Port of Langkawi
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Langkawi: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 21:37 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 0
- Departures, last 24 h
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- Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near Langkawi
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 Langkawi in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Langkawi from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 49825). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Very small
- Harbour type
- Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Fair
- Anchorage depth
- 9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 8 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 8 m
- Mean tide
- 3 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Langkawi 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 19° | 8 | 0.1 | 7 | 24 | |
| 3 | 240° | 7 | 0.1 | 7 | 24 | |
| 3 | 265° | 7 | 0.1 | 6 | 24 | |
| 1 | 141° | 4 | 0.1 | 7 | 24 | |
| 2 | 253° | 5 | 0.1 | 6 | 19 | |
| 1 | 209° | 5 | 0.1 | 7 | 24 | |
| 6 | 267° | 11 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 4 | 256° | 8 | 0.1 | 2 | 9.7 | |
| 3 | 313° | 8 | 0.1 | 2 | 18 | |
| 2 | 243° | 6 | 0.1 | 3 | 24 | |
| 6 | 290° | 10 | 0.2 | 2 | 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, 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.
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
9 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Apr 30, 2005. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Pirate AssaultAug 15, 2015Fishing Vessel89 km away
MALACCA STRAIT: On 15 August, the Thailand-flagged coastal fishing boat KHF 1989 was hijacked in the Malacca Strait near position 06-14N 098-59E, approximately 40 nm west of Langkawi Island, Malaysia. Pirates forced the crew to move to another boat and ordered them to sail off, threatening revenge if the crew called authorities. The fishing boat was reportedly held for ransom. Two days later, the boat was found abandoned at Ta Ru Tao Island, north of Langkawi. Malaysian and Thai enforcement agen
- Suspicious ApproachJul 1, 2013Barge2 km away
SINGAPORE: On 01 July, an underway barge in tow was boarded while transiting the Singapore Strait.During subsequent routine rounds, the crew from the tug towing the barge noticed items from the barge missing.
- Pirate AssaultApr 17, 2012Tugboat2 km away
MALAYSIA: Tug boat towing a barge was hijacked while underway on 17 April while enroute from Langkawi, Malaysia to Tawau, East Malaysia. The tug and barge in tow left Langkawi on 12 April. The last contact the owners had with the tug was on 16 April after the vessel was hijacked. The seven crew members of the tug were set adrift and were rescued by a Vietnamese fishing vessel and safely landed in Vietnam. The barge was later located in the vicinity of Palawan island, Philippines on 26 April by t
- Pirate AssaultMar 24, 2009Sailing Vessel64 km away
THAILAND: Three robbers armed with knives and a hammer attacked and boarded a yacht. They assaulted and killed the skipper and threw his body overboard while in the mooring bay off the Buntang Islands. The skipper's wife was also injured. They tied her up and stole personal belongings. The wife managed to escape and alerted the Thai police. The Satun marine police was notified and sent patrol boats to search for the dead body. When the police arrived at the yacht area, three men were on the life
- Pirate AssaultJul 27, 2006Fishing Vessel2 km away
STRAIT OF MALACCA: Two fishing boats attacked and three Thai crewmembers kidnapped 27 Jul, at approximately 0100 local time, 67 nm from Langkawi. Five armed pirates on a fishing boat stopped the two Malaysian registered fishing boats and attacked them. Pirates are demanding a ransom of RM144,000 from the owners for the release of the crew. It is believed that, the pirates are holding the fishermen on an island off Langkawi. Malaysian and Thai police have launched a joint search for the fisherman
- Pirate AssaultJun 13, 2005Merchant Vessel23 km away
STRAIT OF MALACCA: M/T (NEPLINE DELIMA) was hijacked 13 June at 2100 UTC, while underway off Langkawi Island. Ten armed pirates boarded from a speedboat. One crew member managed to escape in the pirates' boat, landed at Langkawi and notified police. Police dispatched a police boat which found the tanker off Pulau Lebar. The pirates subsequently surrendered and were taken to Langkawi for investigation (IMB). Two crewmembers were later arrested under suspicion of being accomplices to the hijacking
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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