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Port of M'bao Terminal

Senegal

UN/LOCODESNMBAWhat is a UN/LOCODE?14.7167° N, 17.4° WLocal timeAfrica/Dakar, UTC

In short

M'bao Terminal: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 5, 2026, 21:40 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Vessels near M'bao Terminal

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 M'bao Terminal in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for M'bao Terminal from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 45819). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Very small
Harbour type
Open roadstead
Shelter
Poor
Anchorage depth
19 m
Cargo pier depth
14 m
Oil terminal depth
9 m
Mean tide
1 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
First port of entry
Yes
Repairs
Moderate

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for M'bao Terminal 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)
467°71.21122
576°91.11124
689°101.11121
4296°1111124
41°811021
515°80.91024
752°130.91123
5360°140.81124
424°70.81124
589°90.71024
232°60.71024

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 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, 11 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

22 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jun 11, 1989. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • OtherAug 20, 2020Tanker5 km away

    On 20 August, a fight broke out aboard the Spain-flagged LNG tanker MADRID SPIRIT. One crewman was stabbed repeatedly, in the head, back and chest areas. The ship was enroute from Bilbao, Spain, to Nigeria and stopped in Dakar, Senegal, to get the injured crewman to a local hospital. The crew managed to disarm and immobilize the attacker, locking him into a service compartment. On arrival to Dakar, authorities took the perpetrator into custody.

  • Pirate AssaultAug 23, 2004Merchant Vessel11 km away

    SENEGAL: An unidentified product tanker was boarded 23 Aug at 2355 local time while underway in position 14.37.2N, 017 25.5W at Dakar Roads soon after dropping the outward pilot. The intruders stole ship's stores and escaped (MB).

  • Pirate AssaultJul 26, 2004Merchant Vessel9 km away

    SENEGAL: An unidentified container ship was boarded 26 Jul at 2230 local time, while underway in position 14-38.4N 017-22.9W (3 miles from the port entrance of Dakar). As it departed, three persons armed with knives escaped with a "large quantity" of ship's stores despite crew raising alarm (IMB).

  • Pirate AssaultJun 19, 2004Merchant Vessel3 km away

    SENEGAL: An unidentified bulk carrier was boarded 19 Jun at 0615 local time while anchored in position 14-41.24N 017-23.36W at Dakar anchorage. Three persons armed with long knives held duty seaman hostage and stole ship's stores. Crew raised alarm and the robbers jumped into the water and escaped (IMB).

  • Pirate AssaultMay 18, 2004Merchant Vessel4 km away

    SENEGAL: Unidentified container ship was boarded 18 May at 0520 local time while anchored at Dakar. Three masked persons from a fishing boat threatened crew and escaped with ship's stores. Port authority notified via VHF (IMB).

  • Pirate AssaultMar 21, 2004Merchant Vessel67 km away

    SENEGAL: An unidentified LPG tanker was boarded 21 Mar between 0030 and 0100 local time while underway off Dakar. The pirates stole ship's stores before escaping.

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