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Port of Bandar Abbas

Iran

UN/LOCODEIRBNDWhat is a UN/LOCODE?27.1833° N, 56.2667° ELocal timeAsia/Tehran, UTC+3:30
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In short

Bandar Abbas: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 19:54 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Arrivals, last 24 h
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Departures, last 24 h
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Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near Bandar Abbas

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

Forecast

Model forecast for Bandar Abbas 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)
4100°70.4524
374°80.5524
7165°140.7524
6160°140.5524
493°60.3524
255°50.2424
3144°90.2424
7201°140.3324
1196°40.2324
239°50.1424
2189°80.1424
13217°210.7424

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, 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.

Bandar Abbas: 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 4 port calls in the 7 days and 13 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 32% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (19).

Container
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Tanker
7
Dry bulk
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General cargo
6
Ro-ro
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Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Bandar Abbas, last 14 days
09-12
0
09-13
0
09-14
0
09-15
0
09-16
1
09-17
0
09-18
0
09-19
0
09-20
1
09-21
1
09-22
1
09-23
0
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).

Bandar Abbas: global benchmarks

How Bandar Abbas 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
110.7
UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Down 8% 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.

Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

1 accident or incident within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Aug 12, 2012, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Source: NTSB marine investigations (CAROL). Courtesy: National Transportation Safety Board. Licence: US Government work (17 U.S.C. §105), public domain.

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

14 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Sep 20, 1985. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Naval EngagementJan 11, 2024Tanker20 km away

    GULF OF OMAN: On 11 January at 0330 UTC, as many as five members of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), dressed in black, military style uniforms and black masks, boarded the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker ST NIKOLAS as it sailed 50 NM east of Sohar, Oman, near position 24-35N 057-35E. The IRGC forced the tanker to change course toward Iranian territorial waters. The tanker was last reported to be located in the anchorage of the Larak/Qeshm Islands, near position 27:00N – 056:

  • OtherNov 1, 2023Unknown69 km away

    STRAIT OF HORMUZ: On 1 November at 1830 UTC, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) received reports of uncrewed aerial system (UAS) activity in the vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz Traffic Separation Scheme, near position 26-35N 056-28E.

  • Suspicious ApproachJun 4, 2023Unknown84 km away

    OMAN: On 4 June at 1235 UTC, three small craft with armed persons onboard approached a vessel underway in the Arabian Gulf approximately 14 NM north-northwest of Khasab Port, near position 26-26N 056-11E. The vessel conducted evasive maneuvers. After 30 minutes, the craft departed the area.

  • OtherMay 27, 2022Tanker8 km away

    IRAN: On 27 May, two Greece-flagged tankers, DELTA POSEIDON and PRUDENT WARRIOR, were detained by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Bandar Abbas anchorage due to unspecified maritime violations. According to press reports, the two laden tankers were underway off the Iranian coast outbound from the Persian Gulf, when they were boarded and ordered by the IRGC to divert to Bandar Abbas. The IRGC reported that the crew of the two tankers remained onboard and were in good health.

  • Suspicious ApproachMar 22, 2021Vessel97 km away

    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: On 22 March, a vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz reported a suspicious approach by one small grey boat with 3 persons onboard wearing masks. The approach occurred approximately 21 NM north of Mina Saqr near position 26-20N 056-01E.

  • OtherDec 30, 201965 km away

    On 30 December, Iran detained a ship purportedly carrying smuggled fuel near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz according to state-run Islamic Republic News Agency. Sixteen Malaysian crew members were detained. According to the Iranian state media, the tanker was intercepted near Abu Musa island transporting 1.3 million liters of smuggled fuel or the equivalent of 8,000 barrels.

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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