Port of Apia

🇼🇸 Samoa

Oceania · General Cargo Port

🟡 Low disruption Estimated arrival delay ~3h · Disruption score 15/100
UN/LOCODE
WSAPW
Country
🇼🇸 Samoa
Port Type
General Cargo Port
Ocean Region
Oceania
Latitude
-13.8300° S
Longitude
171.7600° W

Maritime Risk Context

Apia in Samoa sits along the Asia-Oceania trade corridor, handling coal, iron ore, LNG, agricultural products, and containerised manufactured goods. Australia's position as the world's largest exporter of iron ore makes its port infrastructure strategically significant for global commodity markets. Tropical cyclone season (November–April) is the primary natural hazard, particularly along Australia's northern and western coasts; the iron ore ports of Western Australia have historically caused global price spikes during cyclone-related closures. Australia's biosecurity and PSC regimes are among the strictest in the world — AMSA inspections under the Tokyo MOU framework focus on vessel safety, crew competency, and environmental compliance, and biosecurity holds for ballast water or hull fouling can cause significant delays.

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Vessel Mix

Limited port-call data — fewer than 10 distinct vessels observed at Apia in the last 180 days. ArcNautical does not publish a vessel-type breakdown for low-traffic ports to avoid statistically misleading percentages.

Port State Control Context

Samoa is a multi-MoU jurisdiction (its port states participate in more than one regional PSC programme). Vessel-level detention probability for calls at Apia is computed by ArcNautical's scoring engine using flag performance, vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership opacity rather than a regional aggregate.

Recent Arrivals at Apia

Last 10 vessel arrivals recorded by ArcNautical's AIS pipeline (last 90 days):

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-06-09 LADY SAMOA IV 🇼🇸 WS Unknown
2026-06-06 LADY SAMOA IV 🇼🇸 WS Unknown
2026-06-06 SOUTHERN PEARL 🇸🇬 SG Cargo
2026-06-05 LADY SAMOA IV 🇼🇸 WS Unknown
2026-06-03 MAJURO CHIEF 🇸🇬 SG Cargo
2026-06-02 CORAL ISLANDER 2 🇵🇦 PA Cargo
2026-05-31 CHALLENGE POLLUX 🇸🇬 SG Tanker
2026-05-29 LADY SAMOA IV 🇼🇸 WS Unknown
2026-05-29 NAFANUA III 🇼🇸 WS Law Enforcement
2026-05-28 LADY SAMOA IV 🇼🇸 WS Unknown

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