Port of King Abdullah City
In short
King Abdullah City: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 5, 2026, 17:40 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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Vessels near King Abdullah City
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 King Abdullah City in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Forecast
Model forecast for King Abdullah City 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 287° | 13 | 1 | 7 | 24 | |
| 6 | 170° | 9 | 0.8 | 7 | 24 | |
| 3 | 12° | 6 | 0.8 | 7 | 24 | |
| 7 | 248° | 11 | 0.8 | 7 | 24 | |
| 11 | 272° | 17 | 0.9 | 7 | 24 | |
| 3 | 46° | 5 | 0.8 | 7 | 24 | |
| 3 | 320° | 6 | 0.8 | 7 | 24 | |
| 10 | 286° | 15 | 0.7 | 7 | 24 | |
| 9 | 305° | 17 | 0.8 | 6 | 24 | |
| 5 | 350° | 7 | 0.7 | 6 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 5, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 14 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 King Abdullah City
Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.
Weather buoys
- Red Sea69.9 km
Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.
King Abdullah City: 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 1 port calls in the 7 days and 5 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 83% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (29).
- Container
- 3
- Tanker
- 0
- Dry bulk
- 0
- General cargo
- 2
- Ro-ro
- 0
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0 million tonnes.
09-12 0 | 09-13 0 | 09-14 0 | 09-15 0 | 09-16 1 | 09-17 0 | 09-18 0 | 09-19 0 | 09-20 0 | 09-21 0 | 09-22 0 | 09-23 0 | 09-24 0 | 09-25 1 |
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).
King Abdullah City: global benchmarks
How King Abdullah City compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Container Port Performance Index 2023
- #30 of 405
- World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "KING ABDULLAH PORT" (95% confidence).
- Source: World Bank, The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.
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