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Port of Cozumel

Mexico

UN/LOCODEMXCZMWhat is a UN/LOCODE?20.5167° N, 86.9333° WLocal timeAmerica/Cancun, UTC-5

In short

Cozumel: 2 ships in port now, 5 arrivals and 5 departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 6, 2026, 17:15 UTC).

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In port now
2
Arrivals, last 24 h
5
Departures, last 24 h
5
Ships nearby, last 6 h
18

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
Bahamas MARINER OF THE SEASPassengerOct 6, 2026, 11:07 UTC
Mexico XEL-HAPassengerOct 5, 2026, 03:06 UTC

Left in the last 48 h

VesselLeftTime in port
Mexico COZUMELPassengerOct 6, 2026, 16:49 UTC43 min
Mexico TRANSCARIBE IPassengerOct 6, 2026, 14:50 UTC4 h 36 min
Mexico CANCUNOct 6, 2026, 01:50 UTC41 min
Mexico MEXICO VPassengerOct 6, 2026, 00:51 UTC2 h 54 min
Bahamas DISNEY TREASUREPassengerOct 5, 2026, 22:42 UTC10 h 13 min
Mexico XCARETPassengerOct 5, 2026, 12:46 UTC10 h 42 min
Mexico XEL-HAPassengerOct 5, 2026, 02:49 UTC1 h 37 min

As of Oct 6, 2026, 17:15 UTC.

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Expected arrivals AIS-detected

Ships whose AIS destination names Cozumel, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.

2 ships shown, earliest first.

VesselETA (UTC)Destination as broadcastMatched by
Malta MSC SEASHOREPassengerOct 7, 2026, 12:12 UTCMXCZMUN/LOCODE
Panama CARNIVAL BREEZEPassengerOct 7, 2026, 13:18 UTCMXCZMUN/LOCODE

Source: AIS voyage reports via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 6, 2026, 17:15 UTC.

Arrivals per day AIS-detected

Ships Voydar detected arriving at Cozumel 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 6, 2026: 1 shipSep 6Sep 7, 2026: 0 shipsSep 8, 2026: 1 shipSep 9, 2026: 2 shipsSep 10, 2026: 1 shipSep 11, 2026: 2 shipsSep 12, 2026: 1 shipSep 13, 2026: 1 shipSep 13Sep 14, 2026: 0 shipsSep 15, 2026: 0 shipsSep 16, 2026: 0 shipsSep 17, 2026: 0 shipsSep 18, 2026: 2 shipsSep 19, 2026: 1 shipSep 20, 2026: 4 shipsSep 20Sep 21, 2026: 2 shipsSep 22, 2026: 6 shipsSep 23, 2026: 5 shipsSep 24, 2026: 7 shipsSep 25, 2026: 6 shipsSep 26, 2026: 5 shipsSep 27, 2026: 6 shipsSep 27Sep 28, 2026: 6 shipsSep 29, 2026: 7 shipsSep 30, 2026: 7 shipsOct 1, 2026: 8 shipsOct 2, 2026: 7 shipsOct 3, 2026: 7 shipsOct 4, 2026: 5 shipsOct 4Oct 5, 2026: 7 ships
107 arrivals in 30 days, 3.6 a day on average.
Show as a table
Day (UTC)Ships arriving
Sep 6, 20261
Sep 7, 20260
Sep 8, 20261
Sep 9, 20262
Sep 10, 20261
Sep 11, 20262
Sep 12, 20261
Sep 13, 20261
Sep 14, 20260
Sep 15, 20260
Sep 16, 20260
Sep 17, 20260
Sep 18, 20262
Sep 19, 20261
Sep 20, 20264
Sep 21, 20262
Sep 22, 20266
Sep 23, 20265
Sep 24, 20267
Sep 25, 20266
Sep 26, 20265
Sep 27, 20266
Sep 28, 20266
Sep 29, 20267
Sep 30, 20267
Oct 1, 20268
Oct 2, 20267
Oct 3, 20267
Oct 4, 20265
Oct 5, 20267

Vessels near Cozumel

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 Cozumel
VesselLast seen
MexicoMEXICO IVPassenger
MexicoCANCUN
PanamaCARNIVAL PARADISEPassenger
BahamasSYMPHONY OF THE SEASPassenger
British Virgin IslandsT/T NOMADAPleasure craft
United StatesM/Y NOMADAPleasure craft
BahamasCARNIVAL CELEBRATIONPassenger
MexicoCOZUMELPassenger
MexicoULTRAMAR IPassenger
BahamasMARINER OF THE SEASPassenger
MexicoMEXICO III
Mexico"ULTRAMAR"Passenger
Antigua & BarbudaCARIBE NAVIGATORCargo
MexicoMEXICO VPassenger
MexicoHOLBOXPilot vessel
MexicoMIXCOATLPassenger
MexicoMANATEEPilot vessel
JamaicaGAIAPleasure craft

Forecast

Model forecast for Cozumel 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)
4143°90.2220
5131°90.1324
8162°120.2224
4133°70.2224
9153°130.2219
9162°130.3218
7124°110.2224
6180°130.3221
13165°170.4216
12161°180.5320

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 6, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 6, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 7 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 Cozumel

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

Buoy Yucatan Basin - 120 NM ESE of Cozumel, MX · 230.2 kmobserved
Water temp
30.3°C (87°F)
Air temp
29.5°C (85°F)
Wind
11.7 kn @ 140°
Waves
0.7 m (2 ft)

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

Cozumel: 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 0 port calls in the 7 days and 1 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 50% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (2).

Container
0
Tanker
0
Dry bulk
1
General cargo
0
Ro-ro
0
IMF PortWatch daily figures for Cozumel, last 14 days
09-12
0
09-13
0
09-14
0
09-15
0
09-16
0
09-17
0
09-18
0
09-19
0
09-20
0
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).

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

3 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since May 31, 1999. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • IncidentSep 6, 2021Anchored Ship60 km away

    MEXICO: On 6 September, three robbers armed with spear guns boarded a catamaran anchored in the Bay of Punta Nizuc, south of Cancun. Family members were watching a movie with all the lights out at 2130 hours local time when the men appeared in the cockpit and began screaming for money and food. The crew cooperated, giving the masked men money and food items. The robbers tied up both adults and then tied the children nearby. They threatened to throw the children overboard while still tied, but di

  • Pirate AssaultMar 1, 2018Vessel20 km away

    MEXICO: On 01 March, the U.S. embassy in Mexico issued a travel alert for a popular tourist destination in southeast Mexico, in vicinity 20-38N 087-05W. This came a little more than a week after an explosion on a ferry in Playa del Carmen injured more than 20 people, some of them U.S. citizens. The alert was issued the same day as another explosive device was found on another ferry owned by the same company in Cozumel, another tourist hub in the area. According to the alert, which advised U.S. t

  • Pirate AssaultMay 31, 1999Vessel58 km away

    The ferry Mexico I, carrying 253 passengers, was attacked at night by a half-dozen hooded pirates brandishing a grenade and firing assault rifles into the air. The ferry was returning from the Caribbean resort isle of Cozumel enroute to Playa del Carmen. The pirates robbed the passengers of money and valuables, threw two security guards overboard (drowning one), and beat a crew member before speeding off in another boat. A 02 June 1999 report states that only money from an armored car aboard the

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Marinas near Cozumel

Marinas and small craft harbours whose nearest Voydar port is Cozumel, with their straight-line distance (derived). Each page shows the facilities and contacts its sources report.