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Port of Maracaibo

Venezuela

UN/LOCODEVEMARWhat is a UN/LOCODE?10.6423° N, 71.6143° WLocal timeAmerica/Caracas, UTC-4
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In short

Maracaibo: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 2, 2026, 15:15 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Arrivals, last 24 h
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Departures, last 24 h
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Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near Maracaibo

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 Maracaibo in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Forecast

Model forecast for Maracaibo over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.

Time (UTC)Wind (kn)FromGusts (kn)Waves (m)Period (s)Visibility (km)
6186°140.4524
3350°100.3424
4301°120.7424
2136°60.4524
3192°90.3524
641°110.2424
5319°100.3324
4232°110.4520
4189°100.3524
534°120.4224

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 2, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 2, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 42 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.

Marine conditions near Maracaibo

Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.

Weather buoys

Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.

Maracaibo: 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 1 port calls in the 7 days and 8 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 100% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (4).

Container
3
Tanker
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Dry bulk
1
General cargo
4
Ro-ro
0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Maracaibo, last 14 days
09-12
0
09-13
0
09-14
0
09-15
0
09-16
1
09-17
0
09-18
0
09-19
0
09-20
1
09-21
0
09-22
0
09-23
0
09-24
0
09-25
0

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).

Maracaibo: global benchmarks

How Maracaibo 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
18.8
UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Unchanged 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

5 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jul 22, 2003. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Pirate AssaultAug 12, 2017Fishing Vessel60 km away

    VENEZUELA: On 12 August, six fishermen on Lake Maracaibo, in vicinity 10-06N 071-35W, were assaulted and murdered by pirates during two simultaneous assaults by armed gangs that ply Lake Maracaibo. Local media reports indicate that the first attack was against some 30 workers fishing for shrimp. The group had sailed from Puntica de Piedras the previous day when they were approached by two boats; an orange boat and a black one that fired upon the boats that were standing guard. At the same time i

  • Pirate AssaultApr 8, 2010Cargo Ship4 km away

    VENEZUELA: General cargo ship reported attempted boarding 8 Apr 10 at 1050 UTC while anchored in position 10-38N 071-35W, inner anchorage, Maracaibo port. Four robbers in two boats attempted to board the vessel at anchor. The robbers aborted the attempt after the ship's alarm was sounded. Port authorities were informed (IMB).

  • Pirate AssaultOct 30, 2004Merchant Vessel2 km away

    VENEZUELA: An unidentified bull carrier was boarded 30 Oct at 0140 local time while anchored at Maracaibo. A single man gained access via the anchor chain but fled in a waiting boat when duty seaman raised alarm (IMB).

  • Pirate AssaultOct 30, 2004Merchant Vessel4 km away

    VENEZUELA: An unidentified bull carrier was boarded 30 Oct at 0140 local time, while anchored at Maracaibo. A single man gained access via the anchor chain but fled in a waiting boat, when duty seaman raised alarm (IMB).

  • Pirate AssaultJul 22, 2003Merchant Vessel30 km away

    VENEZUELA: An unidentified container ship reports attempt to board 22 Jul at 2235 local time while underway in Maracaibo Channel near Isla Pescadores. Persons in five speedboats were detected by alert crew who switched on deck lights, activated hose, fired flares at the boats and directed searchlights at them. Pilot on board called Coast Guard who did not respond. After several attempts boarding was abandoned (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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