Port of Chennai

🇮🇳 India

Indian Ocean · Container Terminal

UN/LOCODE
INMAA
Country
🇮🇳 India
Port Type
Container Terminal
Ocean Region
Indian Ocean
Latitude
13.1000° N
Longitude
80.2900° E

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Vessels on Sanctions Lists Seen at Chennai

None of the 12 vessels our AIS feed observed within 25 nm of Chennai between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026 broadcast an IMO number on the OFAC, EU, UK or UN sanctions list today. The feed saw only part of the traffic, so this does not mean no listed vessel called here. The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

Joint War Committee listing

Not listed

Chennai is not inside any Joint War Committee listed area (circular JWLA-035, 16 September 2026).

Source: Joint War Committee circular JWLA-035, 16 September 2026 (LMA/IUA), JWC Listed Areas for hull war, piracy, terrorism and related perils.

Regional Risk Context — Indian Ocean

Between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026, ArcNautical's AIS feed observed 12 distinct vessels at Chennai, with Cargo making up 64% of those with a ship-type code — in line with the Indian Ocean regional average of 68%. Routes serving Chennai in India cross a basin where the risk profile varies dramatically by sub-region. The western Indian Ocean — particularly waters off Somalia, the Gulf of Aden, and the Mozambique Channel — has been historically affected by piracy; while the 2011–2012 peak has subsided, the underlying drivers persist and periodic attacks are still reported. Monsoon timing (southwest June–September, northeast December–March) influences both piracy seasonality and commercial routing. Cyclone activity in the Bay of Bengal (April–May, October–December) and Arabian Sea (May–June, October–November) can produce sustained 100-knot winds. ArcNautical's stochastic scoring uses Monte Carlo to capture this seasonal uncertainty.

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Sea Distances

Routed sea distances from Chennai to the principal global hubs, computed by ArcNautical's routing engine — around land and through the canals a ship actually uses, not great-circle.

Top Vessel Types (AIS observations)

Our AIS feed observed 12 distinct vessels at Chennai between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026; 11 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories:

64%
Cargo
7 vessels
27%
Tanker
3 vessels
9%
Other
1 vessel

The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

Port State Control Context

Chennai falls under the Indian Ocean MoU. The Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding does not publish a public bulk detention feed. PSC inspection regimes across India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Mauritius, Iran, and the African Indian Ocean states vary in rigour. ArcNautical evaluates vessel-level detention probability using flag performance, age, deficiency history, and ownership opacity signals.

Latest Arrivals Recorded at Chennai

The last 10 vessels our AIS feed recorded arriving between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026:

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-08-05 MV TCI PRABHU 🇮🇳 IN Cargo
2026-08-04 SAGAR TARA 🇮🇳 IN Other
2026-08-03 XO LUCKY 🇵🇦 PA Cargo
2026-07-31 TRIDENT 9 🇲🇭 MH Tanker
2026-07-14 DUBAI ECO 🇲🇭 MH Cargo
2026-05-19 XIN WEN ZHOU 🇨🇳 CN Cargo
2026-05-18 LEONARDO B 🇲🇭 MH Tanker
2026-05-18 Unknown vessel 🇮🇳 IN Cargo
2026-05-18 K.ASIAN BEAUTY 🇰🇷 KR Cargo
2026-05-18 TIGER CHENNAI 🇸🇬 SG Cargo

The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

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