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Kotor
Kotor is a very small natural coastal harbour on the Adriatic Sea, in Montenegro. Its UN/LOCODE is MEKOT. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Kotor offers fuel oil, provisions, ship stores, fresh water and a medium dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Kotor
What members see for Kotor, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Kotor, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Kotor right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Kotor day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Kotor and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Kotor offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck stores
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Medium
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- No
- Floating cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Kotor, 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
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- No
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Med mooring
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- No
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
Port state control at Kotor
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Kotor, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 0.7 deficiencies on average. Most often found: certificates & documentation, structural condition, pollution prevention, labour conditions (mlc).
See which ships were inspected and detained at Kotor, and what was found.
Ports near Kotor
Other Montenegro ports on the same stretch of coast.
Questions about Kotor
What is the UN/LOCODE of Kotor?
The UN/LOCODE of Kotor is MEKOT.
Is pilotage compulsory in Kotor?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Kotor as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Kotor?
Yes. Kotor offers fuel oil, according to the nautical port index.
Does Kotor have a dry dock?
Yes. Kotor has a medium dry dock and limited ship repairs.
Is Kotor a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Kotor.
How many port state control inspections are there in Kotor?
6 port state control inspections were recorded in Kotor in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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