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Port of Male

Maldives

UN/LOCODEMVMLEWhat is a UN/LOCODE?4.1667° N, 73.5° ELocal timeIndian/Maldives, UTC+5

In short

Male: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 19:50 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 Male

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

Forecast

Model forecast for Male 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)
1347°30.71124
1286°40.81124
1173°30.81124
0223°30.81124
4205°70.71124
5214°80.71124
4212°90.71024
6259°90.71024
6265°100.71023
5243°80.71024

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, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 9 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.

Male: 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 14 port calls in the 7 days and 62 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 2% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (63).

Container
2
Tanker
30
Dry bulk
7
General cargo
23
Ro-ro
0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.4 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Male, last 14 days
09-12
1
09-13
0
09-14
1
09-15
4
09-16
1
09-17
3
09-18
2
09-19
2
09-20
1
09-21
1
09-22
2
09-23
2
09-24
4
09-25
2

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).

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Mar 16, 1986. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Naval EngagementMar 16, 1986Vessel92 km away

    SINGAPORE REGISTERED VESSEL L'ATAIR REPORTS BEING ARRESTED BY FORCE WHILE ON PASSAGE THROUGH THE KARDIVA CHANNEL AND SUBSEQUENTLY FINED BY MALDIVIAN AUTHORITIES FOR ENTERING THE 12 MILE ZONE WITHOUT PERMISSION. KARDIVA CHANNEL IS ALSO KNOWN AS KAASHIDOO CHANNEL.

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