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Port Mtwara

Multiple ports share this name. By default, the page opened the one with the lowest ID. Other same-name ports: Mtwara #91082 (TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF).

Where is the Port?
MTWARA is located near the monitored sea lanes.

How many vessels are in Mtwara port?
There are currently 11 vessels in port and 2 vessels recently departed.

Port map updates in near real-time from AIS snapshots and route transitions. Use the vessel-type filters and names toggle in the map control.


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Recent vessel arrivals at the port

Latest available transitions/port-call records (UTC). Total: 2
2025-09-14 12:14 UTC · VC flagHOIMA UGANDA
IMO: 9894430, MMSI: 376688000 | Type: Tug
2025-09-14 12:14 UTC · ULINZI 3
IMO: 0, MMSI: 674010076 | Type:

Recent vessel departures from the port

Latest available transitions/port-call records (UTC). Total: 2
2025-09-14 12:14 UTC · VC flagHOIMA UGANDA
IMO: 9894430, MMSI: 376688000 | Type: Tug
2025-09-14 12:14 UTC · ULINZI 3
IMO: 0, MMSI: 674010076 | Type:

Shipping companies (lines) whose ships most often called at the port Mtwara:

Sima Shipping Ltd, traffic: 7
VW SHIPPING, traffic: 2
BBC Chartering, traffic: 2
BAHRI, traffic: 2
Fisher Marine Ltd, traffic: 2
eta, traffic: 2

Port summary

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Vessel type distribution for the last 3 months:

Unknown · 4 calls (33.3%)
Cargo · 3 calls (25%)
Bulk Carrier · 1 calls (8.3%)
General Cargo · 1 calls (8.3%)
General Cargo Ship · 1 calls (8.3%)
Pilot Vessel · 1 calls (8.3%)
Tug · 1 calls (8.3%)

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Vessels currently in port

Detected by latest AIS in the extended port area, latest 72 hours (deduplicated by vessel).

MMSI 601010550
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 601010550 | AIS: 2026-09-12 14:17:01 UTC
KM flagPOLAR NIGHT
Type: Cargo | IMO: 8356950, MMSI: 620800062 | AIS: 2026-09-12 11:21:45 UTC
Federal-Rhine
Type: Bulk Carrier | IMO: 9110925, MMSI: 314076000 | AIS: 2026-09-12 09:46:14 UTC
NEJOUM
Type: Unknown | IMO: 8349684, MMSI: 677051800 | AIS: 2026-09-12 09:46:06 UTC
EIJU MARU No. 12
Type: General Cargo Ship | IMO: 9109184, MMSI: 677039500 | AIS: 2026-09-12 09:44:34 UTC
TZ flagRUBANI3
Type: Pilot Vessel | IMO: 0, MMSI: 674010087 | AIS: 2026-09-12 09:44:30 UTC
ST flagDANIEL
Type: Cargo | IMO: 1129126, MMSI: 668116435 | AIS: 2026-09-12 09:44:16 UTC
TZ flagRAY
Type: General Cargo | IMO: 8222434, MMSI: 677014000 | AIS: 2026-09-12 09:43:43 UTC
TZ flagLCT BINSLUM
Type: Cargo | IMO: 9917036, MMSI: 677016000 | AIS: 2026-09-12 09:43:34 UTC
VC flagMSANGA MKUU
Type: Tug | IMO: 9970868, MMSI: 375836000 | AIS: 2026-09-12 09:42:32 UTC
SOPEA
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 620498000 | AIS: 2026-09-12 06:50:22 UTC

Expected arrivals

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