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Port of Quelimane

Mozambique

UN/LOCODEMZUELWhat is a UN/LOCODE?17.8833° S, 36.8833° ELocal timeAfrica/Maputo, UTC+2

In short

Quelimane: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 12:40 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near Quelimane

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

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Quelimane from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 46910). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Very small
Harbour type
River (natural)
Shelter
Good
Channel depth
3 m
Anchorage depth
8 m
Cargo pier depth
5 m
Mean tide
2 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
First port of entry
Yes
Repairs
Limited

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Quelimane 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)
10160°202.3920
5202°102.1919
4211°82.11024
6249°1421024
5228°122.11115
5242°91.9118.3
4263°91.71024
5258°111.61018
6166°141.51017
5131°81.41024
441°61.21024

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, 41 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.

Quelimane: global benchmarks

How Quelimane compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Seadar's own measurements.

Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2021
8.6
UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Unchanged 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

1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Aug 26, 2002. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Pirate AssaultAug 26, 2002Merchant Vessel0 km away

    MOZAMBIQUE: An unidentified cargo ship was boarded 26 Aug at 0315 local time while at the inner anchorage, Quelimane. Armed persons boarded via the stern. They jumped overboard and escaped with a mooring line when spotted by duty officer and alarm sounded.

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