Technical Data
Port Specifications
- UNLOCODE
- NAWVB
- Port Type
- General
- Terminals
- 9
- Berth Count
- 39
- Max Draught
- 14.6 m
- Country
- 🇳🇦 Namibia
Conditions
Current Weather
Overview
About This Port
Walvis Bay is a city in Namibia and the name of the bay on which it lies. It is the second largest city in Namibia and the largest coastal city in the country. The city covers an area of 29 square kilometres (11 sq mi) of land. The bay is a haven for sea vessels due to its harbour, protected by the Pelican Point sand spit, which is the only natural deep-water harbour along the country's coast. Being rich in plankton and marine life, these waters also draw large numbers of southern right whales, attracting whalers and fishing vessels.
Location
Coordinates
22.9481°S, 14.5053°E
View on Google Maps →Expected arrivals
4 inboundVessels underway broadcasting a destination that resolves to this port, closest first. Distance is the real sea route (around land and through canals); the computed ETA is at the vessel’s passage speed. The crew’s own reported ETA is shown alongside for comparison.
| Vessel | Type | Distance | Speed | ETA (computed) | Crew ETA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LILAC ROLLER | General Cargo | 739 nm | 13.3 kn | 2 Jul | 2 Jul |
| BRIGHT FALCON | Bulk Carrier | 739 nm | 9.9 kn | 3 Jul | 29 Jun |
| NORD DUBAI | Bulk Carrier | ~3309 nm | 12.6 kn | — | 12 Jul |
| CROWN TOPAZ | Reefer | ~4724 nm | 15.6 kn | — | 14 Jul |
Network
Connectivity & hub role
How central Walvis Bay sits in the sea-route network we cover — a connectivity score across navigable distances. A higher score means the port is navigationally close to many other well-connected ports, the maritime signature of a hub.
Directly routable to 179 other covered ports.
- ZACape Town748 nm
- AOLuanda994 nm
- CGPointe Noire1,215 nm
- CDMatadi1,224 nm
- ZAPort of Durban1,592 nm
- ZARichards Bay1,713 nm
- CMDouala1,799 nm
- MZMaputo1,916 nm
Method. A connectivity score across our own route network: a port reads higher when it is navigationally close to many other well-connected ports. The score is rescaled 0–100 within the snapshot, so the single most-connected port reads 100. Distances are Suez / Panama / Malacca-aware navigable sea miles.
Coverage. The route network spans the 180 largest commercial ports, so this ranks hubs within that covered network, not against every port on earth. The number is deterministic — no confidence grade is invented. Computed Jun 30, 2026.
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