Rota, Northern Mariana Islands

Port · MPROP · 14.14°, 145.13° · Metals, Machinery & Electrical Equipment, Mineral Products

in force · 60 nm
4
issued · 30 d
4
since 1997
485
vessel calls / yr
16

In force within 60 nm · 4

Other 1 · Exercises 1 · Nav aids 2

  1. HYDROPAC 1978/26 · Other3.1 nm · 2026-07-10
    Due to Tropical Storm Bavi, Rota Island port is closed, while Apra Harbor and Tinian ports have reopened.
  2. HYDROPAC 2325/26 · Exercises37 nm · 2026-08-12
    Hazardous operations occur daily August 18-20, 0100Z to 1300Z, within three miles of two positions near Guam in the Philippine Sea.
  3. HYDROPAC 2296/26 · Nav aids42.9 nm · 2026-08-10
    The US Coast Guard remote communication facility near Guam at 13-29N 144-50E has unreliable high-frequency radio capabilities.
  4. HYDROPAC 1906/26 · Nav aids42.9 nm · 2026-07-03
    The United States Coast Guard's remote communication facility at Guam (13-29N 144-50E) has unreliable broadcast and communication services.

Issued in the last 12 months, now cancelled · 13

  1. HYDROPAC 2390/26 · Exercises37 nm · 2026-08-20 → 2026-08-20
    Hazardous operations occur daily 0100Z to 1300Z from 24 to 27 August within three miles of two positions near Guam.
  2. HYDROPAC 2374/26 · Exercises37 nm · 2026-08-19 → 2026-08-19
    Hazardous operations occur daily from 0100Z to 1300Z, 25-27 August, within three miles of two positions near Guam.
  3. HYDROPAC 1139/26 · Exercises37 nm · 2026-04-17 → 2026-08-17
    Hazardous operations occur within three miles of 13-27.00N 145-08.00E and 13-42.00N 144-36.00E near Guam daily 21-23 April from 0100Z to 1300Z.
  4. HYDROPAC 1138/26 · Exercises49.4 nm · 2026-04-17 → 2026-08-17
    Hazardous operations occur near Guam from April 17, 2200 UTC to April 18, 1200 UTC in an area bounded by 13-30N 145-09E, 13-30N 145-30E, 13-10N 145-30E, 13-10N 145-09E.
  5. HYDROPAC 1128/26 · Nav aids42.9 nm · 2026-04-13 → 2026-08-17
    U.S. Coast Guard remote communication facility Guam broadcast services unreliable from 1730Z to 1930Z on 21 and 22 April.
  6. HYDROPAC 1094/26 · Other20.7 nm · 2026-04-12 → 2026-08-17
    Apra Harbor, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan ports are closed due to Tropical Storm Sinlaku; previous navigational warning 1092/26 is canceled.
  7. HYDROPAC 947/26 · Other42.9 nm · 2026-03-28 → 2026-08-17
    United States Coast Guard remote communication facility at Guam, 13-29N 144-50E, has weather message services interrupted.
  8. HYDROPAC 124/26 · Exercises50 nm · 2026-01-14 → 2026-04-17
    Hazardous operations 212200Z to 220700Z jan in area within three miles of 13-30.39N 144-34.22E
  9. HYDROPAC 113/26 · Exercises37 nm · 2026-01-14 → 2026-04-17
    Hazardous operations 0100Z to 1300Z daily 20 thru 22 jan in areas within three miles of: a. 13-27.00N…
  10. HYDROPAC 83/26 · Other43.2 nm · 2026-01-11 → 2026-04-17
    Uscg remote communication facility guam 13-28.6N 144-50.1E weather message services unreliable
  11. HYDROPAC 3212/25 · Other43.2 nm · 2025-12-04 → 2026-01-16
    Uscg remote communication facility guam 13-28.6N 144-50.1E weather message services unreliable
  12. HYDROPAC 3192/25 · Exercises37 nm · 2025-12-03 → 2026-01-16
    Hazardous operations 0100Z to 1300Z daily 08 thru 10 dec in areas within three miles of: a. 13-27.00N…
  13. HYDROPAC 3191/25 · Exercises57.2 nm · 2025-12-03 → 2026-01-16
    Hazardous operations 0001Z to 0400Z daily 08 thru 11 dec in area within five miles of 13-29.00N 144-25.00E

Share of Northern Mariana Islands's maritime trade through this port (PortWatch): imports 456%, exports 388%.

Chokepoint and port data: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) — IMF and the University of Oxford, via the UN Global Platform. Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and port authority notices.

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