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Port of Melilla

Spain

UN/LOCODEESMLNWhat is a UN/LOCODE?35.3167° N, 2.8833° WLocal timeAfrica/Ceuta, UTC+2

In short

Melilla: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 01:11 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
0

Vessels near Melilla

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

Forecast

Model forecast for Melilla 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)
769°121.3624
983°131.2624
777°151.2617
977°151624
560°80.9624
389°60.8624
763°120.7624
5110°100.8624
6103°110.7624
992°140.7524
1075°170.8524

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 2, 2026, 18:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 14 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.

Melilla: 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 1 port calls in the 7 days and 5 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 25% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (4).

Container
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Tanker
3
Dry bulk
0
General cargo
1
Ro-ro
1

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

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

Melilla: global benchmarks

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

Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2021
12.6
UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Up 7% 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.

Melilla: 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
765
40% less than the year before
Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2025
21.7 million GT
38% less than the year before
Cargo handled, 2025
0.3 million tonnes
1% less than the year before
Sea passengers (in and out), 2025
605,000
14% less 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.

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jun 7, 1991. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Naval EngagementJun 7, 1991Fishing Vessel76 km away

    W. MEDITERRANIAN-COAST OF ALGERIA-VICINITY CAP DE TROIS FOURCHES 07JUN91 Spanish Trawler ENMANUEL was fired upon by an Algerian Patrol Vessel, killing crewman Jose Salmeron of Almeria, Spain. The attack took place in International Waters, 64-miles SW Cabo de Greta.(See also 91-0019)

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