Skip to content

Port of El Maan

Somalia

UN/LOCODESOELMWhat is a UN/LOCODE?2.1667° N, 45.6° ELocal timeAfrica/Mogadishu, UTC+3

In short

El Maan: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 5, 2026, 00:48 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

Watch this port

Get an email when El Maan is busier than usual or is named in an official release.

We email you a link and a code. That creates a free account, no password or card, and follows El Maan.

Free account, no card: follow up to 5 ships and ports. Plus follows 50, Pro 500.

By continuing you accept the Terms and the Privacy policy.

In port now
0
Arrivals, last 24 h
0
Departures, last 24 h
0
Ships nearby, last 6 h
0

Vessels near El Maan

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

Forecast

Model forecast for El Maan 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)
4178°71.3921
5156°101.3924
9173°151.3924
5191°91.3924
4234°71.3922
5210°101.2924
9183°151.2924
9173°131.3924
5177°91.3924
5189°101.3924
9174°151.4924

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, 18:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 19 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

28 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Oct 26, 1994. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Suspicious ApproachJan 1, 2013Merchant Vessel50 km away

    INDIAN OCEAN: On 1 January, a merchant vessel experienced suspicious approach near 02-18N 046-02E, approximately 42 nm northeast of Mogadishu and approximately 7 nm off the Somali coast. The activity consisted of four skiffs. Few other details have been released and the incident is being investigated further.

  • Pirate AssaultMay 10, 2010Merchant Vessel94 km away

    WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Possible mothership activity in 01-19N 045-39E at 100930 UTC May. Vessels are advised to keep 100 miles clear of this position and to exercise extreme caution.

  • Pirate AssaultSep 5, 2009Cargo Ship15 km away

    SOMALIA: Cargo ship fired upon 5 Sep 09 at 1610 UTC while anchored in position 02-03.8N 045-30.65E, approximately 10NM east of Mogadishu. Ten heavily armed robbers in two speedboats opened fire at the vessel while it was making repairs to the engines. The crew responded by throwing Molotov cocktails and signal rockets at the speedboats. One crewmember was injured and the vessel sustained minor damage. A US warship responded, but no medical assistance was required (IMB).

  • Pirate AssaultOct 29, 2007Cargo Ship22 km away

    SOMALIA: The North Korean-flagged general cargo vessel (DAI HONG DAN) infiltrated on the evening of 29 Oct while in port Mogadishu. An allegedly corrupt security detachment hired by a Mogadishu shipping agent boarded the vessel prior to its departure from port where it discharged its cargo. After departure, the security team began to demand money and attacked the crew, taking control of the bridge. Crewmembers were still able to control the steering and engineering spaces of the ship. The Combin

  • Pirate AssaultOct 17, 2007Cargo Ship31 km away

    SOMALIA: General cargo vessel (ALMARJAN) hijacked 17 Oct 07 at 1830 local time, approximately 10-20NM from Mogadishu port after departing bound for Mombasa, Kenya. According to the owners of the ship, the last message they received from the ships master was that armed pirates in a speedboat chased the vessel, opened fire with automatic weapons, and boarded by using a ladder. The vessel was hijacked and sailed into coastal waters and anchored closer to shore. To date, the owners lost contact with

  • Pirate AssaultMay 24, 2007Merchant Vessel32 km away

    SOMALIA: Cargo dhow (AL AQEEQ) hijacked 24 May at 1700 local time near Mogadishu. No additional information is available at this time (SAP, LM).

Tools for this port

Use this data

This page is also available as JSON, free, with the source and licence of every section. Sections whose sources do not permit redistribution are listed as withheld.

GET /api/v1/ports/SOELM
View JSONAPI documentationFree without a key for occasional use; use an API key for more.

Using this data in code?

Every account gets a personal API allowance: 2,500 credits a month free, 25,000 with Pro. Pro adds internal business use; API plans add building the data into your own products.

See plans

Nearby ports