Port of Palermo
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- Arrivals, last 24 h
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- Departures, last 24 h
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- Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near Palermo
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 Palermo in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Palermo from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 40130). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Small
- Harbour type
- Coastal (breakwater)
- Shelter
- Excellent
- Channel depth
- 23 m
- Anchorage depth
- 17 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 14 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 14 m
- Mean tide
- 1 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Large
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Strike notices
Transport strikes notified to Italy's Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport that cover Palermo: maritime and port strikes, and general strikes.
| Dates | Sector | Scope | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026FINO A 24 ORE: SETTORE FERROVIARIO 3 ORE: DALLE 11.00 ALLE 14.00; SETTORE MARITTIMO: MODALITA' NON SPECIFICATE | Plurisettoriale | All of Italy | SCIOPERO PLURISETTORIALE CATEGORIE PUBBLICHE E PRIVATE · Unions: CSLE |
Source: MIT Scioperi dei trasporti (Italian transport strikes). Strikes: Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti (scioperi.mit.gov.it), CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
As notified; a strike can be revoked or deferred. Categories and union names are shown in Italian, as published.
Forecast
Model forecast for Palermo 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 170° | 7 | 0.2 | 3 | 24 | |
| 5 | 58° | 12 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 4 | 73° | 8 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 2 | 172° | 5 | 0.1 | 3 | 24 | |
| 2 | 203° | 5 | 0.1 | 3 | 24 | |
| 4 | 40° | 11 | 0.1 | 3 | 24 | |
| 4 | 89° | 10 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 2 | 165° | 6 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 2 | 191° | 6 | 0.1 | 2 | 24 | |
| 3 | 33° | 11 | 0.1 | 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 2, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 18 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.
Palermo: 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 32 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 9% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (35).
- Container
- 17
- Tanker
- 0
- Dry bulk
- 0
- General cargo
- 1
- Ro-ro
- 14
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0 million tonnes.
09-12 0 | 09-13 1 | 09-14 0 | 09-15 2 | 09-16 1 | 09-17 3 | 09-18 1 | 09-19 0 | 09-20 1 | 09-21 0 | 09-22 2 | 09-23 1 | 09-24 2 | 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).
Palermo: global benchmarks
How Palermo compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Container Port Performance Index 2023
- #241 of 405
- World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "PALERMO" (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
- 21.5
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Up 1% 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.
Palermo: 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
- 5,304
- 3% less than the year before
- Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2025
- 119.4 million GT
- 4% more than the year before
- Cargo handled, 2025
- 10.1 million tonnes
- 2% less than the year before
- Sea passengers (in and out), 2025
- 2,126,000
- 6% more than the year before
- Cruise passengers (in and out), 2025
- 216,000
- 23% 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.
Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported
1 accident or incident within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Aug 19, 2024, located where the board states a position. The most recent:
- Aug 19, 2024YachtNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)16 km away
Source: NTSB marine investigations (CAROL). Courtesy: National Transportation Safety Board. Licence: US Government work (17 U.S.C. §105), public domain.
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