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Port of Mar del Plata

Argentina

UN/LOCODEARMDQWhat is a UN/LOCODE?38.05° S, 57.5333° WLocal timeAmerica/Argentina/Buenos_Aires, UTC-3

In short

Mar del Plata: 5 ships in port now, 1 arrival and no departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 5, 2026, 15:04 UTC).

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In port now
5
Arrivals, last 24 h
1
Departures, last 24 h
0
Ships nearby, last 6 h
40

Arrivals and departures AIS-detected

Ships Voydar detected in port from their AIS positions: who is in port now and who left in the last 48 hours. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown, and at places without a charted harbour only ships with an IMO number count. Times UTC.

In port now

VesselArrived
Argentina SFIDAFishingOct 5, 2026, 10:46 UTC
Argentina LA SANTA MARIA 1FishingOct 4, 2026, 14:06 UTC
Argentina HUAFENG 816FishingOct 4, 2026, 07:14 UTC
Argentina EL FAROFishingOct 4, 2026, 07:03 UTC
Argentina GALEMARFishingOct 3, 2026, 03:08 UTC

Left in the last 48 h

VesselLeftTime in port
Argentina TOZUDOFishingOct 3, 2026, 22:33 UTC46 h 3 min

As of Oct 5, 2026, 15:04 UTC.

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Arrivals per day AIS-detected

Ships Voydar detected arriving at Mar del Plata on each of the last 30 days (UTC), counted once per ship per day. A day with no bar had no detected arrivals, which can also mean a gap in our AIS coverage.

035Sep 5, 2026: 0 shipsSep 5Sep 6, 2026: 0 shipsSep 7, 2026: 0 shipsSep 8, 2026: 0 shipsSep 9, 2026: 0 shipsSep 10, 2026: 0 shipsSep 11, 2026: 0 shipsSep 12, 2026: 0 shipsSep 12Sep 13, 2026: 0 shipsSep 14, 2026: 0 shipsSep 15, 2026: 0 shipsSep 16, 2026: 0 shipsSep 17, 2026: 0 shipsSep 18, 2026: 0 shipsSep 19, 2026: 1 shipSep 19Sep 20, 2026: 0 shipsSep 21, 2026: 0 shipsSep 22, 2026: 2 shipsSep 23, 2026: 0 shipsSep 24, 2026: 1 shipSep 25, 2026: 1 shipSep 26, 2026: 0 shipsSep 26Sep 27, 2026: 0 shipsSep 28, 2026: 2 shipsSep 29, 2026: 5 shipsSep 30, 2026: 2 shipsOct 1, 2026: 0 shipsOct 2, 2026: 3 shipsOct 3, 2026: 1 shipOct 3Oct 4, 2026: 3 ships
21 arrivals in 30 days, 0.7 a day on average.
Show as a table
Day (UTC)Ships arriving
Sep 5, 20260
Sep 6, 20260
Sep 7, 20260
Sep 8, 20260
Sep 9, 20260
Sep 10, 20260
Sep 11, 20260
Sep 12, 20260
Sep 13, 20260
Sep 14, 20260
Sep 15, 20260
Sep 16, 20260
Sep 17, 20260
Sep 18, 20260
Sep 19, 20261
Sep 20, 20260
Sep 21, 20260
Sep 22, 20262
Sep 23, 20260
Sep 24, 20261
Sep 25, 20261
Sep 26, 20260
Sep 27, 20260
Sep 28, 20262
Sep 29, 20265
Sep 30, 20262
Oct 1, 20260
Oct 2, 20263
Oct 3, 20261
Oct 4, 20263

Vessels near Mar del Plata

Ships Voydar received on AIS near the port in the last 6 hours, most recent first. Being near a port is not a port call; the board above lists calls.

Vessels near Mar del Plata
VesselLast seen
ArgentinaDESAFIOFishing
ArgentinaGC 72 BUENOS AIRESLaw enforcement
ArgentinaLUQINGYUANYU286Other
ArgentinaLUQING YUAN YU 278Fishing
ArgentinaLA SANTA MARIA 1Fishing
ArgentinaARGENTINOFishing
ArgentinaDON ESCIPIONFishing
ArgentinaEL FAROFishing
ArgentinaLU QING YUAN YU 277Fishing
ArgentinaVENTARRON 1ROFishing
ArgentinaFIDES FE IIFishing
ArgentinaLUIGIOther
ArgentinaPROMARSA IIIFishing
ArgentinaNAVEGANTESFishing
ArgentinaJUAN PABLO IIFishing
ArgentinaMAR ARGENTINOOther
ArgentinaHAI XIANG 17Fishing
ArgentinaLU QING YUAN YU 275Fishing
ArgentinaGALEMARFishing
ArgentinaPEDRITOFishing
ArgentinaLUQINGYUANYU280Fishing
ArgentinaMAR SURFishing
ArgentinaEL CHALTENOther
ArgentinaHUAFENG 816Fishing
ArgentinaINSOLITOFishing
ArgentinaLU QING YUAN YU 287Fishing
ArgentinaHUYU 906Fishing
ArgentinaXIN SHI JI 92Fishing
ArgentinaCIUDAD FELIZFishing
ArgentinaAMERICA IFishing
ArgentinaIMO 8914843Fishing
ArgentinaVERAZFishing
ArgentinaPORTO BELOFishing
ArgentinaWIRON IVFishing
ArgentinaLU QING YUAN YU 276Fishing
ArgentinaMARIA ALEJANDRA 1
ArgentinaDOMAIOFishing
ArgentinaFEDERICO CFishing
ArgentinaSFIDAFishing
ArgentinaCERESFishing

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Mar del Plata from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 13780). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Small
Harbour type
Coastal (breakwater)
Shelter
Good
Channel depth
6 m
Anchorage depth
13 m
Cargo pier depth
11 m
Oil terminal depth
6 m
Mean tide
1 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
First port of entry
Yes
Repairs
Limited

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Mar del Plata over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.

Time (UTC)Wind (kn)FromGusts (kn)Waves (m)Period (s)Visibility (km)
13300°191.11024
9313°191.11022
7298°1011024
4341°611024
759°120.91024
883°120.9924
983°130.9924
8102°130.9924
1289°181.1824
16105°251.4524

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 5, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 5, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 6 km away.

Source: ECMWF open data (IFS 0.25° forecasts, ECMWF WAM waves). This service is based on data and products of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Source: www.ecmwf.int. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC-BY-4.0 + ECMWF Terms of Use.

Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° and GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III) forecasts. Forecast: NOAA NCEP GFS / GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III). Licence: US Government work (public domain); NOAA Open Data Dissemination.

A model forecast, not an observation. Not for navigation.

Mar del Plata: daily port calls from satellite AIS (IMF PortWatch)

Estimates published by the International Monetary Fund's PortWatch, built from satellite and terrestrial AIS. They cover waters our own receivers do not reach yet. These are the IMF's figures, not Voydar's counts.

The IMF estimates 0 port calls in the 7 days and 0 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 100% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (4).

Container
0
Tanker
0
Dry bulk
0
General cargo
0
Ro-ro
0
IMF PortWatch daily figures for Mar del Plata, last 14 days
09-12
0
09-13
0
09-14
0
09-15
0
09-16
0
09-17
0
09-18
0
09-19
0
09-20
0
09-21
0
09-22
0
09-23
0
09-24
0
09-25
0

Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org). IMF estimates, updated weekly; the latest days are revised. portwatch.imf.org. Counts cover container ships, tankers, dry bulk, general cargo and ro-ro vessels (30-day totals above).

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