Port of Taranto
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Taranto: 3 ships in port now, 2 arrivals and no departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 2, 2026, 07:27 UTC).
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- In port now
- 3
- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 2
- Departures, last 24 h
- 0
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
- 23
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 |
|---|---|
 BELLISCargo | Oct 2, 2026, 04:11 UTC |
 BRITOIL PARAGONOther | Oct 1, 2026, 07:39 UTC |
 TIGER EYETanker | Oct 1, 2026, 04:42 UTC |
As of Oct 2, 2026, 07:27 UTC.
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Ships Voydar detected arriving at Taranto 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 | 2 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 3 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2 |
Vessels near Taranto
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 ANHOLTCargo | Cargo | IMO 9968205 | |
 GARGANOTug | Tug | IMO 1057696 | |
| PUNTA VERDETanker (hazardous cat. A) | Tanker (hazardous cat. A) | IMO 8807117 | |
| HYPSAS | — | IMO 7824558 | |
| BELLISCargo | Cargo | IMO 9381952 | |
| ANTONISASailing | Sailing | MMSI 247229800 | |
| CORONA AUSTRALECargo | Cargo | IMO 9509346 | |
| TIGER EYETanker | Tanker | IMO 9746255 | |
| NAVE ERCOLEWing in ground (hazardous cat. B) | Wing in ground (hazardous cat. B) | MMSI 247412200 | |
| DRITTOTug | Tug | IMO 9439008 | |
| ORIENTETug | Tug | IMO 9901752 | |
| NINA FRIDASailing | Sailing | MMSI 247285150 | |
| CHEZ BLACKSailing | Sailing | MMSI 247281990 | |
| CORONA BOREALECargo | Cargo | IMO 9509358 | |
 SEA-WATCH 5Cargo | Cargo | IMO 9421556 | |
| VF 1093Law enforcement | Law enforcement | MMSI 247204600 | |
| BRITOIL PARAGONOther | Other | IMO 9409857 | |
| GNV PEGASUSPassenger | Passenger | IMO 9222522 | |
 BIRGITCargo | Cargo | IMO 9433341 | |
 INCRACargo | Cargo | IMO 9195858 | |
| FANTASIATanker | Tanker | IMO 9378371 | |
| KINETIC AGTug | Tug | IMO 9265706 | |
| NINFEATanker | Tanker | IMO 8327583 |
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Taranto from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 40470). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Large
- Harbour type
- Coastal (breakwater)
- Shelter
- Good
- Channel depth
- 14 m
- Anchorage depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 16 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 22 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- Emergency only
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 Taranto: 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 Taranto 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 318° | 4 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 6 | 31° | 17 | 0.3 | 2 | 24 | |
| 5 | 34° | 10 | 0.4 | 3 | 24 | |
| 2 | 353° | 5 | 0.2 | 5 | 24 | |
| 5 | 342° | 10 | 0.3 | 3 | 24 | |
| 7 | 34° | 16 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 4 | 41° | 9 | 0.4 | 3 | 24 | |
| 2 | 15° | 5 | 0.2 | 4 | 24 | |
| 3 | 21° | 7 | 0.2 | 3 | 24 | |
| 3 | 226° | 12 | 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 2, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 26 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.
Taranto: 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 9 port calls in the 7 days and 38 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 12% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (43).
- Container
- 1
- Tanker
- 25
- Dry bulk
- 2
- General cargo
- 10
- Ro-ro
- 0
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.3 million tonnes.
09-12 3 | 09-13 2 | 09-14 2 | 09-15 0 | 09-16 0 | 09-17 1 | 09-18 0 | 09-19 3 | 09-20 0 | 09-21 2 | 09-22 2 | 09-23 1 | 09-24 1 | 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).
Taranto: global benchmarks
How Taranto compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
- 27.9
- 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.
Taranto: 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
- 763
- 9% less than the year before
- Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2025
- 16 million GT
- 8% less than the year before
- Cargo handled, 2025
- 15.5 million tonnes
- 4% 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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