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Port Velas

Where is the Port?
VELAS is located near the monitored sea lanes. The official UN/LOCODE of this port is PTVEL.

How many vessels are in Velas port?
There are currently 5 vessels in port and 13 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.

Vessel photo of Nat geo Orion (IMO 9273076) vesseltracker.com

BS flag Nat geo Orion

Vessel type: Cruise Ship | IMO: 9273076 | MMSI: MMSI: 311603000
Call sign: C6TE3 | Dimensions: 103 m x 14 m
Current Status

Where is the vessel?

Nat geo Orion is currently in Near Velas, based on AIS data received about 1h ago.

Latest AIS update:

Current position: 38.67758° N, 28.20192° W (Near Velas)

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Vessel profile: Nat geo Orion is a Cruise Ship with dimensions 103m x 14m.

This page combines live AIS, route history, probable destination signals, nearby traffic, and port activity for practical vessel monitoring.

The current position of vessel Nat geo Orion is 38.67758 lat / -28.20192 lng. Updated: 2026-04-26 10:28:53 UTC
Nearest reference points:
  • Near Praia Da Vitoria
  • 81 nm SW of Matillas

Currently sailing under the flag of Bahamas BS flag

Nat geo Orion built in 2003 year

Deadweight:
668 t

Details:

Live Vessel Nat geo Orion Analytics (details, animations, etc.)


Recent AIS points (UTC):
2026-04-26 10:28:53 UTC · 38.67758, -28.20192 · SOG 0 kn · COG 136°

Track of the vessel in the last 60 days


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You can see routes between ports on port-to-port analytics.


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Recent vessel arrivals at the port

Latest available transitions/port-call records (UTC). Total: 13
2025-09-15 13:10 UTC · JOAO VAZ CORTEREAL
IMO: 0, MMSI: 204671270 | Type:
2025-09-14 11:57 UTC · PT flagSao-Jorge
IMO: 9479644, MMSI: 255805991 | Type: Oil Products Tanker
2025-09-14 11:57 UTC · PT flagMESTRE JAIME FEIJO
IMO: 9861732, MMSI: 204701440 | Type: BV
2025-09-14 11:57 UTC · HERA
IMO: 0, MMSI: 263958933 | Type:
2025-09-14 11:57 UTC · PR flagCRUZEIRO DO CANAL
IMO: 8419922, MMSI: 204701250 | Type: Passenger/Ro-Ro Ship (vehicles)
2025-09-08 21:18 UTC · PR flagFALCAO DO MAR
IMO: 8799918, MMSI: 204829000 | Type: Fishing Vessel
2025-09-08 12:07 UTC · PT flagMESTRE JAIME FEIJO
IMO: 9861732, MMSI: 204701440 | Type: BV
2025-09-08 10:55 UTC · PT flagPaulo-Da-Gama
IMO: 7129661, MMSI: 204706000 | Type: General Cargo Ship
2025-09-08 10:55 UTC · PR flagCRUZEIRO DO CANAL
IMO: 8419922, MMSI: 204701250 | Type: Passenger/Ro-Ro Ship (vehicles)
2025-09-08 08:48 UTC · PT flagTOLUI
IMO: 0, MMSI: 263959473 | Type:
2025-09-06 00:09 UTC · PT flagGilberto-Mariano
IMO: 9690494, MMSI: 204701390 | Type: Passenger Ship
2025-09-06 00:09 UTC · PT flagSao-Jorge
IMO: 9479644, MMSI: 255805991 | Type: Oil Products Tanker
2025-09-06 00:09 UTC · JOAO VAZ CORTEREAL
IMO: 0, MMSI: 204671270 | Type:

Recent vessel departures from the port

Latest available transitions/port-call records (UTC). Total: 13
2025-09-15 13:10 UTC · JOAO VAZ CORTEREAL
IMO: 0, MMSI: 204671270 | Type:
2025-09-14 11:57 UTC · PT flagSao-Jorge
IMO: 9479644, MMSI: 255805991 | Type: Oil Products Tanker
2025-09-14 11:57 UTC · PT flagMESTRE JAIME FEIJO
IMO: 9861732, MMSI: 204701440 | Type: BV
2025-09-14 11:57 UTC · HERA
IMO: 0, MMSI: 263958933 | Type:
2025-09-14 11:57 UTC · PR flagCRUZEIRO DO CANAL
IMO: 8419922, MMSI: 204701250 | Type: Passenger/Ro-Ro Ship (vehicles)
2025-09-08 21:18 UTC · PR flagFALCAO DO MAR
IMO: 8799918, MMSI: 204829000 | Type: Fishing Vessel
2025-09-08 12:07 UTC · PT flagMESTRE JAIME FEIJO
IMO: 9861732, MMSI: 204701440 | Type: BV
2025-09-08 10:55 UTC · PT flagPaulo-Da-Gama
IMO: 7129661, MMSI: 204706000 | Type: General Cargo Ship
2025-09-08 10:55 UTC · PR flagCRUZEIRO DO CANAL
IMO: 8419922, MMSI: 204701250 | Type: Passenger/Ro-Ro Ship (vehicles)
2025-09-08 08:48 UTC · PT flagTOLUI
IMO: 0, MMSI: 263959473 | Type:
2025-09-06 00:09 UTC · PT flagGilberto-Mariano
IMO: 9690494, MMSI: 204701390 | Type: Passenger Ship
2025-09-06 00:09 UTC · PT flagSao-Jorge
IMO: 9479644, MMSI: 255805991 | Type: Oil Products Tanker
2025-09-06 00:09 UTC · JOAO VAZ CORTEREAL
IMO: 0, MMSI: 204671270 | Type:

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

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Port summary

Port congestion score

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Vessel type distribution for the last 3 months:

Unknown · 2 calls (66.7%)
Cruise Ship · 1 calls (33.3%)

Most frequent incoming origins

Most frequent outgoing destinations


Vessels currently in port

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

ALVARO DE ORNELAS
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 204671280 | AIS: 2026-04-26 09:17:26 UTC
JOAO VAZ CORTEREAL
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 204671270 | AIS: 2026-04-26 07:25:24 UTC
PT flagBAIA DA MAIA
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 204206750 | AIS: 2026-04-26 06:10:54 UTC
BS flagNat-geo-Orion
Type: Cruise Ship | IMO: 9273076, MMSI: 311603000 | AIS: 2026-04-26 05:40:11 UTC
GP flagOUF
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 329002960 | AIS: 2026-04-25 20:22:51 UTC

Expected arrivals

Forecast from transitions and inferred destination signals.

No expected arrivals found for next 10 days.

Port in news

Mentions from Topos news feed and spotlights.

IMO Secretary-General Visits NYK Training Center and Maritime Academy in the Philippines
Hellenic Shipping News · 2026-02-26 18:00:45
On February 18, as part of the official engagements with maritime stakeholders in the Philippines, Arsenio Antonio Domínguez Velasco, secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), visited NYK-Fil Maritime E-Training Inc. (NETI)* and NYK-TDG Maritime Academy (NTMA),** the NYK Group’s training center and maritime academy in the Philippines. The visit included a tour of NETI’s ...
IMO Secretary-General Visits NYK Training Center and Maritime Academy in the Philippines
people_culture · 2026-02-26 18:00:33
On February 18, as part of the official engagements with maritime stakeholders in the Philippines, Arsenio Antonio Domínguez Velasco, secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), visited NYK-Fil Maritime E-Training Inc. (NETI)* and NYK-TDG Maritime Acade...