Port of San Juan
In short
San Juan: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 10:48 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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Vessels near San Juan
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 San Juan in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for San Juan from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 11110). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Small
- Harbour type
- Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Excellent
- Channel depth
- 9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 8 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 5 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Small
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for San Juan 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 110° | 12 | 0.9 | 8 | 24 | |
| 13 | 84° | 20 | 1 | 7 | 24 | |
| 11 | 100° | 18 | 1.1 | 7 | 24 | |
| 8 | 104° | 16 | 1 | 8 | 24 | |
| 8 | 130° | 13 | 0.9 | 7 | 23 | |
| 6 | 116° | 12 | 0.8 | 8 | 20 | |
| 5 | 141° | 11 | 0.8 | 9 | 23 | |
| 5 | 146° | 10 | 0.7 | 10 | 21 | |
| 4 | 176° | 8 | 0.6 | 10 | 24 | |
| 9 | 91° | 15 | 0.7 | 9 | 22 | |
| 10 | 92° | 15 | 0.8 | 5 | 24 |
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, 00:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 10 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 San Juan
Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.
Weather buoys
- San Juan, PR3.2 km
- SJNP43.8 km
- 9755371 - San Juan, La Puntilla, San Juan Bay, PR3.8 km
- 9753216 - Fajardo, PR51.8 km
Tide gauges
- San Juan, La Puntilla, San Juan Bay, PR3.8 km
- Fajardo, PR51.8 km
Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.
San Juan: 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 21 port calls in the 7 days and 94 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 8% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (87).
- Container
- 43
- Tanker
- 16
- Dry bulk
- 5
- General cargo
- 8
- Ro-ro
- 22
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.6 million tonnes.
09-12 3 | 09-13 1 | 09-14 5 | 09-15 4 | 09-16 3 | 09-17 1 | 09-18 4 | 09-19 3 | 09-20 0 | 09-21 4 | 09-22 2 | 09-23 4 | 09-24 3 | 09-25 5 |
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).
San Juan: global benchmarks
How San Juan compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Container Port Performance Index 2023
- #137 of 405
- World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "SAN JUAN" (80% confidence).
- Source: World Bank, The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.
Reported arrivals & departures Authority-reported
Arrival and departure records for San Juan published by the authority named on each row, separate from the calls Voydar detects on AIS. Earliest record: Jan 2, 1997.
| Vessel | Record | Date (UTC) | Berth / route | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDROMEDA LEADER | Arrival | Dec 31, 2016(date only) | Newark, NJ → — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| AZURA | Arrival | Dec 31, 2016(date only) | Port Canaveral, FL → — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| ANDROMEDA LEADER | Departure | Dec 31, 2016(date only) | — → All Other Japan Ports | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| NAVIGATOR OF THE SEA | Departure | Dec 31, 2016(date only) | — → Labadee | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| ADVENTURE OF THE SEA | Departure | Dec 31, 2016(date only) | — → Bridgetown | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Tosca | Departure | Dec 31, 2016(date only) | — → Orangestad | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| CELEBRITY SUMMIT | Departure | Dec 31, 2016(date only) | — → All Other Guadeloupe Ports | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| OCEAN SPIRIT 1 | Departure | Dec 31, 2016(date only) | — → Christiansted, St. Croix | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| DON TUTO | Departure | Dec 31, 2016(date only) | — → Christiansted, St. Croix | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| AZURA | Departure | Dec 31, 2016(date only) | — → Saint Thomas, St. Thomas | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| ZUIDERDAM | Departure | Dec 31, 2016(date only) | — → Saint Thomas, St. Thomas | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| PRESTIGE ACE | Departure | Dec 31, 2016(date only) | — → Jacksonville, FL | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.
Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported
6 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Aug 17, 2016, located where the board states a position. The most recent:
- May 17, 2025Cargo, Liquid BulkNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)1 km away
Scot Stuttgart, San Juan, PR, USA (NTSB DCA25FM040) · SCOT STUTTGART
- Jun 8, 2023Towing/BargeNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)3 km away
San Juan-Jax Bridge / Signet Thunder, Catano, PR, USA (NTSB DCA23FM035) · SIGNET THUNDER
- Aug 8, 2022ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)25 km away
Winslow Griesser / Desakata, Vega Baja, PR, USA (NTSB DCA22PM034)
- Dec 24, 2020ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)55 km away
- Feb 12, 2019ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)4 km away
NORWEGIAN EPIC, San Juan, PR, USA (NTSB DCA19FM016) · NORWEGIAN EPIC
- Aug 17, 2016ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)8 km away
Caribbean Fantasy, San Juan, PR, USA (NTSB DCA16FM052) · Caribbean Fantasy
Source: NTSB marine investigations (CAROL). Courtesy: National Transportation Safety Board. Licence: US Government work (17 U.S.C. §105), public domain.
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
5 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jun 20, 2016. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Pirate AssaultApr 8, 2017Vessel76 km away
PUERTO RICO: On 08 April, a robber boarded a yacht moored in Isabel Segunda, in vicinity 18-09N 065-26W, and stole an outboard motor.
- Pirate AssaultMar 13, 2017Sailing Vessel80 km away
PUERTO RICO: On 13 March, a dinghy and outboard motor were stolen from a sailing yacht anchored in Vieques, vicinity 18-07N 065-25W. The outboard was removed and the dinghy set adrift. Dinghy ended up beating against the rocks and was found unsalvageable the next morning, the fuel tank and life jackets were recovered. A police report was made.
- Pirate AssaultMar 2, 2017Sailing Vessel77 km away
PUERTO RICO: On 2 March, robbers stole a dinghy and outboard motor from a sailing yacht anchored in Sun Bay, Vieques, vicinity 18-05.7N 068-27.3W. The dinghy was recovered later that day, minus the motor and fuel tank.
- Pirate AssaultJan 27, 2017Sailing Vessel74 km away
PUERTO RICO: On 27 January, a dinghy and outboard motor was stolen from a sailing yacht anchored in Vieques Esperanza. The dinghy and outboard motor had been secured with a steel chain that had been cut. Later the dinghy was found on a nearby beach minus the motor which had been chained to the dinghy. The owners reported the incident to the local police who noted that this was the fourth motor stolen this week.
- Pirate AssaultJun 20, 2016Sailing Vessel76 km away
PUERTO RICO: On 20 June, robbers boarded an anchored sailing yacht in Isabel Segunda Vieques, vicinity 18-09N 065-26W. Stole an outboard motor, boat hook, and personal items. Local authorities were notified.
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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