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Port of Zarate

Argentina

UN/LOCODEARZAEWhat is a UN/LOCODE?34.1° S, 59.0333° WLocal timeAmerica/Argentina/Buenos_Aires, UTC-3

In short

Zarate: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 19:05 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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In port now
0
Arrivals, last 24 h
0
Departures, last 24 h
0
Ships nearby, last 6 h
3

Vessels near Zarate

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 Zarate
VesselLast seen
ItalyGRANDE SAN PAOLOCargo
ArgentinaGRISEL NCargo
ArgentinaMIRADORTug

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Zarate from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 13700). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Small
Harbour type
River (natural)
Shelter
Good
Channel depth
9 m
Anchorage depth
9 m
Cargo pier depth
9 m
Oil terminal depth
8 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
Repairs
Limited

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

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Zarate 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)
111°100.2224
233°40.1224
2194°40.1224
1274°60224
5134°130224
544°90.1224
527°80.2224
363°60.1224
390°90.1224
473°80.1124

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 3, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 74 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.

Zarate: 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 13 port calls in the 7 days and 51 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 16% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (61).

Container
16
Tanker
9
Dry bulk
2
General cargo
10
Ro-ro
14

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.1 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Zarate, last 14 days
09-12
1
09-13
2
09-14
3
09-15
0
09-16
2
09-17
0
09-18
1
09-19
1
09-20
3
09-21
1
09-22
1
09-23
3
09-24
2
09-25
2

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).

Zarate: global benchmarks

How Zarate compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.

Container Port Performance Index 2023
#265 of 405
World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "ZARATE" (80% confidence).
Source: World Bank, The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.
Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
38.2
UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Up 20% on a year earlier.
Source: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Data Hub, port liner shipping connectivity index (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.

Recent arrivals & departures AIS-detected

VesselArrivedDeparted
Argentina MARIA LUISA IInot recorded
Marshall Islands VALIANT ACECargonot recorded
Argentina MIRADORTug
Argentina ALPHAMAR IInot recorded
Argentina ALPHAMAR II
Argentina ALPHAMAR II
Argentina BERNARDO RTug
Liberia MSC STRAIT IICargo

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