Port of Gioia Tauro
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Gioia Tauro: 6 ships in port now, 4 arrivals and 4 departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 2, 2026, 13:02 UTC).
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- In port now
- 6
- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 4
- Departures, last 24 h
- 4
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
- 18
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 |
|---|---|
 MSC BARBADOSCargo (hazardous cat. A) | Oct 2, 2026, 03:40 UTC |
 GRANDE CONGOCargo | Oct 1, 2026, 22:22 UTC |
| MSC AUBE FCargo (hazardous cat. A) | Oct 1, 2026, 20:27 UTC |
 MSC VULCANO IICargo | Oct 1, 2026, 19:28 UTC |
| MSC HELENA IIICargo (hazardous cat. B) | Oct 1, 2026, 07:21 UTC |
| MSC SIENACargo (hazardous cat. D) | Sep 30, 2026, 21:04 UTC |
Left in the last 48 h
| Vessel | Left | Time in port |
|---|---|---|
| MSC SAMANTHA VICargo | Oct 2, 2026, 11:32 UTC | 31 h 31 min |
| ATTILIO IEVOLI JR | Oct 1, 2026, 22:08 UTC | 16 h 43 min |
| MSC ABIGAIL FCargo | Oct 1, 2026, 20:48 UTC | 22 h 37 min |
 JOLLY EXPRESSCargo | Oct 1, 2026, 17:39 UTC | 2 d 8 h |
| MSC GRETA IIICargo (hazardous cat. A) | Oct 1, 2026, 10:32 UTC | 47 h 56 min |
| MSC ABIDJANCargo (hazardous cat. A) | Oct 1, 2026, 06:00 UTC | 16 h 13 min |
| MSC TALIA FCargo | Oct 1, 2026, 00:35 UTC | 24 h 14 min |
| MSC LILA FCargo | Sep 30, 2026, 20:57 UTC | 24 h 11 min |
| MSC HANNAH IIICargo (hazardous cat. B) | Sep 30, 2026, 15:36 UTC | 2 d 2 h |
As of Oct 2, 2026, 13:02 UTC.
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Ships Voydar detected arriving at Gioia Tauro 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.
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| Day (UTC) | Ships arriving |
|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 4 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 5 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 7 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6 |
Vessels near Gioia Tauro
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.
| Vessel | Type | IMO / MMSI | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEDMATug | Tug | IMO 9526825 | |
 SARDINIACargo (hazardous cat. A) | Cargo (hazardous cat. A) | IMO 9138800 | |
| GRANDE NIGERIACargo | Cargo | IMO 9246580 | |
| MSC VULCANO IICargo | Cargo | IMO 9313228 | |
| GIOIA STARTug | Tug | IMO 9889514 | |
| MSC AUBE FCargo (hazardous cat. A) | Cargo (hazardous cat. A) | IMO 9360283 | |
| MSC BHAVYA VCargo (hazardous cat. D) | Cargo (hazardous cat. D) | IMO 9297876 | |
| MSC ELISABETTACargo (hazardous cat. A) | Cargo (hazardous cat. A) | IMO 9954747 | |
| MSC SIENACargo (hazardous cat. D) | Cargo (hazardous cat. D) | IMO 9987275 | |
| GRANDE CONGOCargo | Cargo | IMO 9437921 | |
| PILOT BOAT K6Pilot vessel | Pilot vessel | MMSI 247449300 | |
| MADONNA DI FATIMAFishing | Fishing | IMO 7321403 | |
| MSC HELENA IIICargo (hazardous cat. B) | Cargo (hazardous cat. B) | IMO 9219393 | |
| MSC BARBADOSCargo (hazardous cat. A) | Cargo (hazardous cat. A) | IMO 9289544 | |
| MSC DOLETTECargo (hazardous cat. A) | Cargo (hazardous cat. A) | IMO 9968293 | |
| ARISTONTanker | Tanker | IMO 7006338 | |
| ANTONELLOOther | Other | IMO 7105691 | |
| MED CASTORTug | Tug | IMO 9890147 |
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Gioia Tauro from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 40115). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Large
- Harbour type
- Lake or canal
- Shelter
- Fair
- Channel depth
- 17 m
- Anchorage depth
- 19 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 16 m
- Mean tide
- 1 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Medium
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
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Gioia Tauro: 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 40 port calls in the 7 days and 170 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 8% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (157).
- Container
- 120
- Tanker
- 35
- Dry bulk
- 0
- General cargo
- 8
- Ro-ro
- 7
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 4.2 million tonnes.
09-12 5 | 09-13 7 | 09-14 7 | 09-15 7 | 09-16 4 | 09-17 5 | 09-18 5 | 09-19 5 | 09-20 6 | 09-21 5 | 09-22 9 | 09-23 3 | 09-24 6 | 09-25 6 |
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).
Gioia Tauro: global benchmarks
How Gioia Tauro compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Container Port Performance Index 2023
- #183 of 405
- World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "GIOIA TAURO" (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
- 325.9
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Up 2% 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.
Gioia Tauro: 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
- 2,434
- 1% more than the year before
- Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2025
- 87.4 million GT
- 14% less than the year before
- Cargo handled, 2025
- 41.9 million tonnes
- 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.
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
2 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jan 30, 1986. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Pirate AssaultAug 20, 1996Merchant Vessel22 km away
Mediterranean Sea - Southern Italy A group of pirates attacked a private yacht moored near the village of Scilla, in southern Italy. A few hours after reaching it's anchorage, the British-registered yacht Renalo was boarded by a group of men, one armed with a pistol, from a small motorboat. They forced the crew and six Frenchwomen (passengers) on board to hand over jewelry and money before making their escape. The estimated value of the foreign currency and jewels taken was $2,600 (US). There we
- UnknownJan 30, 1986Vessel38 km away
THE HYDROFOILS SVALAN AND TARNAN SANK IN PORT OF MESSINA AFTER TWO EXPLOSIONS. A MAGNETIC DEVICE, THOUGHT TO BE A BOMB, WAS FOUND ATTACHED TO THE KEEL OF ONE OF THE VESSELS, ALONG WITH A LARGE HOLE IN HER HULL.
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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