Port of Mogadishu
In short
Mogadishu: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 5, 2026, 12:10 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 0
- Departures, last 24 h
- 0
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
- 0
Vessels near Mogadishu
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 Mogadishu in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Mogadishu from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 47160). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Large
- Harbour type
- Coastal (breakwater)
- Shelter
- Fair
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Anchorage depth
- 13 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 11 m
- Mean tide
- 3 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- None
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Mogadishu 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 | 164° | 16 | 1.4 | 9 | 24 | |
| 6 | 168° | 10 | 1.4 | 9 | 24 | |
| 4 | 198° | 7 | 1.3 | 9 | 24 | |
| 6 | 206° | 12 | 1.3 | 9 | 24 | |
| 7 | 182° | 14 | 1.3 | 9 | 24 | |
| 9 | 179° | 14 | 1.3 | 9 | 24 | |
| 5 | 181° | 8 | 1.3 | 9 | 24 | |
| 5 | 183° | 10 | 1.3 | 9 | 24 | |
| 9 | 171° | 17 | 1.4 | 9 | 24 | |
| 9 | 156° | 14 | 1.5 | 9 | 24 | |
| 7 | 142° | 11 | 1.4 | 9 | 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, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 17 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.
Mogadishu: 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 5 port calls in the 7 days and 20 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 11% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (18).
- Container
- 9
- Tanker
- 3
- Dry bulk
- 2
- General cargo
- 6
- Ro-ro
- 0
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.2 million tonnes.
09-12 2 | 09-13 0 | 09-14 1 | 09-15 0 | 09-16 1 | 09-17 1 | 09-18 0 | 09-19 0 | 09-20 0 | 09-21 0 | 09-22 3 | 09-23 0 | 09-24 1 | 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).
Mogadishu: global benchmarks
How Mogadishu compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Container Port Performance Index 2023
- #166 of 405
- World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "MOGADISCIO" (80% confidence).
- Source: World Bank, The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.
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 Vessel82 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 Vessel86 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 Ship18 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 AssaultMar 24, 2008Vessel73 km away
SOMALIA: Two World Food Program boats stolen, both recovered, suspects apprehended 24 Mar 08 at midnight local time, while at anchorage, Merca. Two fiberglass boats used by the WFP to train staff members for emergency cases were stolen by unknown bandits. There were no staff members present at the time of the event. Five suspects were arrested and one of the boats was recovered after being found crashed near the coast of Jazeera in the outskirt of Mogadishu. The other boat was later recovered, n
- Pirate AssaultOct 29, 2007Cargo Ship53 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 Ship0 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
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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