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Port of Da Nang

Vietnam

UN/LOCODEVNDADWhat is a UN/LOCODE?16.0667° N, 108.2167° ELocal timeAsia/Ho_Chi_Minh, UTC+7

In short

Da Nang: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 05:14 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 Da Nang

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

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Da Nang from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 57650). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Small
Harbour type
River (natural)
Shelter
Fair
Channel depth
13 m
Anchorage depth
16 m
Cargo pier depth
11 m
Oil terminal depth
13 m
Mean tide
1 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
First port of entry
Yes
Repairs
Limited

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Da Nang 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)
4137°90.3424
8112°140.4324
4170°70.4324
3170°60.4424
3117°80.4424
793°130.3323
5163°80.4323
2167°50.3324
410°100.3724
810°150.4722

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 3, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 21 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.

Da Nang: 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 29 port calls in the 7 days and 121 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 17% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (146).

Container
81
Tanker
4
Dry bulk
8
General cargo
28
Ro-ro
0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.3 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Da Nang, last 14 days
09-12
1
09-13
7
09-14
3
09-15
4
09-16
4
09-17
2
09-18
6
09-19
6
09-20
3
09-21
5
09-22
5
09-23
6
09-24
2
09-25
2

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).

Da Nang: global benchmarks

How Da Nang compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.

Container Port Performance Index 2023
#115 of 405
World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "DANANG" (95% confidence).
Source: World Bank, The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.
Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
168.8
UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Up 18% 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

1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Aug 29, 2006. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Pirate AssaultAug 29, 2006Fishing Vessel2 km away

    VIETNAM: Fishing boat reports being attacked and robbed 29 Aug near Bong Bay Island off of central Da Nang city. According to a local source, a group of unidentified foreign men launched a surprise attack on the Vietnamese fishing boat and stole approximately 2.5 tons of cuttlefish. The boats captain Le Van Hung said the incident was not the first of its kind and that it had once been attacked earlier when thieves made off with 1.5 tons of fish (LM).

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