Port · NAWVB, NA
Port of Walvis Bay
Port of Walvis Bay (NAWVB, NA) is a small port at 22.95° S, 14.50° E. In the last 7 days AIS Trail recorded 11 arrivals and 0 departures here; 11 vessels called in the last 30 days, most of them tugs and service vessels.
Activity
| Vessel type | Vessels, 30 days |
|---|---|
| Tugs & service | 4 |
| Cargo | 1 |
| Fishing | 1 |
Recent arrivals
| Vessel | Type | Arrived (UTC) | Departed (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ETOSHA PAN | – | 16 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC | No departure yet |
| ATLANTIC CHALLENGE | Fishing | 16 Oct 2026, 17:13 UTC | No departure yet |
| M/V SMYRNA | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 17:10 UTC | No departure yet |
| VB-654 | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 17:09 UTC | No departure yet |
| VB-660 | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 17:06 UTC | No departure yet |
| ASTRA G | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 16:41 UTC | No departure yet |
| BLUE SEA 1 | – | 16 Oct 2026, 14:04 UTC | No departure yet |
| LALANDII 1 | – | 16 Oct 2026, 13:46 UTC | No departure yet |
| MSC LUISA | Cargo | 16 Oct 2026, 13:32 UTC | No departure yet |
| EKIKIMBO | – | 16 Oct 2026, 13:31 UTC | No departure yet |
| BEGONIA | – | 16 Oct 2026, 13:18 UTC | No departure yet |
Recent departures
No departures recorded in the last 7 days. The last port call we recorded here ended on 16 Oct 2026.
Port details
| Name | Walvis Bay |
|---|---|
| Other names | Walvisbaai |
| UN/LOCODE | NAWVB |
| Country code | NA |
| Position | 22.95° S, 14.50° E |
| Harbour size | Small |
| Harbour type | Coastal (Natural) |
| Port area used for port calls | 3 km around the position |
Port of Walvis Bay in the API
Every arrival and departure at Port of Walvis Bay, with draught changes and previous and next ports, is available through the AIS Trail API. A free key covers the last 7 days of history; paid plans cover the last 12 months, and Pro and Business add live positions.
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIS_TRAIL_KEY" \
"https://api.aistrail.com/v1/ports/46640/calls?from=2026-10-11&event=arrival"Sources
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- Port reference: UN/LOCODE, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), https://unlocode.unece.org, license CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: port entries selected, deduplicated and merged with the World Port Index.
- Port reference: World Port Index (Pub. 150), National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).
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