Port of Basra
In short
Basra: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 21:16 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 Basra
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 Basra in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Basra from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 48400). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- River (natural)
- Shelter
- Good
- Mean tide
- 1 m
- First port of entry
- Yes
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Basra 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 173° | 7 | 0.1 | 2 | 24 | |
| 3 | 116° | 4 | 0.1 | 2 | 24 | |
| 11 | 168° | 21 | 0.3 | 2 | 24 | |
| 14 | 144° | 26 | 0.6 | 3 | 24 | |
| 9 | 179° | 20 | 0.8 | 4 | 24 | |
| 5 | 185° | 9 | 0.5 | 5 | 24 | |
| 3 | 221° | 11 | 0.4 | 5 | 24 | |
| 1 | 48° | 5 | 0.4 | 4 | 24 | |
| 3 | 142° | 7 | 0.3 | 4 | 24 | |
| 5 | 13° | 9 | 0.3 | 4 | 24 | |
| 4 | 5° | 12 | 0.2 | 4 | 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, 107 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.
Basra: 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 0 port calls in the 7 days and 0 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026.
- Container
- 0
- Tanker
- 0
- Dry bulk
- 0
- General cargo
- 0
- Ro-ro
- 0
09-12 0 | 09-13 0 | 09-14 0 | 09-15 0 | 09-16 0 | 09-17 0 | 09-18 0 | 09-19 0 | 09-20 0 | 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).
Basra: global benchmarks
How Basra 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
- 9.5
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023).
- 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
4 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Sep 26, 2004. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Pirate AssaultOct 16, 2007Cargo Ship71 km away
SHATT AL ARAB: Container ship boarded, robbed, shots fired 16 Oct 07 at 0145 local time while underway in position 30-06N 048-24E, inside Shatt Al Arab River. The vessel was approached by a speedboat while enroute to Khoramshahr Port in Iran. The duty AB on the piracy watch on deck spotted the vessel by spot light. At that time a gun was pointed at the Duty AB and two pirates armed with AK-47s boarded the vessel. The Master, Chief Engineer, Second Officer and pilot were all held hostage. The Chi
- Pirate AssaultApr 3, 2006Merchant Vessel46 km away
IRAQ: Unidentified general cargo ship reported attempted boarding 3 Apr at 0735 local time, while in position 30-06.74N 047-055.90E, Khawr Az Zubayr Roads. Armed robbers in four boats attempted to board the vessel. Duty officer raised alarm and crew mustered. Robbers fired gunshots and escaped (IMB).
- Pirate AssaultMar 14, 2006Merchant Vessel46 km away
IRAQ: Unidentified cargo ship boarded and robbed14 Mar at 0315 local time while in position 30:06.60N - 047:55.73E, Khawr Az Zubayr roads. Armed robbers boarded the vessel via anchor chain. They broke in to forward locker and stole ship's stores. Duty officer raised alarm and crew mustered. Robbers escaped in a speedboat (IMB).
- Pirate AssaultSep 26, 2004Merchant Vessel47 km away
IRAQ: An unidentified chemical tanker was boarded 26 Sep at 0530 local time while anchored in position 30-06N 047-55E at Khor Al Zubair. Four persons armed with automatic rifles stole ship's stores and fled (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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