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Port of Santo Domingo

Dominican Republic

UN/LOCODEDOSDQWhat is a UN/LOCODE?18.4667° N, 69.9° WLocal timeAmerica/Santo_Domingo, UTC-4

In short

Santo Domingo: 2 ships in port now, no arrivals and no departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 5, 2026, 06:12 UTC).

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In port now
2
Arrivals, last 24 h
0
Departures, last 24 h
0
Ships nearby, last 6 h
0

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
Dominican Republic GUARIONEXTowingOct 2, 2026, 22:46 UTC
Sierra Leone ORIENTAL APOERACargoOct 2, 2026, 14:52 UTC

As of Oct 5, 2026, 06:12 UTC.

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Arrivals per day AIS-detected

Ships Voydar detected arriving at Santo Domingo 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.

024Sep 5, 2026: 0 shipsSep 5Sep 6, 2026: 0 shipsSep 7, 2026: 0 shipsSep 8, 2026: 1 shipSep 9, 2026: 0 shipsSep 10, 2026: 0 shipsSep 11, 2026: 0 shipsSep 12, 2026: 1 shipSep 12Sep 13, 2026: 1 shipSep 14, 2026: 0 shipsSep 15, 2026: 1 shipSep 16, 2026: 0 shipsSep 17, 2026: 0 shipsSep 18, 2026: 0 shipsSep 19, 2026: 0 shipsSep 19Sep 20, 2026: 1 shipSep 21, 2026: 1 shipSep 22, 2026: 3 shipsSep 23, 2026: 1 shipSep 24, 2026: 1 shipSep 25, 2026: 0 shipsSep 26, 2026: 3 shipsSep 26Sep 27, 2026: 2 shipsSep 28, 2026: 0 shipsSep 29, 2026: 2 shipsSep 30, 2026: 0 shipsOct 1, 2026: 1 shipOct 2, 2026: 2 shipsOct 3, 2026: 0 shipsOct 3Oct 4, 2026: 0 ships
21 arrivals in 30 days, 0.7 a day on average.
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Day (UTC)Ships arriving
Sep 5, 20260
Sep 6, 20260
Sep 7, 20260
Sep 8, 20261
Sep 9, 20260
Sep 10, 20260
Sep 11, 20260
Sep 12, 20261
Sep 13, 20261
Sep 14, 20260
Sep 15, 20261
Sep 16, 20260
Sep 17, 20260
Sep 18, 20260
Sep 19, 20260
Sep 20, 20261
Sep 21, 20261
Sep 22, 20263
Sep 23, 20261
Sep 24, 20261
Sep 25, 20260
Sep 26, 20263
Sep 27, 20262
Sep 28, 20260
Sep 29, 20262
Sep 30, 20260
Oct 1, 20261
Oct 2, 20262
Oct 3, 20260
Oct 4, 20260

Vessels near Santo Domingo

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 Santo Domingo in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Forecast

Model forecast for Santo Domingo 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)
41°70.7624
3350°80.6624
5150°120.6624
253°40.6624
4328°70.6524
40°80.6524
4145°110.6624
437°70.7624
7345°120.9624
632°111724

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 5, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 26 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 Santo Domingo

Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.

Buoy MISP4 · 221.7 kmobserved
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Tide gauges

Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.

Santo Domingo: 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 5 port calls in the 7 days and 24 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 20% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (20).

Container
0
Tanker
1
Dry bulk
2
General cargo
1
Ro-ro
20

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Santo Domingo, last 14 days
09-12
1
09-13
0
09-14
0
09-15
1
09-16
0
09-17
2
09-18
2
09-19
0
09-20
2
09-21
1
09-22
0
09-23
1
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).

Santo Domingo: global benchmarks

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

Port liner shipping connectivity, 4 2017
8.6
UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Unchanged 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.

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

25 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Mar 9, 1997. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Pirate AssaultMar 21, 2019Tanker62 km away

    DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: On 21 March, robbers boarded a tanker anchored near position 18-24N 069-19W, San Pedro de Macoris Anchorage, stole ships properties and escaped unseen. Incident was noticed during routine rounds. (IMB)

  • Pirate AssaultFeb 12, 2017Sailing Vessel28 km away

    DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: On 12 February, a robber armed with a knife boarded an anchored sailing yacht in Marina Zar Par. He threatened the couple while stealing cash, a cell phone, a wristwatch and a bottle of rum. He then escaped. Incident reported to local authorities.

  • Pirate AssaultJan 25, 2017Sailing Vessel30 km away

    DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: On 25 January, a knife-armed intruder swam on to a sailing yacht and attacked the husband and wife in the Marina Zar Par, Boca Chica. After a struggle the intruder held a knife to the wife¿s neck and demanded and received money and jewelry. He then tied the owners up and left. The incident was reported to port authorities.

  • Pirate AssaultDec 7, 2014Sailing Vessel30 km away

    DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: There were two reported boardings of sailing yachts at Marina ZarPar in Boca Chica between 7 and 11 December. In both instances, there were several reported attackers armed with knives.

  • Pirate AssaultOct 20, 2013Tanker14 km away

    DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: On 20 October, a moored LPG tanker was boarded by two robbers at position 18-24N 070-01W, Rio Haina Refidomsa. Alert duty crew noticed the robbers lowering the rescue boat engine to a waiting escape boat. Alarm sounded and the robbers immediately left the engine and escaped. The crew retrieved the engine using the line that was being used to lower it away from the ship. Further inspection revealed that several items from the rescue boat were missing. Local agent and mooring m

  • Pirate AssaultNov 20, 2012Tanker63 km away

    DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Tanker boarded on 20 November at approximately 18-26N 069-18W, at the San Pedro de Macoris Port. Robbers boarded a berthed product tanker unnoticed. They stole ship's properties and escaped. The theft was noticed by crew doing routine ship search after departure.

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