Port of Nieuw Nickerie
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Nieuw Nickerie: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 12:21 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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Vessels near Nieuw Nickerie
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.
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Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Nieuw Nickerie from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 12405). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Very small
- Harbour type
- River (natural)
- Shelter
- Fair
- Channel depth
- 3 m
- Anchorage depth
- 3 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 2 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 3 m
- Mean tide
- 2 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 Nieuw Nickerie 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 103° | 17 | 0.5 | 6 | 24 | |
| 12 | 51° | 19 | 0.5 | 5 | 24 | |
| 15 | 63° | 21 | 0.6 | 5 | 24 | |
| 13 | 79° | 19 | 0.6 | 5 | 24 | |
| 12 | 98° | 19 | 0.5 | 6 | 24 | |
| 14 | 43° | 21 | 0.6 | 5 | 24 | |
| 13 | 62° | 19 | 0.6 | 5 | 24 | |
| 14 | 76° | 20 | 0.6 | 5 | 24 | |
| 11 | 107° | 17 | 0.5 | 6 | 24 | |
| 14 | 47° | 22 | 0.5 | 4 | 24 | |
| 14 | 64° | 20 | 0.6 | 5 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 6, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 6, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 6 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.
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Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
10 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Sep 12, 2000. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Pirate AssaultNov 7, 2016Cargo Ship71 km away
GUYANA: On 07 November at 0500 LT at Berbice port, vicinity 06-18N 057-32W, duty officer aboard a berthed cargo vessel noticed a robber attempting to board the vessel form the stern with a hook. Crew confronted the robber and threatened to call police. Robber aborted the attempt. No injury to crew and nothing reported stolen.
- Pirate AssaultMay 28, 2016Vessel25 km away
SURINAME: On 28 May vicinity 05-46N 056-52W, in Nickerie, police arrested five people allegedly involved in a pirate attack that left one man dead and three others missing at sea. They said the four crew members were aboard a boat in Surinamese waters when the pirates attacked, taking away two 48 hp outboard motor engines, tied up the four crew members and threw three crewmembers overboard. The area was searched but neither the vessel nor the other three crew members have been located.
- Pirate AssaultOct 1, 2013Fishing Vessel14 km away
SURINAME: On 1 October at 1100, fishing vessels TARA 1 and OMI 5 were attacked near Coronie in the Corentyne River. Five masked men armed with cutlasses attacked the TARA 1, threw two tied-up fishermen overboard, and kidnapped a third. They destroyed the engine and emptied TARA 1 of about $180,000 of trout, snapper, and kingfish; $37,000 in groceries, $17,000 in vegetables, and $140,000 in cooking gas (currency could not be determined). The men then took the crewmember to OMI 5, and left him onb
- Pirate AssaultJan 10, 2009Tanker66 km away
FORTALEZA PORT, BRAZIL: FOUR ROBBERS IN A BOAT APPROACHED A PRODUCT TANKER AT BERTH. ONE OF THE ROBBERS BOARDED THE TANKER USING A HOOK ATTACHED TO A ROPE. DUTY A/B NOTICED THE ROBBER AND RAISED ALARM. THE ROBBER JUMPED OVERBOARD AND ESCAPED WITH HIS ACCOMPLICES AND SHIP'S STORES.
- Pirate AssaultMar 13, 2008Fishing Vessel69 km away
GUYANA: Fishing vessel boarded, robbed, 13 Mar 08, 0830 local time, Bertice River. A boat came up alongside the fishing vessel while it was moored in the Bertice River. Two men, one armed with a cutlass, and the other a gun, jumped onto the vessel and immediately ordered the crew of four to lie flat on the vessel. One of the men ordered them to take out the engine and lift it into the robbers boat. As soon as the engine was in the other boat, the crew was beaten with the cutlass. The robbers als
- Pirate AssaultJan 22, 2008Fishing Vessel90 km away
SURINAME: Fishing vessels attacked, robbed 22 Jan 2008, off the coast of Coronie. Five pirates attacked the crews of 10 fishing boats in the Atlantic Ocean and robbed them of their engines, fish and fish glue. Three of the boats had returned to the Number 66 Fish Port Complex on the morning of 23 Jan 2008. Some of the boats drifted to the Coronie shore where the crewmembers awaited rescue; a rescue team from the complex had gone there with engines. Reportedly a suspicious boat was spotted on the
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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