Port of Alicante

Name: Port of Alicante
Address: Spain

UN/LOCODEESALCWhat is a UN/LOCODE?38.3333° N, 0.4833° WLocal timeEurope/Madrid, UTC+2

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Alicante: 1 ship in port now, 3 arrivals and 2 departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 4, 2026, 23:09 UTC).

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In port now: 1
Arrivals, last 24 h: 3
Departures, last 24 h: 2
Ships nearby, last 6 h: 36

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

Vessel	Arrived
SALTY2	Oct 4, 2026, 10:29 UTC

Left in the last 48 h

Vessel	Left	Time in port
MILAGREENCargo	Oct 4, 2026, 20:08 UTC	13 h 42 min
ARVIAPassenger	Oct 4, 2026, 16:09 UTC	10 h 44 min
CRYSTAL SERENITYPassenger	Oct 3, 2026, 16:28 UTC	11 h 6 min

As of Oct 4, 2026, 23:09 UTC.

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Expected arrivals AIS-detected

Ships whose AIS destination names Alicante, with the arrival time their crew entered. Reported in the last 24 hours, due within 7 days. Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.

1 ship shown, earliest first.

Vessel	ETA (UTC)	Destination as broadcast	Matched by
FWN SKYCargo	Oct 7, 2026, 06:00 UTC	ESALC	UN/LOCODE

Source: AIS voyage reports via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 4, 2026, 23:09 UTC.

Arrivals per day AIS-detected

Ships Voydar detected arriving at Alicante 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.

19 arrivals in 30 days, 0.6 a day on average.

Show as a table

Day (UTC)	Ships arriving
Sep 4, 2026	0
Sep 5, 2026	0
Sep 6, 2026	0
Sep 7, 2026	0
Sep 8, 2026	0
Sep 9, 2026	0
Sep 10, 2026	0
Sep 11, 2026	0
Sep 12, 2026	0
Sep 13, 2026	0
Sep 14, 2026	0
Sep 15, 2026	0
Sep 16, 2026	0
Sep 17, 2026	0
Sep 18, 2026	0
Sep 19, 2026	0
Sep 20, 2026	0
Sep 21, 2026	0
Sep 22, 2026	4
Sep 23, 2026	0
Sep 24, 2026	2
Sep 25, 2026	1
Sep 26, 2026	1
Sep 27, 2026	2
Sep 28, 2026	2
Sep 29, 2026	3
Sep 30, 2026	1
Oct 1, 2026	2
Oct 2, 2026	0
Oct 3, 2026	1

Vessels near Alicante

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 Alicante
Vessel	Type	IMO / MMSI	Last seen
NAUTILUSPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 224186450	Oct 4, 2026, 23:06 UTC
FARURUSailing	Sailing	MMSI 225983781	Oct 4, 2026, 23:06 UTC
NAI 2Pleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 225987301	Oct 4, 2026, 23:06 UTC
MICHELLE 1Cargo	Cargo	IMO 9516246	Oct 4, 2026, 23:06 UTC
SUNDANCEPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	IMO 1188342	Oct 4, 2026, 23:05 UTC
VB SIERRA AITANATug	Tug	IMO 9032111	Oct 4, 2026, 23:05 UTC
MASCARAT9Sailing	Sailing	MMSI 225937820	Oct 4, 2026, 23:05 UTC
GOLIATPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 225987134	Oct 4, 2026, 23:05 UTC
JUANISailing	Sailing	MMSI 225998215	Oct 4, 2026, 23:03 UTC
JOAQUIN TORRESTug	Tug	IMO 9039925	Oct 4, 2026, 23:03 UTC
SURCOSailing	Sailing	MMSI 225980786	Oct 4, 2026, 23:01 UTC
SHANGRILA IIPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 236112878	Oct 4, 2026, 23:00 UTC
KIARA TRESSailing	Sailing	MMSI 224201840	Oct 4, 2026, 22:59 UTC
STURDEESailing	Sailing	MMSI 232043802	Oct 4, 2026, 22:56 UTC
GEORGIAPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 224028640	Oct 4, 2026, 22:54 UTC
DARK KNIGHTPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 255913597	Oct 4, 2026, 22:53 UTC
GOLDEN PEARLSailing	Sailing	MMSI 250006373	Oct 4, 2026, 22:45 UTC
ILUSIONSailing	Sailing	MMSI 225988385	Oct 4, 2026, 22:39 UTC
BOENNYSailing	Sailing	MMSI 211303890	Oct 4, 2026, 22:16 UTC
LILLEFARPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 225982811	Oct 4, 2026, 21:33 UTC
NEREUSPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 225987503	Oct 4, 2026, 21:13 UTC
MOONPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 225985289	Oct 4, 2026, 21:13 UTC
AVENTUREROPassenger	Passenger	MMSI 225987264	Oct 4, 2026, 21:09 UTC
TINY DANCERPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 235050202	Oct 4, 2026, 21:07 UTC
ANNESailing	Sailing	MMSI 227903440	Oct 4, 2026, 21:04 UTC
ZEELANDSailing	Sailing	MMSI 232036869	Oct 4, 2026, 20:58 UTC
ROS BEYAERTSailing	Sailing	MMSI 244100810	Oct 4, 2026, 20:54 UTC
DAFNESailing	Sailing	MMSI 224907590	Oct 4, 2026, 20:49 UTC
BAMBUPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 224084230	Oct 4, 2026, 20:42 UTC
MR JACKPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 232009500	Oct 4, 2026, 20:41 UTC
KOKOROSailing	Sailing	MMSI 224183750	Oct 4, 2026, 19:25 UTC
ALICANTE PILOT 2Pilot vessel	Pilot vessel	MMSI 224579760	Oct 4, 2026, 19:24 UTC
LUNA 7Sailing	Sailing	MMSI 224067340	Oct 4, 2026, 19:18 UTC
SAONASailing	Sailing	MMSI 225991494	Oct 4, 2026, 17:47 UTC
MALTA BLUESailing	Sailing	MMSI 224096740	Oct 4, 2026, 17:34 UTC
KONTIKI CUATROPassenger	Passenger	MMSI 224145170	Oct 4, 2026, 17:20 UTC

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Alicante from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 38440). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size: Medium
Harbour type: Coastal (breakwater)
Shelter: Fair
Channel depth: 14 m
Anchorage depth: 11 m
Cargo pier depth: 14 m
Pilotage compulsory: Yes
First port of entry: Yes
Repairs: None

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

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Forecast

Model forecast for Alicante 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)
Oct 4 21:00	1	331°	4	0.7	7	24
Oct 5 03:00	2	343°	5	0.6	7	24
Oct 5 09:00	1	174°	6	0.6	7	24
Oct 5 15:00	5	129°	11	0.5	7	24
Oct 5 21:00	2	3°	4	0.4	6	24
Oct 6 03:00	3	308°	5	0.4	6	24
Oct 6 09:00	2	250°	6	0.3	6	24
Oct 6 15:00	6	284°	16	0.4	6	24
Oct 6 21:00	3	254°	6	0.3	6	24
Oct 7 03:00	4	245°	7	0.3	6	24
Oct 7 09:00	3	335°	7	0.3	4	24

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 4, 2026, 18:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 9 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.

Alicante: 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 10 port calls in the 7 days and 40 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 2% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (41).

Container: 32
Tanker: 1
Dry bulk: 2
General cargo: 5
Ro-ro: 0

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

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

Alicante: global benchmarks

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

Container Port Performance Index 2023: #238 of 405; World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "ALICANTE" (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: 47.7; 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.

Alicante: official port statistics

Figures published by national statistics offices and port authorities, shown as they publish them. They count what the publisher counts, which can differ from AIS-detected calls.

Ships arrived, 2025: 910; 11% more than the year before
Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2025: 21.5 million GT; 20% more than the year before
Cargo handled, 2025: 2.5 million tonnes; 10% less than the year before
Sea passengers (in and out), 2025: 204,000; 38% more than the year before
Cruise passengers (in and out), 2025: 12,000; 9% more than the year before

Source: Eurostat (mar_go_qmc, mar_go_aa, mar_go_qm_c*, mar_pa_aa, mar_tf_qm), accessed 2026-10-01. Modified: port codes mapped to UN/LOCODE, values converted from thousands. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026.

Navigational warnings in force nearby

Navigational warnings in force within 100 km of the port, newest first, as issued by national coordinators (NGA, AMSA). Positions are read from the warning text.

HYDROLANT 1235/2026Issued Jun 25, 2026NGA MSI navigational warnings (HYDROLANT/HYDROPAC/HYDROARC, NAVAREA IV/XII)73 km away
251022Z JUN 26 HYDROLANT 1235/26. WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA. SPAIN. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 290001Z TO 302359Z OCT IN AREA BOUND BY 38-30.60N 000-30.80E, 38-35.50N 000-46.40E, 38-35.50N 001-06.60E, 38-13.00N 001-51.40E, 37-43.60N 002-07.35E, 36-55.25N 000-06.05E, 37-52.25N 000-06.55E. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 310100Z OCT 26.

Source: NGA Maritime Safety Information. Not for navigation. 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".

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