Port of Ponce

Name: Port of Ponce
Address: Puerto Rico

UN/LOCODEPRPSEWhat is a UN/LOCODE?17.9833° N, 66.6167° WLocal timeAmerica/Puerto_Rico, UTC-4

In short

Ponce: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 21:04 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 Ponce

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

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Ponce from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 11260). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size: Medium
Harbour type: Coastal (breakwater)
Shelter: Fair
Channel depth: 9 m
Anchorage depth: 8 m
Cargo pier depth: 8 m
Pilotage compulsory: Yes
First port of entry: Yes
Repairs: Limited

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Ponce 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)
Oct 1 21:00	7	65°	15	0.8	6	20
Oct 2 03:00	7	62°	13	0.7	6	24
Oct 2 09:00	6	64°	12	0.7	6	24
Oct 2 15:00	11	111°	19	0.8	6	24
Oct 2 21:00	7	55°	13	0.8	6	23
Oct 3 03:00	6	62°	10	0.8	6	24
Oct 3 09:00	5	48°	11	0.8	7	24
Oct 3 15:00	10	108°	18	0.8	6	24
Oct 3 21:00	8	103°	16	0.8	6	21
Oct 4 03:00	4	33°	8	0.7	6	24
Oct 4 09:00	5	53°	9	0.7	6	24

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 14 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 Ponce

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

Buoy Southeast of Ponce, PR · 15.4 kmobserved Oct 1, 2026, 20:00 UTC

Water temp

—

Air temp

28.9°C (84°F)

Wind

13.6 kn @ 110°

Waves

—

Weather buoys

Tide gauges

Guayanilla, Bahia de Guayanilla, PR16.8 km
Salinas, Bahia de Jobos, PR43.5 km

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

Ponce: 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 0% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (1).

Container: 0
Tanker: 0
Dry bulk: 1
General cargo: 0
Ro-ro: 0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Ponce, 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).

Ponce: global benchmarks

How Ponce compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.

Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2007: 10.5; 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.

Anchorages, pilot boarding and routing near Ponce

Charted areas within 40 km, from NOAA's MarineCadastre.gov. Reference only, not for navigation: the regulation cited governs.

AnchoragePonce Harbor small craft anchoragesmall craftPonce Harbor, PR110.255(a) · 1.1 km
Pilot boardingPonce Baypilot_boarding1.0 nm from the entrance buoys7 km
Pilot boardingGuayanilla Baypilot_boarding3.0 nm outside the entrance buoys for Bahia de Guayanilla and Bahia de Tallaboa15 km
Pilot boardingGuanica Baypilot_boarding1.2 nm south of the entrance Lighted Buoy 2 30.3 km
Pilot boardingJobos Baypilot_boarding3.1 nm southwest of Bahia de Jobos Light34.4 km

Sources: NOAA Office for Coastal Management (MarineCadastre.gov) and NOAA Fisheries (public domain). Retrieved Oct 1, 2026.

Reported arrivals & departures Authority-reported

Arrival and departure records for Ponce 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
POLYAIGOS	Departure	Dec 27, 2016(date only)	— → Mamonal	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
POLYAIGOS	Arrival	Dec 27, 2016(date only)	Road Town, Tortola Island → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
LOA PEACE	Departure	Dec 26, 2016(date only)	— → Yokohama	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
LOA PEACE	Arrival	Dec 23, 2016(date only)	Miami, FL → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
POLYAIGOS	Departure	Dec 22, 2016(date only)	— → Christiansted, St. Croix	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
POLYAIGOS	Arrival	Dec 20, 2016(date only)	Road Town, Tortola Island → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
CARRIE	Departure	Dec 17, 2016(date only)	— → New Orleans, LA	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
CARRIE	Arrival	Dec 10, 2016(date only)	Huelva → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
ZEVULUN	Departure	Dec 7, 2016(date only)	— → San Juan, PR	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
ZEVULUN	Arrival	Dec 6, 2016(date only)	Christiansted, St. Croix → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
ZEVULUN	Departure	Dec 3, 2016(date only)	— → Christiansted, St. Croix	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
CARIBBEAN PRIDE	Departure	Dec 2, 2016(date only)	— → All Other Netherlands Antilles Ports	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.

Navigational warnings in force nearby

Navigational warnings in force within 100 km of the port, newest first, as issued by national coordinators (NGA, AMSA). Positions are read from the warning text.

NAVAREA IV 954/2026Issued Oct 1, 2026NGA MSI navigational warnings (HYDROLANT/HYDROPAC/HYDROARC, NAVAREA IV/XII)75 km away
010900Z OCT 26 NAVAREA IV 954/26. WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. 1. MF, HF AND DSC SERVICES OFF AIR 021200Z TO 021600Z OCT AT USCG REMOTE COMMUNICATION FACILITIES: A. BOSTON 41-42.80N 070-30.30W. B. CHESAPEAKE 36-43.70N 076-00.60W. C. CHARLESTON 32-50.70N 079-57.00W. D. MIAMI 25-37.00N 080-23.00W. E. NEW ORLEANS 29-53.10N 089-56.70W. F. SAN JUAN 18-27.00N 066-06.00W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 021700Z OCT 26.
NAVAREA IV 653/2026Issued Jul 3, 2026NGA MSI navigational warnings (HYDROLANT/HYDROPAC/HYDROARC, NAVAREA IV/XII)75 km away
030020Z JUL 26 NAVAREA IV 653/26. NORTH ATLANTIC. BROADCAST AND COMMUNICATION SERVICES UNRELIABLE AT USCG REMOTE COMMUNICATION FACILITIES: A. BOSTON 41-43.00N 070-31.00W. B. CHESAPEAKE 36-44.00N 076-01.00W. C. CHARLESTON 32-08.00N 081-42.00W. D. MIAMI 25-30.00N 080-23.00W. E. NEW ORLEANS 29-53.00N 089-57.00W. F. SAN JUAN 18-27.00N 066-06.00W.

Source: NGA Maritime Safety Information. Not for navigation. 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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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)75 km away
Scot Stuttgart, San Juan, PR, USA (NTSB DCA25FM040) · SCOT STUTTGART
Jun 8, 2023Towing/BargeNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)73 km away
San Juan-Jax Bridge / Signet Thunder, Catano, PR, USA (NTSB DCA23FM035) · SIGNET THUNDER
Aug 8, 2022ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)70 km away
Winslow Griesser / Desakata, Vega Baja, PR, USA (NTSB DCA22PM034)
Dec 24, 2020ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)95 km away
ITV Proassist III, Yabucoa, PR, USA (NTSB DCA21FM011)
Feb 12, 2019ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)75 km away
NORWEGIAN EPIC, San Juan, PR, USA (NTSB DCA19FM016) · NORWEGIAN EPIC
Aug 17, 2016ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)77 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.

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