Port of Cebu
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Cebu: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 02:53 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
Vessels near Cebu
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 Cebu in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Cebu from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 58960). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Large
- Harbour type
- Coastal (breakwater)
- Shelter
- Excellent
- Channel depth
- 9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 14 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 6 m
- Mean tide
- 2 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Medium
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Cebu 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 308° | 7 | 0.1 | 2 | 24 | |
| 3 | 47° | 11 | 0.1 | 2 | 22 | |
| 1 | 254° | 5 | 0.1 | 2 | 24 | |
| 4 | 266° | 8 | 0.1 | 2 | 24 | |
| 4 | 237° | 9 | 0.1 | 2 | 23 | |
| 2 | 289° | 11 | 0.1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 5 | 244° | 10 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 5 | 257° | 10 | 0.2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 6 | 245° | 12 | 0.2 | 2 | 23 | |
| 8 | 246° | 15 | 0.3 | 2 | 23 | |
| 2 | 189° | 8 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 |
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, 12 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.
Cebu: 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 51 port calls in the 7 days and 195 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 8% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (181).
- Container
- 37
- Tanker
- 36
- Dry bulk
- 7
- General cargo
- 110
- Ro-ro
- 5
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.2 million tonnes.
09-12 7 | 09-13 7 | 09-14 10 | 09-15 5 | 09-16 3 | 09-17 4 | 09-18 4 | 09-19 10 | 09-20 3 | 09-21 13 | 09-22 9 | 09-23 7 | 09-24 5 | 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).
Cebu: global benchmarks
How Cebu compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Container Port Performance Index 2023
- #143 of 405
- World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "CEBU" (80% confidence).
- Source: World Bank, The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
- 148.7
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Down 5% 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
3 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Dec 18, 2006. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Pirate AssaultApr 23, 2017Fishing Vessel98 km away
PHILIPPINES: On 23 April, suspected illegal fishermen managed to elude arrest by ramming their fishing vessel into the small boat being used by policemen inside a fish sanctuary in Barangay Sulangan, Bantayan Island, in vicinity 11-10N 123-43E. The policemen were responding to information about the operation of illegal fishers in the protected area. The suspects, onboard three small boats and a larger vessel were reportedly using dynamite to catch fish. Upon seeing the policemen, those riding on
- Pirate AssaultDec 23, 2007Tugboat61 km away
INDONESIA: Tug (MAKMUR ABADI-I) towing barge (MAKMUR ABADI-V) hijacked, 23 Dec 07, near Bilang-Bilangan Island, off East Kalimantan coast. While sailing from Tanjung Redep, East Kalimantan, to Surabaya East Java with a cargo of crude palm oil, the tug and barge were stopped by seven men in a speedboat. The pirates were armed with sharp weapons and overpowered the skipper and crew and locked them in a cabin. The pirates repainted the tug and barge (OCEAN LINE-1) and (OCEAN LINE 2) respectively, t
- Pirate AssaultDec 18, 2006Merchant Vessel2 km away
PHILIPPINES: LPG tanker attempted boarding 18 Dec, 0610 local time at Cebu Inner Anchorage. Two boats came close to the LPG tanker and personnel from one of the boats attempted to board. The alert ship crew raised the alarm and directed the water hoses at the boats to foil the attempt. The boats later left the vessel (IMB).
Source: NGA Anti-Shipping Activity Messages. 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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