Bin Qasim, Pakistan, between 18 Jul and 21 Jul. The attack reportedly damaged the ship's discharge gear, delivery pipes, and gangway. The violence appears to have been provoked when the tanker began to discharge its cargo of palm oil in a berth location designated for use by carriers off-loading cargoes other than edible oil. The situation was resolved when the tanker changed its berthing loc
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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