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Port of BGN/PCGN1956 - HAMAD

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UN/LOCODEQAHMDWhat is a UN/LOCODE?25° N, 51.6167° ELocal timeAsia/Qatar, UTC+3

In short

BGN/PCGN1956 - HAMAD: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 19:55 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Arrivals, last 24 h
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Departures, last 24 h
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Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near BGN/PCGN1956 - HAMAD

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 BGN/PCGN1956 - HAMAD in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Forecast

Model forecast for BGN/PCGN1956 - HAMAD 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)
771°120.4324
667°90.4324
10111°160.5324
7125°140.5424
1277°170.7424
11113°150.6424
11146°180.7424
5119°110.4424
689°90.3424
537°80.3324
7179°120.2224
7119°130.2324

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, 13 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.

BGN/PCGN1956 - HAMAD: 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 9 port calls in the 7 days and 33 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 69% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (105).

Container
18
Tanker
0
Dry bulk
0
General cargo
15
Ro-ro
0

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

IMF PortWatch daily figures for BGN/PCGN1956 - HAMAD, last 14 days
09-12
0
09-13
0
09-14
0
09-15
1
09-16
2
09-17
2
09-18
2
09-19
2
09-20
2
09-21
1
09-22
1
09-23
1
09-24
0
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).

BGN/PCGN1956 - HAMAD: global benchmarks

How BGN/PCGN1956 - HAMAD compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Seadar's own measurements.

Container Port Performance Index 2023
#11 of 405
World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "HAMAD PORT" (95% confidence).
Source: World Bank, The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.
Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
80.1
UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Down 67% 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.

BGN/PCGN1956 - HAMAD: official port statistics

Figures published by national statistics offices and port authorities, shown as they publish them. They count what the publisher counts, which can differ from AIS-detected calls.

Ships arrived, 2023
1,675
5% more than the year before
Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2023
77.8 million GT
37% more than the year before

Most arrivals in 2023 by flag: Qatar (333), Liberia (282), Panama (256), Singapore (172), Antigua & Barbuda (99), Marshall Islands (82).

Source: National Planning Council, Qatar — Qatar Open Data Portal (data.gov.qa), CC BY 4.0. Retrieved Sep 28, 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 Jan 8, 1987. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • UnknownJan 8, 1987Merchant Vessel70 km away

    PERSIAN GULF. RAS TANNURAH M/V SOLENA REPORTS DAMAGE BY UNDERWATER EXPLOSION, POSSIBLE MINE , WHILE AT ANCHOR IN 25-07-42N 52-17-30E.

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