Port of Port Gentil
In short
Port Gentil: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 12:51 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 Port Gentil
Ships Seadar 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 Port Gentil in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Port Gentil from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 46440). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- Coastal (natural)
- Shelter
- Excellent
- Channel depth
- 14 m
- Anchorage depth
- 13 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 13 m
- Mean tide
- 2 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Repairs
- None
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Port Gentil 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 219° | 17 | 0.5 | 12 | 24 | |
| 8 | 222° | 18 | 0.6 | 12 | 24 | |
| 6 | 211° | 11 | 0.5 | 11 | 24 | |
| 7 | 213° | 12 | 0.5 | 11 | 24 | |
| 9 | 228° | 17 | 0.5 | 11 | 24 | |
| 7 | 226° | 14 | 0.5 | 11 | 24 | |
| 7 | 205° | 12 | 0.5 | 10 | 24 | |
| 8 | 196° | 14 | 0.4 | 10 | 24 | |
| 9 | 222° | 19 | 0.5 | 10 | 24 | |
| 10 | 204° | 19 | 0.5 | 7 | 24 | |
| 8 | 190° | 14 | 0.5 | 10 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 1, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 1, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 8 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.
Port Gentil: 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 Seadar's counts.
The IMF estimates 3 port calls in the 7 days and 29 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 0% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (29).
- Container
- 3
- Tanker
- 10
- Dry bulk
- 2
- General cargo
- 14
- Ro-ro
- 0
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.1 million tonnes.
09-12 1 | 09-13 1 | 09-14 1 | 09-15 0 | 09-16 2 | 09-17 2 | 09-18 0 | 09-19 0 | 09-20 0 | 09-21 0 | 09-22 0 | 09-23 2 | 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).
Port Gentil: global benchmarks
How Port Gentil compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Seadar's own measurements.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
- 41.5
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Down 12% 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
7 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Apr 1, 2002. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Suspicious ApproachMay 7, 2024Tanker94 km away
GABON: On 7 May at 1630 UTC, a fishing trawler approached a tanker while approximately 89 NM southeast of Sao Tome, near position 00-15S 008-05E. The closest point of approach was 0.9 NM. The trawler was not reporting or identifying on AIS. The tanker altered course and increased speed, which resulted in the trawler aborting the approach. The tanker’s crew did not observe any weapons or ladders on the trawler. The tanker continued to its next port of call.
- HijackingMar 21, 2020Passenger Ship44 km away
On 21 March, pirates attacked and hijacked the Equatorial Guinea-flagged coastal RO-RO passenger vessel ELOBEY 6 approximately 22 NM from Port Gentil. Pirates forced the crew to sail to Nigerian waters and fled with three hostage crew members (2 Moroccans, 1 Equatorial Guinean) when approached by a Nigerian Navy vessel. The ELOBEY 6 was subsequently escorted to Equatorial Guinean waters.
- Pirate AssaultJul 15, 2013Tanker30 km away
GABON: On 15 July, the Malta-flagged underway chemical tanker COTTON was hijacked at 00-26S 008-51E, approximately 13 nm off Port Gentil. 12 to 15 gunmen armed with AK-47 assault rifles hijacked the tanker and its 23 crewmembers. The tanker was later released on 22 July.
- Pirate AssaultJul 15, 2013Merchant Vessel29 km away
GABON: On 15 July 2013 at 0552 LT, a merchant ship at anchored was suspected to be hijacked by pirates at position 00-26.49S 008-51.45E, around 17.4 nm north of Port Gentil, Gabon. The owner reported that they had lost communication with the vessel. Further detail awaits.
- Pirate AssaultJul 15, 2013Vessel25 km away
GABON: On 14 July, the Gabon-flagged underway landing craft RENOVATION was boarded at 00-29S 008-51E, at Port Gentil. Approximately 20 armed robbers in a speed boat approached and boarded the landing craft underway. They stole crew personal belongings and escaped. Port maritime authority notified. No injury to crew or any damage to vessel.
- Pirate AssaultJun 14, 2002Merchant Vessel55 km away
GABON: An unidentified cargo ship was boarded 14 Jun at 1000 local time during cargo operations at Port Gentil. Several persons armed with knives threatened the captain and duty crew and tried to make them open ship's stores without success. The intruders took ship's walkie-talkie and left.
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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