Port of General Santos
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Vessels near General Santos
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.
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Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for General Santos from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 59485). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Very small
- Harbour type
- Coastal (natural)
- Shelter
- Good
- Channel depth
- 5 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 8 m
- Mean tide
- 2 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
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General Santos: 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 13 port calls in the 7 days and 48 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 40% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (80).
- Container
- 17
- Tanker
- 3
- Dry bulk
- 4
- General cargo
- 23
- Ro-ro
- 1
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.1 million tonnes.
09-12 1 | 09-13 1 | 09-14 1 | 09-15 0 | 09-16 1 | 09-17 1 | 09-18 2 | 09-19 3 | 09-20 3 | 09-21 2 | 09-22 0 | 09-23 2 | 09-24 0 | 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).
General Santos: global benchmarks
How General Santos compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Container Port Performance Index 2023
- #267 of 405
- World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "GENERAL SANTOS" (95% 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
- 74.8
- 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
7 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Mar 14, 1997. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- OtherApr 18, 2022Cargo Ship4 km away
PHILIPPINES: On 18 April, at 0305 local time, an unknown number of robbers boarded the Singapore-flagged container ship KOTA HAPAS, anchored in General Santos Anchorage, near position 06-05N 125-09E. The perpetrators escaped empty-handed and the incident was reported to the local authorities.
- IncidentJan 30, 2021Merchant Vessel98 km away
- OtherMar 12, 2020Tanker7 km away
On 12 March at 0500LT, two crew members spotted robbers at the forecastle of the Singapore-flagged tanker ENDEAVOUR II anchored in General Santos Harbor at 06:05N - 125:12E. The robbers fled upon hearing the ship�??s alarm. The crew searched the vessel and found a broken padlock to the bosun�??s stores, but nothing was stolen. Port control was notified.
- Pirate AssaultOct 10, 2015Cargo Ship85 km away
MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES: While enroute to Tambler, General Santos City, a cargo ship about 4.5 NM southeast of Olanivan Island near position 05-27N 125-32E, noticed 2 speed boats with 7 armed persons with guns approaching the vessel. The Master suspecting a boarding attempt instructed the crew to secure all access to the accommodation faciliites. The armed robbers boarded the vessel but departed when they could not enter the accommodation facilities. The Master raised the alarm, informed the local
- Pirate AssaultApr 17, 2004Fishing Vessel5 km away
PHILIPPINES: Two fishermen were killed and four are missing after a probable pirate attack during the weekend of 17-18 Apr in the Celebes Sea off General Santos City. The fishing boat (JAMES BOND) was found drifting with the bodies of the two dead men. It had been stripped of its engine and crew belongings. Although seldom reported, this type of crime is believed relatively common among fishermen ad local traders of the Philippine, Indonesia and Malaysian archipelagos (INFO, ONI).
- OtherMay 3, 2000Merchant Vessel4 km away
PHILIPPINES: A Philippine-flag cargo vessel was slightly damaged by an explosion which occurred in the General Santos (06-07N 125-11E) port area, in what is variously described as the fishing port or a cargo pier. Rebels of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) set off four explosions in the southern Mindanao city of General Santos. General Santos is a small port with a single terminal, serving primarily the Agrotex Oil Mill which processes edible oils for the U.S.-based Cargill Corporation.
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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