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Port of Tangier

Morocco

UN/LOCODEMATNGWhat is a UN/LOCODE?35.7833° N, 5.8167° WLocal timeAfrica/Casablanca, UTC

In short

Tangier: 3 ships in port now, 3 arrivals and 4 departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 3, 2026, 02:52 UTC).

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In port now
3
Arrivals, last 24 h
3
Departures, last 24 h
4
Ships nearby, last 6 h
37

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

VesselArrived
Malta CLIOPassengerOct 2, 2026, 19:34 UTC
Australia THE CUNNING PLANPleasure craftOct 1, 2026, 12:46 UTC
Morocco PESCABONA UNOFishingSep 30, 2026, 20:41 UTC

Left in the last 48 h

VesselLeftTime in port
Malta MARIA DOLORESHigh-speed craftOct 2, 2026, 20:30 UTC1 h 28 min
Spain AVEMAR DOSHigh-speed craft (hazardous cat. A)Oct 2, 2026, 19:22 UTC1 h 20 min
Morocco ALHASSAN ALMARRAKCHIWing in groundOct 2, 2026, 16:09 UTC18 h 44 min
Cyprus CECILIA PAYNEHigh-speed craftOct 2, 2026, 07:16 UTC11 h 17 min

As of Oct 3, 2026, 02:52 UTC.

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Arrivals per day AIS-detected

Ships Voydar detected arriving at Tangier 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.

0510Sep 3, 2026: 0 shipsSep 3Sep 4, 2026: 0 shipsSep 5, 2026: 0 shipsSep 6, 2026: 0 shipsSep 7, 2026: 0 shipsSep 8, 2026: 0 shipsSep 9, 2026: 0 shipsSep 10, 2026: 0 shipsSep 10Sep 11, 2026: 0 shipsSep 12, 2026: 0 shipsSep 13, 2026: 0 shipsSep 14, 2026: 0 shipsSep 15, 2026: 0 shipsSep 16, 2026: 0 shipsSep 17, 2026: 0 shipsSep 17Sep 18, 2026: 0 shipsSep 19, 2026: 0 shipsSep 20, 2026: 0 shipsSep 21, 2026: 0 shipsSep 22, 2026: 5 shipsSep 23, 2026: 4 shipsSep 24, 2026: 4 shipsSep 24Sep 25, 2026: 4 shipsSep 26, 2026: 4 shipsSep 27, 2026: 5 shipsSep 28, 2026: 5 shipsSep 29, 2026: 3 shipsSep 30, 2026: 6 shipsOct 1, 2026: 5 shipsOct 1Oct 2, 2026: 3 ships
48 arrivals in 30 days, 1.6 a day on average.
Show as a table
Day (UTC)Ships arriving
Sep 3, 20260
Sep 4, 20260
Sep 5, 20260
Sep 6, 20260
Sep 7, 20260
Sep 8, 20260
Sep 9, 20260
Sep 10, 20260
Sep 11, 20260
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Sep 20, 20260
Sep 21, 20260
Sep 22, 20265
Sep 23, 20264
Sep 24, 20264
Sep 25, 20264
Sep 26, 20264
Sep 27, 20265
Sep 28, 20265
Sep 29, 20263
Sep 30, 20266
Oct 1, 20265
Oct 2, 20263

Vessels near Tangier

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.

Vessels near Tangier
VesselLast seen
British Virgin IslandsAMANISailing
Antigua & BarbudaSENATACargo
MoroccoPESCABONA UNOFishing
MoroccoMMSI 242132100Other
MoroccoALICIAFishing
NetherlandsVEENDIJKCargo
United KingdomBOJANGLESPleasure craft
PortugalAMUESACargo
NetherlandsALBANYBORGCargo
Hong KongMAERSK BAYETECargo (hazardous cat. A)
FranceNYX 2Pleasure craft
MoroccoPESCABONA CINCOOther
Marshall IslandsKAMARICargo
MoroccoPESCABONA4Other
MoroccoSR MALABATA
FranceYLANG YLANGSailing
United KingdomTUFF ENUFFSailing
MoroccoMOROCCO SUNPassenger
United StatesERGUVANSailing
MaltaCOCONUTSailing
GermanySY HEDDASailing
United KingdomGITANESailing
PanamaSPRING JASMINECargo
NetherlandsKENNEDYPleasure craft
MoroccoBADREDDINEPleasure craft
MaltaCLIOPassenger
FranceJASMINSailing
AustraliaOKOLOSailing
United StatesSTRAY CATSailing
MoroccoVERANO BLANCOSailing
PolandSEFISailing
St. Kitts & NevisPACIFIC ROSECargo
SwitzerlandEVER GREENSailing
RussiaKAMILLACargo
MoroccoEVA
MoroccoREGINA
CanadaSASSAFRASSailing

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Tangier from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 45755). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Medium
Harbour type
Coastal (breakwater)
Shelter
Good
Anchorage depth
9 m
Cargo pier depth
14 m
Oil terminal depth
11 m
Mean tide
2 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
First port of entry
Yes
Repairs
Moderate

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Tangier 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)
10104°200.8924
997°170.7924
1084°220.7824
1194°220.8624
5117°100.5824
890°140.5824
1189°220.5624
1291°230.7524
987°150.6524
1177°180.6524
1298°210.6424

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 2, 2026, 18:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 17 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.

Tangier: global benchmarks

How Tangier compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.

Port liner shipping connectivity, 4 2012
13.8
UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Down 34% 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.

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since May 6, 1999. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Naval EngagementMay 6, 1999Vessel4 km away

    MEDITERRANEAN SEA: A Moroccan Navy gunboat attacked the Cyprus-flag bulk carrier, Leader A II, using a light deck gun and small arms fire. The attack occurred about 2 miles west of Tangier, after the ship, damaged by a fire earlier in the day, defied the gunboat's order to take a tow into port and drifted into Moroccan territorial waters.

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