Port of Puerto Bolivar
In short
Puerto Bolivar: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 5, 2026, 21:56 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
Get port alerts
Get an email when Puerto Bolivar is busier than usual or is named in an official release.
Free forever. No card. A free account follows up to 5 ships and ports.
- In port now
- 0
- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 0
- Departures, last 24 h
- 0
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
- 0
Vessels near Puerto Bolivar
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.
No vessels detected near Puerto Bolivar in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Forecast
Model forecast for Puerto Bolivar over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.
| Time (UTC) | Wind (kn) | From | Gusts (kn) | Waves (m) | Period (s) | Visibility (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 18° | 10 | 0.7 | 7 | 24 | |
| 2 | 283° | 6 | 0.6 | 7 | 24 | |
| 3 | 167° | 8 | 0.7 | 7 | 24 | |
| 3 | 189° | 10 | 0.7 | 7 | 24 | |
| 5 | 355° | 11 | 0.6 | 7 | 24 | |
| 5 | 242° | 8 | 0.7 | 6 | 24 | |
| 5 | 185° | 10 | 0.6 | 6 | 22 | |
| 4 | 217° | 10 | 0.5 | 6 | 24 | |
| 3 | 332° | 9 | 0.4 | 6 | 24 | |
| 2 | 175° | 3 | 0.4 | 6 | 24 | |
| 3 | 198° | 5 | 0.3 | 6 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 44 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.
Marine conditions near Puerto Bolivar
Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.
Weather buoys
- Barranquilla, Colombia53.3 km
Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.
Puerto Bolivar: 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 3 port calls in the 7 days and 18 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 6% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (17).
- Container
- 0
- Tanker
- 1
- Dry bulk
- 17
- General cargo
- 0
- Ro-ro
- 0
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 1.4 million tonnes.
09-12 0 | 09-13 0 | 09-14 0 | 09-15 1 | 09-16 0 | 09-17 1 | 09-18 0 | 09-19 1 | 09-20 0 | 09-21 0 | 09-22 1 | 09-23 0 | 09-24 0 | 09-25 1 |
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).
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
52 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Oct 13, 2001. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- IncidentJul 29, 2021Cargo Ship95 km away
COLOMBIA: On 29 July, two robbers boarded the Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier OTAGO HARBOUR anchored in Cartagena Anchorage, near position 10-19N 075-31W. A duty crewman on routine rounds saw the robbers and raised the alarm. Seeing the alerted crew, the robbers escaped with stolen ship property. The incident was reported to local authorities.
- IncidentMar 24, 2021Tanker95 km away
COLOMBIA: On 24 March, robbers boarded a tanker at Cartagena Alpha Anchorage, near position 10-19N 075-31W. While on routine rounds, a duty crewman spotted three robbers armed with knives. The alarm was raised, and an emergency broadcast was made to the harbormaster. The robbers then made their escape by lowering the mooring ropes and using a blue hulled motorboat. Three members of the coast guard carried out an investigation and found that several items of ship's properties were stolen.
- IncidentMar 24, 2021Tanker95 km away
- IncidentFeb 13, 2021Other82 km away
On 13 February, five robbers boarded a container ship under pilotage in the Magdalena River Passage near position 11:01N �?? 074:4E. The alarm was raised and the crew mustered inside the accommodation area. The pilot notified port authorities. The robbers made their escape with stolen items of ship's property after seeing the alerted crew. The container vessel was requested to anchor in order to allow the coast guard to board and conduct an investigation.
- IncidentJan 6, 2021Cargo Ship100 km away
COLOMBIA: On 6 January, robbers boarded a container ship anchored in the Cartagena Charlie Anchorage and escaped with ship’s property. Crew later discovered the hawse pipe protection device was destroyed and the bosun store room padlock was damaged. Local authorities were informed through local agent. (
- IncidentJan 6, 2021Cargo Ship100 km away
COLOMBIA: On 6 January, robbers boarded a container ship anchored in the Cartagena Charlie Anchorage and escaped with ship’s property. Crew later discovered the hawse pipe protection device was destroyed and the bosun store room padlock was damaged. Local authorities were informed through local agent. (
Source: NGA Anti-Shipping Activity Messages. This reproduction, partial or complete, of any National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) or Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) product, information or data is not approved, authorized or endorsed by the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director, NGA or any other element of the US Government. The US Government and NGA accept no liability for the accuracy or quality of this reproduction or the use of any NGA, NIMA or DMA products, information or data. Licence: US Government work — "NGA claims no copyright or other intellectual property right".
Tools for this port
Use this data
This page is also available as JSON, free, with the source and licence of every section. Sections whose sources do not permit redistribution are listed as withheld.
GET /api/v1/ports/COPBOUsing this data in code?
Every account gets a personal API allowance: 2,500 credits a month free, 25,000 with Pro. Pro adds internal business use; API plans add building the data into your own products.