Port of Kavala
In short
Kavala: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 2, 2026, 00:07 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
Expected arrivals AIS-detected
Ships whose AIS destination names Kavala, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 CELEBRITY INFINITYPassenger | Oct 2, 2026, 04:00 UTC | GR KVA | 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 2, 2026, 00:07 UTC.
Vessels near Kavala
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 Kavala in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Kavala from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 42600). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Small
- Harbour type
- Coastal (breakwater)
- Shelter
- Good
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 8 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 23 m
- Mean tide
- 1 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 Kavala 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5° | 13 | 0.5 | 3 | 24 | |
| 5 | 335° | 13 | 0.4 | 3 | 24 | |
| 8 | 44° | 17 | 0.6 | 3 | 24 | |
| 7 | 17° | 16 | 0.6 | 3 | 24 | |
| 4 | 7° | 13 | 0.5 | 3 | 24 | |
| 4 | 45° | 11 | 0.6 | 3 | 24 | |
| 6 | 70° | 15 | 0.6 | 3 | 24 | |
| 5 | 30° | 12 | 0.6 | 3 | 24 | |
| 4 | 40° | 10 | 0.5 | 3 | 24 | |
| 3 | 56° | 8 | 0.4 | 3 | 24 | |
| 2 | 198° | 9 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 1, 2026, 18:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 22 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.
Kavala: 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 3 port calls in the 7 days and 27 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 59% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (17).
- Container
- 0
- Tanker
- 3
- Dry bulk
- 4
- General cargo
- 13
- Ro-ro
- 7
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.1 million tonnes.
09-12 2 | 09-13 1 | 09-14 1 | 09-15 2 | 09-16 2 | 09-17 0 | 09-18 2 | 09-19 2 | 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).
Kavala: 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
- 2,023
- 4% less than the year before
- Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2025
- 8.3 million GT
- 15% less than the year before
- Cargo handled, 2025
- 2 million tonnes
- 6% more than the year before
- Sea passengers (in and out), 2025
- 393,000
- 1% 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
3 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Dec 14, 1992. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Pirate AssaultMar 14, 2003Merchant Vessel62 km away
NIGERIA: An unidentified tanker was boarded 14 Mar at 0300 local time while at Lagos anchorage. Two armed persons stole ship's stores and escaped. Port control advised ship to weigh anchor and to drift until a berth was notified (IMB).
- Pirate AssaultFeb 27, 2003Merchant Vessel62 km away
NIGERIA: An unidentified liquefied gas carrier was boarded 27 Feb at 0455 local time at anchor, Lagos Roads. A lone individual armed with knife and machete threatened duty seaman and escaped with ship's stores (IMB).
- Pirate AssaultDec 14, 1992Vessel65 km away
KRITI FILOXENIA WAS ATTACKED BY FOUR ARMED PIRATES AT 0600 DEC.14. NO INJURIES REPORTED.
Source: NGA Anti-Shipping Activity Messages. 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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