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Port of Motril

Spain

UN/LOCODEESMOTWhat is a UN/LOCODE?36.75° N, 3.5167° WLocal timeEurope/Madrid, UTC+2

In short

Motril: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 05:09 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
1

Expected arrivals AIS-detected

Ships whose AIS destination names Motril, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.

3 ships shown, earliest first.

VesselETA (UTC)Destination as broadcastMatched by
Denmark BORINGIA SWANTanker (hazardous cat. B)Oct 3, 2026, 05:00 UTCESMOTUN/LOCODE
Portugal BUSTURIA NMCargoOct 3, 2026, 14:00 UTCES MOTUN/LOCODE
Bermuda ARCADIAPassengerOct 6, 2026, 04:45 UTCESMOTUN/LOCODE

Source: AIS voyage reports via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 3, 2026, 05:09 UTC.

Vessels near Motril

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 Motril
VesselLast seen
SwitzerlandADDICTIONSailing

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Motril from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 38375). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Very small
Harbour type
Coastal (breakwater)
Shelter
Fair
Channel depth
11 m
Anchorage depth
14 m
Cargo pier depth
9 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
First port of entry
Yes
Repairs
Limited

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

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Motril 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)
2344°50.6621
1355°70.5624
5110°150.6524
347°70.6520
2360°50.5524
3120°90.4423
5142°150.4424
397°100.4424
362°90.6524
5123°130.6524

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 3, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 21 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.

Motril: 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 6 port calls in the 7 days and 31 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 24% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (25).

Container
0
Tanker
12
Dry bulk
4
General cargo
12
Ro-ro
3

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.2 million tonnes.

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

Motril: global benchmarks

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

Port liner shipping connectivity, 3 2014
13.8
UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Down 18% 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.

Motril: 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
874
11% less than the year before
Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2025
14.4 million GT
12% less than the year before
Cargo handled, 2025
2.7 million tonnes
12% more than the year before
Sea passengers (in and out), 2025
198,000
11% 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.

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