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Port of Safi

Morocco

UN/LOCODEMASFIWhat is a UN/LOCODE?32.3° N, 9.25° WLocal timeAfrica/Casablanca, UTC

In short

Safi: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 2, 2026, 17:03 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 Safi, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.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.

VesselETA (UTC)Destination as broadcastMatched by
Portugal TITLISCargoOct 4, 2026, 14:00 UTCMASFIUN/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, 17:03 UTC.

Vessels near Safi

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 Safi in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Safi from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 45797). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Small
Harbour type
Coastal (breakwater)
Shelter
Good
Channel depth
8 m
Anchorage depth
23 m
Cargo pier depth
11 m
Mean tide
3 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 Safi 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)
14342°191.91724
828°121.91524
739°101.61424
643°91.41424
12348°181.31324
749°101.21224
629°811124
330°70.91224
8345°140.9116.2
558°60.81024

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, 6 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.

Safi: 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 10 port calls in the 7 days and 28 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 40% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (47).

Container
0
Tanker
15
Dry bulk
9
General cargo
4
Ro-ro
0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.3 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Safi, last 14 days
09-12
1
09-13
0
09-14
1
09-15
1
09-16
2
09-17
0
09-18
1
09-19
0
09-20
0
09-21
1
09-22
2
09-23
1
09-24
2
09-25
4

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).

Safi: 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.

Official national port list: Safi, Port de fret/pêche/croisière, status Existant. Matched to this port by name and location (90% confidence, 1.1 km apart), not by an identifier.

Contains information from "Liste des ports au Royaume du Maroc" (Ministère de l'Equipement et de l'Eau, data.gov.ma), made available under the ODbL 1.0. Retrieved Sep 24, 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 Oct 19, 2007. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Pirate AssaultDec 19, 2013Cargo Ship2 km away

    MOROCCO: On 19 December, two robbers attempted to board a berthed bulk carrier by climbing the stern mooring rope at position 32-18N 009-14W, Safi Port. Alert duty crew noticed the robbers and informed the duty officer who raised the alarm and mustered the crew. Upon seeing the crew response, the robbers escaped in a small craft.

  • Pirate AssaultOct 19, 2007Tanker7 km away

    MOROCCO: Chemical tanker boarded, 19 Oct 07 at 0230 local time, while at berth in Safi port. Thirty robbers armed with knives boarded the vessel. The crew confronted the robbers at the gangway and the alarm was raised. The robbers threatened the crew with knives but later got off without injuring the crew. At the time of the incident, the terminal watchman had left his post.Port authority informed but no action taken (IMB).

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