Port of Saldanha Bay
In short
Saldanha Bay: 2 ships in port now, 1 arrival and no departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 6, 2026, 13:29 UTC).
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- In port now
- 2
- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 1
- Departures, last 24 h
- 0
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
- 0
Arrivals and departures AIS-detected
Ships Voydar detected in port from their AIS positions: who is in port now and who left in the last 48 hours. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown, and at places without a charted harbour only ships with an IMO number count. Times UTC.
In port now
| Vessel | Arrived |
|---|---|
 JOSCO LANZHOUCargo | Oct 5, 2026, 14:31 UTC |
 JUDDCargo | Oct 5, 2026, 06:00 UTC |
As of Oct 6, 2026, 13:29 UTC.
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Ships whose AIS destination names Saldanha Bay, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 SOLECargo | Oct 6, 2026, 12:00 UTC | ZA SDB | 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 6, 2026, 13:29 UTC.
Vessels near Saldanha Bay
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 Saldanha Bay in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Saldanha Bay from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 46750). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- Coastal (breakwater)
- Shelter
- Fair
- Channel depth
- 23 m
- Anchorage depth
- 16 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 22 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 23 m
- Mean tide
- 2 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 Saldanha Bay 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 193° | 20 | 3.6 | 12 | 24 | |
| 11 | 177° | 16 | 3.9 | 14 | 24 | |
| 12 | 165° | 17 | 3.9 | 14 | 24 | |
| 9 | 155° | 15 | 3.8 | 14 | 24 | |
| 14 | 190° | 23 | 3.7 | 15 | 24 | |
| 15 | 188° | 22 | 3.8 | 15 | 24 | |
| 8 | 186° | 13 | 3.9 | 15 | 24 | |
| 5 | 194° | 9 | 3.6 | 15 | 24 | |
| 8 | 219° | 17 | 3.1 | 14 | 24 | |
| 3 | 264° | 6 | 2.9 | 13 | 24 | |
| 3 | 337° | 5 | 2.8 | 13 | 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, 06:00 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.
Saldanha Bay: 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 7 port calls in the 7 days and 41 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 13% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (47).
- Container
- 0
- Tanker
- 5
- Dry bulk
- 34
- General cargo
- 2
- Ro-ro
- 0
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 4 million tonnes.
09-12 2 | 09-13 1 | 09-14 1 | 09-15 1 | 09-16 2 | 09-17 2 | 09-18 1 | 09-19 1 | 09-20 1 | 09-21 0 | 09-22 1 | 09-23 3 | 09-24 1 | 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).
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