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Port of Azov

Russia

UN/LOCODERUAZOWhat is a UN/LOCODE?47.1° N, 39.4333° ELocal timeEurope/Moscow, UTC+3

In short

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

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

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Azov from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 44080). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Very small
Harbour type
River (natural)
Shelter
Good
Channel depth
2 m
Anchorage depth
3 m
Cargo pier depth
3 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
First port of entry
No
Repairs
Limited

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

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Azov 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)
941°170.5324
933°150.6324
1134°220.5324
810°170.5324
43°80.4324
4322°60.3224
8283°180.3224
5348°130.3224
220°40.2224
130°30.1224
5311°120224

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, 35 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.

Azov: 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 97% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (30).

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

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

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Azov, last 14 days
09-12
1
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).

Azov: global benchmarks

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

Port liner shipping connectivity, 3 2016
6.8
UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023).
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

1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Apr 8, 2022. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • OtherApr 8, 2022Cargo Ship99 km away

    SEA OF AZOV: On 8 April, at 2253 local time, the Malta-flagged general cargo ship APACHE was fired upon by Russian Navy and Coast Guard vessels while underway, after deviating from a convoy transiting from Taganrog Bay, eastern Sea of Azov, to the Kerch Strait. According to press reports, the vessel was in a convoy when she deviated her course towards Mariupol and was ordered by the Russian Navy to return to the convoy. After not complying, the Russian Navy and Coast Guard fired upon the vessel,

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