Port of Jeddah
In short
Jeddah: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 12:06 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
Expected arrivals AIS-detected
Ships whose AIS destination names Jeddah, with the arrival time their crew entered. Reported in the last 24 hours, due within 7 days. Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.
1 ship shown, earliest first.
| Vessel | ETA (UTC) | Destination as broadcast | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
 RED LIONCargo | Oct 9, 2026, 14:00 UTC | SA JED | UN/LOCODE |
Source: AIS voyage reports via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 3, 2026, 12:06 UTC.
Vessels near Jeddah
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 Jeddah in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Forecast
Model forecast for Jeddah 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 293° | 18 | 0.9 | 6 | 24 | |
| 6 | 332° | 10 | 0.9 | 6 | 24 | |
| 3 | 309° | 5 | 0.8 | 6 | 24 | |
| 6 | 150° | 12 | 0.9 | 6 | 24 | |
| 7 | 232° | 18 | 1 | 7 | 24 | |
| 1 | 58° | 5 | 0.9 | 6 | 24 | |
| 2 | 282° | 5 | 0.8 | 6 | 24 | |
| 3 | 165° | 8 | 0.9 | 7 | 24 | |
| 9 | 237° | 19 | 0.9 | 7 | 24 | |
| 2 | 22° | 6 | 0.9 | 7 | 24 | |
| 3 | 171° | 5 | 0.8 | 7 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 3, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 3, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 18 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.
Marine conditions near Jeddah
Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.
Weather buoys
- Red Sea106.9 km
Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.
Jeddah: 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 10 port calls in the 7 days and 72 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 71% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (245).
- Container
- 34
- Tanker
- 4
- Dry bulk
- 5
- General cargo
- 15
- Ro-ro
- 14
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 1 million tonnes.
09-12 3 | 09-13 4 | 09-14 1 | 09-15 1 | 09-16 6 | 09-17 2 | 09-18 1 | 09-19 4 | 09-20 2 | 09-21 0 | 09-22 1 | 09-23 2 | 09-24 1 | 09-25 0 |
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).
Jeddah: global benchmarks
How Jeddah compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Container Port Performance Index 2023
- #58 of 405
- World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "JEDDAH" (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
- 463
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Up 9% 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 Feb 27, 2004. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Suspicious ApproachFeb 29, 2004Merchant Vessel95 km away
SOUTHERN RED SEA-BAB EL MANDEB: An unidentified container ship reports suspicious approach 29 Feb at 1700 local time while underway at the "Bab el Mandeb Traffic Separation Scheme". Two speedboats came within 1.5 nm but moved away, possibly due to rough seas and the container ship continued at 25 knots. No information is provided whether ship had entered scheme or was in northbound or southbound lane. This and the following report, as well as this week's reports from the Gulf of Aden and N. Arab
- Suspicious ApproachFeb 27, 2004Merchant Vessel99 km away
SOUTHERN RED SEA-BAB EL MANDEB: An unidentified container ship reports two unlit speedboats lay in wait in the vicinity of the "Bab el Mandeb Traffic Separation Scheme" and attempted to board 27 Feb at 1900 local time. Ship increased speed to 25 knots and escaped.
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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