In short
Lome: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 4, 2026, 01:59 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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- In port now
- 0
- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 0
- Departures, last 24 h
- 0
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
- 0
Expected arrivals AIS-detected
Ships whose AIS destination names Lome, with the arrival time their crew entered. Reported in the last 24 hours, due within 7 days. Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.
1 ship shown, earliest first.
| Vessel | ETA (UTC) | Destination as broadcast | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
 MSC ADA FCargo | Oct 6, 2026, 11:00 UTC | TGLFW | UN/LOCODE |
Source: AIS voyage reports via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 4, 2026, 01:59 UTC.
Vessels near Lome
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 Lome in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Forecast
Model forecast for Lome 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 228° | 11 | 1.1 | 9 | 24 | |
| 8 | 240° | 12 | 1 | 10 | 24 | |
| 9 | 215° | 15 | 0.9 | 10 | 24 | |
| 10 | 211° | 16 | 1 | 10 | 24 | |
| 6 | 242° | 10 | 0.9 | 10 | 24 | |
| 7 | 257° | 11 | 0.9 | 12 | 24 | |
| 8 | 214° | 14 | 0.9 | 12 | 24 | |
| 11 | 216° | 17 | 1.1 | 12 | 24 | |
| 7 | 241° | 11 | 1 | 12 | 24 | |
| 6 | 255° | 9 | 1 | 11 | 24 | |
| 5 | 216° | 12 | 0.9 | 11 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 3, 2026, 18:00 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.
Lome: 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 28 port calls in the 7 days and 119 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 12% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (135).
- Container
- 73
- Tanker
- 15
- Dry bulk
- 12
- General cargo
- 16
- Ro-ro
- 3
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 1.1 million tonnes.
09-12 4 | 09-13 3 | 09-14 3 | 09-15 3 | 09-16 3 | 09-17 6 | 09-18 2 | 09-19 4 | 09-20 3 | 09-21 3 | 09-22 5 | 09-23 3 | 09-24 6 | 09-25 4 |
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).
Lome: global benchmarks
How Lome compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
- 283.7
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Up 3% on a year earlier.
- Source: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Data Hub, port liner shipping connectivity index (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
57 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Aug 28, 2000. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- OtherJan 23, 2024Unknown3 km away
TOGO: On 23 January at 2340 local time, a duty crew member observed a small canoe approaching the vessel’s anchor chain at Lome Anchorage, near position 06-07N 001-19E. One perpetrator began climbing the chain, leading the crew member to raise the alarm. Upon hearing the alarm, the perpetrator abandoned the attempted boarding, jumped into the canoe, and escaped.
- Suspicious ApproachJun 4, 2021Tanker95 km away
GHANA: On 4 June, a wooden boat with ten people onboard approached an underway tanker in position 05:28N – 000:46E at 10:40 local time, approximately 46 NM east-southeast of Tema. The boat was signaling distress and requesting the ship to reduce speed. Because there was no sign of damage or distress to the boat, the master increased speed and raised the alarm for the crew to retreat to the citadel. When the boat came to within seventy meters, the master evaded all boarding attempts by putting th
- HijackingNov 16, 2020Tanker76 km away
TOGO: On 16 November, pirates hijacked the Togo-flagged tanker STELIOS K approximately 40 NM south of Lome at 05-28N – 001-25E while transiting to Lagos, Nigeria.
- Attempted BoardingAug 29, 2020Merchant Vessel36 km away
On 29 August at 0230 UTC, seven or eight pirates onboard a small craft using grappling hooks attempted to board the anchored Bahamas-flagged container vessel BAHMAS in Lome at position 06:01N 001 E. The crew on watch spotted the pirates, raised the alarm, and repelled those boarding with the use of fire hoses.
- Attempted BoardingAug 29, 2020Cargo Ship28 km away
TOGO: On 29 August at 0230 UTC, seven to eight pirates onboard a small craft using grappling hooks attempted to board the anchored Bahamas-flagged container vessel BAHMAS in Lome at position 06-01N 001-31E. The crew on watch spotted the pirates, raised the alarm, and repelled those boarding with the use of fire hoses.
- Suspicious ApproachMar 5, 2020Tanker91 km away
On 5 March at 0730 UTC, a skiff with as many as 10 persons approached product tanker STI BOSPHORUS at position 05:211N - 001:31E, 50 NM south of Lome. The tanker took evasive maneuvers, increased speed, and activated fire hoses. The skiff approached less than 1 NM from tanker before breaking off pursuit.
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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