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Port of Kos

Greece

UN/LOCODEGRKGSWhat is a UN/LOCODE?36.8667° N, 27.25° ELocal timeEurope/Athens, UTC+3

In short

Kos: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 2, 2026, 19:45 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
6

Expected arrivals AIS-detected

Ships whose AIS destination names Kos, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.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
Greece SAONISOSPassengerOct 2, 2026, 22:40 UTCGR KGSUN/LOCODE
Greece SIRIOS CEMENT VICargoOct 3, 2026, 04:00 UTCGR KGSUN/LOCODE
Greece SEAVEN OCEANTanker (hazardous cat. A)Oct 3, 2026, 22:00 UTCGR KGSUN/LOCODE

Source: AIS voyage reports via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 2, 2026, 19:45 UTC.

Vessels near Kos

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 Kos
VesselLast seen
PanamaSUKRAN HCargo
PanamaTYPHOONOther
GreeceBLUE CARRIER 1Cargo
GreeceDODEKANISOS EXPRESSHigh-speed craft
SwitzerlandLADY JADEPleasure craft
PanamaTATIANAPleasure craft

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Kos from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 43250). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Very small
Harbour type
Open roadstead
Shelter
Poor
Channel depth
5 m
Anchorage depth
11 m
Cargo pier depth
3 m
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 Kos 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)
710°150.4624
1016°160.3524
556°120.3524
3251°100.2724
6239°90.2224
4112°80.2524
2291°60.2524
4243°100.2324
3235°60.2224
09°70.2324

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 2, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 13 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.

Kos: 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
5,939
11% more than the year before
Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2025
31.8 million GT
5% more than the year before
Cargo handled, 2025
0.6 million tonnes
2% more than the year before
Sea passengers (in and out), 2025
665,000
7% 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.

Recent arrivals & departures AIS-detected

VesselArrivedDeparted
Greece BLUE STAR 1Passenger

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 12, 2015. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Pirate AssaultJun 12, 2015Sailing Vessel58 km away

    TURKEY: On 12 June, a sailing yacht was boarded in Aktur Bay, 10 miles east of Datca. The robbers were able to steal a large amount of cash and jewelry.

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