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Port of Chimbote

Peru

UN/LOCODEPECHMWhat is a UN/LOCODE?9.0833° S, 78.6167° WLocal timeAmerica/Lima, UTC-5

In short

Chimbote: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 21:11 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 Chimbote

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

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Chimbote from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 15030). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Very small
Harbour type
Coastal (natural)
Shelter
Good
Channel depth
22 m
Anchorage depth
9 m
Cargo pier depth
13 m
Oil terminal depth
8 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 Chimbote 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)
8194°151.3924
8169°121.3924
3162°81.4924
7183°121.3924
10192°161.31024
7170°111.21224
5177°101.21424
5189°101.11424
13179°211.21424
5179°91.21424
8161°111.21524

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, 17 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.

Chimbote: 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 3 port calls in the 7 days and 6 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 33% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (9).

Container
0
Tanker
3
Dry bulk
3
General cargo
0
Ro-ro
0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.1 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Chimbote, last 14 days
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
2
09-21
0
09-22
0
09-23
0
09-24
0
09-25
1

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).

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