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Port of Chancay

Peru

UN/LOCODEPECHYWhat is a UN/LOCODE?11.5667° S, 77.2667° WLocal timeAmerica/Lima, UTC-5

In short

Chancay: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 19:44 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
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Vessels near Chancay

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

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Chancay from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 14970). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Very small
Harbour type
Open roadstead
Shelter
Fair
Anchorage depth
14 m
Cargo pier depth
5 m
Mean tide
2 m
Pilotage compulsory
No
Repairs
None

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

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Chancay 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)
9206°181.3921
9184°161.3924
3180°51.2924
3108°81.1924
7206°1511124
5183°1111324
3148°611424
1148°611424
10196°191.11421
5184°1111424

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, 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.

Chancay: 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 11 port calls in the 7 days and 34 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 13% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (30).

Container
21
Tanker
0
Dry bulk
5
General cargo
8
Ro-ro
0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.3 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Chancay, last 14 days
09-12
2
09-13
2
09-14
0
09-15
1
09-16
2
09-17
1
09-18
0
09-19
0
09-20
3
09-21
2
09-22
2
09-23
3
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).

Chancay: global benchmarks

How Chancay 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
111.9
UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Up 44% 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

137 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Sep 4, 1988. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • IncidentNov 16, 2023Cargo Ship46 km away

    PERU: On 16 November, two robbers armed with a gun boarded the anchored, Portugal-flagged bulk carrier NORDMOSEL at Callao Anchorage, near position 11-59S 077-13W and stole ship’s stores from the forward station. The ship reported the incident to Callao port authorities. All crew were safe.

  • IncidentSep 29, 2023Tanker46 km away

    PERU: On 29 September at 0150 local time, between 15 and 18 robbers boarded an anchored tanker at Callao Anchorage, near position 11-59S 077-13W. The robbers tied up the duty crew and watchmen while they were conducting their routine rounds and held them at knifepoint before escaping with stolen ship’s stores. The ship reported the incident to the port authorities; the Peru Coast Guard boarded to investigate the incident.

  • OtherSep 23, 2023Tanker46 km away

    PERU: On 23 September at 0330 local time, two perpetrators armed with knives boarded the anchored Bahamas-flagged LNG tanker MUREX at Callao Anchorage, near position 11-59S 077-13W. The perpetrators boarded the vessel from a small boat with six persons onboard and gained access to the tanker by crawling in between the anchor chain and the hawsepipe cover, which they later removed. The perpetrators threw the securing bar from the hawsepipe cover at approaching duty crew, who raised the alarm, res

  • IncidentSep 2, 2023Tanker50 km away

    PERU: On 2 September at 0220 local time, four robbers armed with knives boarded the anchored Denmarkflagged tanker TORM AMALIE at Callao Anchorage, near position 12-01S 077-12W. They took one duty crewman hostage and tied him up. The bridge raised the alarm, resulting in the robbers escaping with ship’s properties and stores. After the ship reported the incident to port control, the Peruvian Coast Guard responded and boarded the vessel to investigate.

  • IncidentJul 24, 2023Cargo Ship50 km away

    PERU: On 24 July at 0330 local time, the duty crew on routine rounds onboard an anchored bulk carrier at Callao Anchorage, near position 12-01S 077-12W, discovered a padlock broken and ship’s stores stolen. The crew conducted a search but no unauthorized persons were found onboard. The vessel reported the incident to port control and a patrol boat was dispatched to the ship’s location to search the area.

  • Attempted BoardingJul 18, 2023Cargo Ship51 km away

    PERU: (Late Reporting) On 18 July at 1850 local time, the duty crew of an anchored container ship at Callao Anchorage noticed a perpetrator climbing the anchor chain, near position 12-01S 077-10W. The bridge sounded the alarm and mustered the crew, which resulted in the robber abandoning the climb. The ship reported the incident to port control, which informed all vessels in the vicinity.

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