Port of Itaqui Pt / Sao Luis
In short
Itaqui Pt / Sao Luis: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 21:39 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 Itaqui Pt / Sao Luis
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 Itaqui Pt / Sao Luis in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Itaqui Pt / Sao Luis from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 12585). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Small
- Harbour type
- Coastal (natural)
- Shelter
- Good
- Channel depth
- 16 m
- Anchorage depth
- 19 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 17 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 19 m
- Mean tide
- 7 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- None
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Itaqui Pt / Sao Luis 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 | 40° | 24 | 1.4 | 6 | 24 | |
| 14 | 52° | 24 | 1.6 | 6 | 24 | |
| 11 | 58° | 19 | 1.5 | 6 | 24 | |
| 12 | 50° | 23 | 1.3 | 6 | 24 | |
| 10 | 44° | 21 | 1.1 | 6 | 24 | |
| 11 | 48° | 18 | 1.2 | 5 | 24 | |
| 11 | 65° | 19 | 1.5 | 6 | 24 | |
| 11 | 44° | 23 | 1.4 | 6 | 24 | |
| 11 | 41° | 22 | 1.2 | 6 | 24 | |
| 10 | 59° | 18 | 1.3 | 6 | 24 | |
| 10 | 64° | 18 | 1.5 | 6 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 38 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.
Itaqui Pt / Sao Luis: 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 25 port calls in the 7 days and 141 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 15% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (166).
- Container
- 0
- Tanker
- 27
- Dry bulk
- 109
- General cargo
- 5
- Ro-ro
- 0
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 15.2 million tonnes.
09-12 5 | 09-13 5 | 09-14 3 | 09-15 7 | 09-16 5 | 09-17 4 | 09-18 8 | 09-19 2 | 09-20 4 | 09-21 6 | 09-22 4 | 09-23 2 | 09-24 4 | 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).
Itaqui Pt / Sao Luis: global benchmarks
How Itaqui Pt / Sao Luis compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 1 2016
- 9.3
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Down 28% 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.
Recent arrivals & departures AIS-detected
| Vessel | Arrived | Departed |
|---|---|---|
 GUILHERME VTug | ||
| DOM NICOLAS 3 | ||
| OCP 14 | not recorded |
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
2 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jan 28, 2008. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Pirate AssaultFeb 15, 2015Sailing Vessel9 km away
BRAZIL: On 15 February, several armed robbers boarded a sailing yacht near position 02-30S 044-19W, at the Sao Luis Yacht Club in northeast Brazil. During the course of the robbery, the Dutch owner of the yacht was shot in the chest and died on the scene. His wife jumped overboard and escaped. The robbers left the yacht and have not been apprehended.
- Pirate AssaultJan 28, 2008Sailing Vessel8 km away
BRAZIL: Yacht (NIRVANA 3) boarded, crewmembers assaulted, robbed late Nov 2007 at 0200, while at anchorage of the Sao Luis Yacht Club, per 28 Jan 2008 reporting. The vessel carrying a husband and wife couple was anchored alone at the mooring when it was boarded and attacked by four men armed with three knives and one with a hand gun in a rowing boat. The husband received several head wounds that required stitching. The wife was not physically wounded but the intruders were reportedly very violen
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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