Port of Songkhla
In short
Songkhla: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 19:07 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
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Vessels near Songkhla
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 Songkhla in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Songkhla from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 57439). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Very small
- Harbour type
- River (natural)
- Shelter
- Fair
- Channel depth
- 8 m
- Anchorage depth
- 8 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 8 m
- Mean tide
- 1 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- None
- Dry dock
- Small
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Songkhla 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 225° | 9 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 4 | 352° | 7 | 0.1 | 2 | 17 | |
| 3 | 348° | 14 | 0.1 | 4 | 16 | |
| 0 | 92° | 10 | 0.1 | 3 | 22 | |
| 2 | 256° | 4 | 0.1 | 3 | 24 | |
| 2 | 282° | 8 | 0.1 | 2 | 24 | |
| 3 | 254° | 9 | 0.1 | 3 | 24 | |
| 4 | 278° | 6 | 0.1 | 2 | 23 | |
| 3 | 233° | 6 | 0.2 | 3 | 24 | |
| 4 | 242° | 7 | 0.2 | 3 | 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, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 20 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.
Songkhla: 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 16 port calls in the 7 days and 67 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 168% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (25).
- Container
- 5
- Tanker
- 57
- Dry bulk
- 2
- General cargo
- 3
- Ro-ro
- 0
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.1 million tonnes.
09-12 3 | 09-13 2 | 09-14 1 | 09-15 3 | 09-16 4 | 09-17 1 | 09-18 4 | 09-19 2 | 09-20 3 | 09-21 1 | 09-22 2 | 09-23 3 | 09-24 2 | 09-25 3 |
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).
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
4 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Oct 26, 1997. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- OtherMay 11, 2023Fishing Vessel43 km away
THAILAND: On 10 May at 2200 local time, Thai Marine Police on patrol spotted one perpetrator onboard the anchored Thailand-flagged fishing trawler S KITTICHAI 1 at the Sri Songkhla Dockyard, near position 07-19N 100-57E. The trawler was unmanned and awaiting overhaul. The police boarded the trawler and found two other perpetrators cutting and pulling sheet metal in the engine room. All three perpetrators were apprehended.
- Pirate AssaultApr 18, 2007Fishing Vessel7 km away
THAILAND: Fishing boat hijacked and recovered 18 Apr, at 1100 local time Chebilang Bay, Satun Province. Approximately six pirates, in a small boat, attacked a fishing boat and hijacked it. All crew of eight were taken hostage and landed at Le - La Island. The pirates stole the ship's equipment, properties and abandoned the boat at Yanud Port, Tha - Phae District, Satun Province. The police located the fishing boat and returned it to the owners in Malaysia. No one was injured (IMB).
- Pirate AssaultApr 30, 2005Fishing Vessel85 km away
ANDAMAN SEA: Thai F/V (RATTANAKORN 5) was boarded and robbed, but rescued by authorities 30 Apr while fishing off the southern town of Satun, Thailand. Five men, armed with two M-16s, three AK-47s and 1,200 rounds, boarded the fishing vessel, but not before the crew could get off a distress call to the Thai Navy. The Thai Navy boarded the vessel and arrested the pirates without incident, rescuing the 17 Thai crewmen. Thai authorities suspect the arrested pirates could be involved with the rebell
- Pirate AssaultOct 26, 1997Tanker66 km away
THAILAND The 192 ton Honduran flag tanker Oriental City was seized by pirates in International waters in the Gulf of Thailand off Songkhla on 26 Oct 97. The ship was carrying aprox 1 million liters of diesel fuel and was located after a seven hour search by Thai naval ships. The ship was recovered about 200 miles south east of Songkhla, Thai naval personnel arrested three Indonesians and eight Thais who were in control of the ship.
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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