Port profile · SIKOP
Koper
Koper is a small natural coastal harbour on the Adriatic Sea, in Slovenia. Its UN/LOCODE is SIKOP. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Koper offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, fresh water, major repairs and a medium dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Koper
What members see for Koper, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Koper, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Koper right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Koper day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Koper and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Koper offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck stores
- No
- Engine stores
- No
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Slipway
- Medium
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Koper, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Koper
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Koper, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 0.7 deficiencies on average. Most often found: certificates & documentation, water/weathertight condition, emergency systems, safety of navigation, labour conditions (mlc).
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Ports near Koper
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Questions about Koper
What is the UN/LOCODE of Koper?
The UN/LOCODE of Koper is SIKOP.
Is pilotage compulsory in Koper?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Koper as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Koper?
Yes. Koper offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Koper have a dry dock?
Yes. Koper has a medium dry dock and major ship repairs.
Is Koper a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Koper.
How many port state control inspections are there in Koper?
3 port state control inspections were recorded in Koper in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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