Port of Saipan

UN/LOCODEMPSPNWhat is a UN/LOCODE?15.2° N, 145.6833° ELocal timePacific/Saipan, UTC+10

In short

Saipan: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 2, 2026, 19:32 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 Saipan, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.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.

Vessel	ETA (UTC)	Destination as broadcast	Matched by
KYOWA STORKCargo	Oct 8, 2026, 15:00 UTC	MP SPN	UN/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, 19:32 UTC.

Vessels near Saipan

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

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Saipan from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 56520). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size: Small
Harbour type: Coastal (natural)
Shelter: Poor
Channel depth: 9 m
Anchorage depth: 5 m
Cargo pier depth: 5 m
Oil terminal depth: 5 m
Mean tide: 1 m
Pilotage compulsory: Yes
First port of entry: Yes
Repairs: None

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

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Forecast

Model forecast for Saipan 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)
Oct 2 18:00	33	215°	53	3.6	10	4.2
Oct 3 00:00	33	230°	50	3.8	10	22
Oct 3 06:00	33	229°	47	3.7	10	9
Oct 3 12:00	27	235°	44	3.4	10	12
Oct 3 18:00	27	230°	41	3.2	10	17
Oct 4 00:00	30	228°	43	3.1	10	23
Oct 4 06:00	26	235°	40	3.1	10	17
Oct 4 12:00	24	233°	34	2.9	10	13
Oct 4 18:00	24	231°	34	2.8	10	23
Oct 5 00:00	23	222°	34	2.6	10	21

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, 9 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.

Marine conditions near Saipan

Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.

Buoy Backyard Buoys - Saipan Sugar Dock · 5.7 kmobserved Jul 6, 2026, 17:30 UTC

Water temp

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Air temp

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Wind

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Waves

3.7 m (12 ft)

Weather buoys

Backyard Buoys - Saipan Sugar Dock5.7 km
Tanapag, Saipan, NMI (197)8.0 km
Lao Lao Bay, Saipan, CNMI10.7 km
Ritidian Point, Guam (196)194.3 km
1631428 - Pago Bay, Guam220.0 km

Tide gauges

Pago Bay, Guam, United States of America219.8 km

Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.

Saipan: 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 1 port calls in the 7 days and 7 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 36% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (11).

Container: 5
Tanker: 1
Dry bulk: 1
General cargo: 0
Ro-ro: 0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Saipan, last 14 days
09-12 1	09-13 0	09-14 0	09-15 1	09-16 0	09-17 0	09-18 0	09-19 0	09-20 1	09-21 0	09-22 0	09-23 0	09-24 0	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).

Saipan: global benchmarks

How Saipan 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: 33.1; UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Unchanged 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.

Navigational warnings in force nearby

Navigational warnings in force within 100 km of the port, newest first, as issued by national coordinators (NGA, AMSA). Positions are read from the warning text.

HYDROPAC 2842/2026Issued Oct 1, 2026NGA MSI navigational warnings (HYDROLANT/HYDROPAC/HYDROARC, NAVAREA IV/XII)7 km away
010718Z OCT 26 HYDROPAC 2842/26. NORTH PACIFIC. NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. DUE TO TROPICAL STORM CHOI-WAN: 1. THE FOLLOWING PORT(S) ARE CLOSED: A. SAIPAN 15-11N 145-45E. B. TINIAN 15-00N 145-38E. 2. THE FOLLOWING PORT(S) ARE OPEN WITH RESTRICTIONS: NONE TO REPORT. 3. THE FOLLOWING PORT(S) HAVE RE-OPENED: NONE TO REPORT. 4. CURRENT PORT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NAVCEN.USCG.GOV/PORT-STATUS.
HYDROPAC 1978/2026Issued Jul 10, 2026NGA MSI navigational warnings (HYDROLANT/HYDROPAC/HYDROARC, NAVAREA IV/XII)27 km away
100804Z JUL 26 HYDROPAC 1978/26. NORTH PACIFIC. NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. DUE TO TROPICAL STORM BAVI: 1. THE FOLLOWING PORT(S) ARE CLOSED: A. ROTA ISLAND 14-08.35N 145-08.09E. 2. THE FOLLOWING PORT(S) ARE OPEN WITH RESTRICTIONS: NONE TO REPORT. 3. THE FOLLOWING PORT(S) HAVE RE-OPENED: A. APRA HARBOR 13-27.20N 144-39.21E. B. TINIAN 14-57.95N 145-37.26E. 4. CURRENT PORT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT HOMEPORT.USCG.MIL USING THE PORT DIRECTORY TAB. 5. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1947/26.

Source: NGA Maritime Safety Information. Not for navigation. 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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