Port of Tanga
In short
Tanga: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 01:40 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
Vessels near Tanga
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 Tanga in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Tanga from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 47030). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Small
- Harbour type
- Coastal (natural)
- Shelter
- Fair
- Channel depth
- 17 m
- Anchorage depth
- 8 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 5 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 3 m
- Mean tide
- 4 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- No
- Repairs
- Moderate
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Tanga 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 203° | 9 | 0.6 | 7 | 21 | |
| 7 | 191° | 12 | 0.5 | 8 | 18 | |
| 13 | 144° | 22 | 0.7 | 4 | 24 | |
| 8 | 136° | 13 | 0.8 | 4 | 24 | |
| 5 | 170° | 9 | 0.7 | 6 | 22 | |
| 7 | 180° | 12 | 0.6 | 7 | 22 | |
| 11 | 140° | 19 | 0.6 | 7 | 24 | |
| 7 | 144° | 11 | 0.7 | 4 | 24 | |
| 4 | 167° | 8 | 0.6 | 7 | 23 | |
| 7 | 196° | 12 | 0.5 | 8 | 22 | |
| 10 | 142° | 18 | 0.5 | 8 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 5, 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.
Tanga: 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 24 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 17% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (29).
- Container
- 0
- Tanker
- 7
- Dry bulk
- 9
- General cargo
- 8
- Ro-ro
- 0
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.1 million tonnes.
09-12 1 | 09-13 0 | 09-14 1 | 09-15 0 | 09-16 1 | 09-17 1 | 09-18 2 | 09-19 0 | 09-20 1 | 09-21 2 | 09-22 0 | 09-23 1 | 09-24 0 | 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).
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
2 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Mar 19, 2008. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Pirate AssaultMay 25, 2010Tanker75 km away
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN, TANZANIA: A tanker reported coming under fire 25 May 10 at 0235 UTC while underway in position 05-40S 039-29E. Vessel reported being fired upon by one skiff with five persons onboard. The skiff aborted the attack after approximately five minutes. Then at 0338 UTC, the vessel came under fire again from two skiffs with five persons onboard each, with gun shots striking the bridge of the vessel. The vessel continued at a speed of 15 knots, while employing barbed wire and hoses
- Pirate AssaultMar 19, 2008Cargo Ship3 km away
TANZANIA: Container ship boarded 19 Mar 08 at 0300 local time, Tanga anchorage. A bandit from a fishing boat boarded the vessel. The bandit jumped overboard as soon as the anti-piracy crew spotted him. The alarm was raised; the crew mustered and searched the ship. Nothing was stolen. The watch keepers noticed seven people in the fishing boat (IMB).
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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