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Port of Coatzacoalcos

Mexico

UN/LOCODEMXCOAWhat is a UN/LOCODE?18.1333° N, 94.4° WLocal timeAmerica/Mexico_City, UTC-6

In short

Coatzacoalcos: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 2, 2026, 12:38 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Departures, last 24 h
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Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near Coatzacoalcos

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

Forecast

Model forecast for Coatzacoalcos 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)
4205°70.7624
1288°80.5624
4200°110.4524
4235°80.4521
6223°120.4524
3339°80.3521
62°110.4324
5229°110.4511
3250°80.4518
5341°100.4423
716°130.5322

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, 06:00 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.

Marine conditions near Coatzacoalcos

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

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

Coatzacoalcos: 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 18 port calls in the 7 days and 72 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 21% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (91).

Container
0
Tanker
59
Dry bulk
3
General cargo
8
Ro-ro
2

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 1.4 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Coatzacoalcos, last 14 days
09-12
2
09-13
3
09-14
1
09-15
2
09-16
4
09-17
3
09-18
1
09-19
2
09-20
3
09-21
4
09-22
2
09-23
2
09-24
2
09-25
3

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).

Coatzacoalcos: global benchmarks

How Coatzacoalcos 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
9.7
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.

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

2 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jul 24, 2020. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • IncidentJun 14, 2022Other46 km away

    MEXICO: On 14 June, at 1900 local time, 10 armed robbers boarded a Petroleos Mexicanos platform at the Rebombeo pumping complex in the Bay of Campeche. According to press reports, the robbers were dressed in military-style attire and arrived at the offshore pumping complex in three boats. The perpetrators stayed onboard for about three hours, stealing sets of tools, self-contained breathing apparatuses, and other valuable equipment. Reports indicate that while crewmembers were forced to carry st

  • Pirate AssaultJul 24, 2020Offshore Vessel23 km away

    On 24 July at 0400 UTC, robbers boarded the Mexico-flagged offshore supply vessel NATALIE which was conducting operations in the vicinity of the ODIN offshore platform 12 NM northeast of Coatzacoalcos near position 18:18N - 094:16W. Reporting indicates the robbers stole personal belongings.

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