Port Vila, Vanuatu

Port · VUVLI · -17.76°, 168.30° · Animal & Animal Products, Mineral Products, Prepared Foodstuffs & Beverages

in force · 60 nm
2
issued · 30 d
0
since 1997
125
vessel calls / yr
122

In force within 60 nm · 2

Surveys 2

  1. HYDROPAC 2168/26 · Surveys26.8 nm · 2026-07-28
    Survey operations are underway in the Coral Sea near Vanuatu by the vessel PMG Emerald, requesting a three-mile berth, until further notice.
  2. NAVAREA X 87/26 · Surveys26.8 nm · 2026-07-28
    Survey vessel PMG Emerald is conducting operations in an area bounded by 15-26.25 S to 20-57.00 S and 167-08.20 E to 169-17.00 E, requesting 2.5 nautical miles clearance.

Issued in the last 12 months, now cancelled · 2

  1. USGS-US6000SYNM · Quakes25 nm · 2026-05-19 → 2026-05-22
    48 km s of port-vila, vanuatu
  2. USGS-US6000SY90 · Quakes46.1 nm · 2026-05-16 → 2026-05-19
    84 km e of port-vila, vanuatu

Share of Vanuatu's maritime trade through this port (PortWatch): imports 7259%, exports 7020%.

Chokepoint and port data: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) — IMF and the University of Oxford, via the UN Global Platform. Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and port authority notices.

Port Vila, Vanuatu — navigational warnings near the port · seahazards