The Port of Kotor operates an international maritime border crossing 24/7 beside the Old Town, at the head of the Bay of Kotor. The port has defined berth and draught limits, and pilotage is compulsory for yachts over 1,000 GRT unless an authorised exception applies. Send your yacht, dimensions, crew, route and ETA and we will connect you with a suitable local agent.
Kotor combines an active international border crossing with cruise-port operations, specific berth dimensions and a statutory pilotage threshold for larger yachts. Local assistance is useful for coordinating those port requirements with the yacht's arrival and clearance rather than treating Kotor as a simple marina call.
The port publishes different dimensions and draughts for its international-border berth and the Škurda berth. A local agent can give the port the yacht's length and draught early and coordinate the berth that is actually suitable.
Montenegro's Law on Yachts and the Port of Kotor's marina information identify compulsory pilotage for yachts over 1,000 GRT, subject to the legal exception process. An agent can coordinate the requirement with the port.
Kotor serves cruise ships as well as yachts and operates around the clock. A local agent can align berth availability and authority attendance with the yacht's ETA, especially when cruise traffic is using the main quay.
Prepare the applicable records before arrival or departure.
Kotor is an authorised maritime border crossing deep inside Boka Bay, so arrival planning needs to account for the inner-bay transit, berth characteristics and pilotage requirements for larger yachts.
Send the yacht's ETA, dimensions, gross tonnage and route before arrival. This allows berth availability, any applicable pilotage requirement and the current Harbour Master, Border Police and Customs attendance to be coordinated for the intended Kotor call.
Kotor lies beyond the Verige narrows at the head of Boka Bay. A yacht intending to clear at Kotor therefore passes the outer-bay locations first, so Kotor should be established as the intended international clearance point before the final approach.
The Port of Kotor publishes a 168-metre international maritime border-crossing berth with depths ranging from 12.8 to 8.6 metres. Yacht dimensions and draught matter when planning whether the main berth is suitable for the vessel.
Kotor also publishes a separate 76-metre Škurda berth with a maximum moored draught of 4 metres for stern-berth use. Larger or deeper-draught yachts should therefore have the intended berth confirmed as part of the arrival plan.
The Harbour Master, Border Police and Customs handle the yacht, people aboard and Customs matters respectively. A local yacht-clearance agent can prepare the file and coordinate the timing while official decisions remain with the competent authorities.
The Port of Kotor prohibits anchoring and staying within 450 metres of the Luža port light. Elsewhere, Montenegro's yacht rules restrict anchoring to established anchorages unless the Harbour Master's Office authorises another location for a specified period.
The Port of Kotor states that it is open for traffic 24/7 and identifies its main quay as an international maritime border-crossing point. Montenegro's published crossing list classifies Kotor for passenger and goods traffic, making it one of the country's three maritime crossings with that designation.
The international-border berth is 168 metres long, with published depths from 12.8 to 8.6 metres. The 76-metre berth in the Škurda channel serves smaller vessels and stern-moored megayachts with a maximum moored draught of 4 metres. The port therefore needs the yacht's dimensions before allocation.
Montenegro's Law on Yachts makes pilotage compulsory for foreign yachts over 1,000 gross tonnage entering or departing Montenegrin waters, subject to a statutory exception process. The Port of Kotor's marina information also specifically lists pilotage for yachts over 1,000 GRT.
The Port of Kotor publishes a prohibition on anchoring and staying within a 450-metre radius around the Luža port light. Outside designated anchorages elsewhere in Montenegro, the Law on Yachts requires Harbour Master approval for a specified period, so anchoring should not be assumed from chart space alone.
Yes. The Port of Kotor operates an international maritime border crossing and states that the port is open for traffic 24/7. Montenegro's published crossing list classifies Kotor for passenger and goods traffic.
Yes. Kotor lies at the head of Boka Bay beyond the Verige narrows, so a yacht using Kotor as its clearance port continues past the outer-bay crossings before reaching the port. The arrival should therefore be coordinated as a Kotor call rather than treated as an unplanned stop farther inside the bay.
It depends on the berth. The international-border berth publishes depths from 12.8 to 8.6 metres, while the Škurda berth has a maximum moored draught of 4 metres for stern-berth use. Send the yacht's length and draught so the suitable option can be checked.
Montenegro's Law on Yachts requires pilotage for foreign yachts over 1,000 GRT entering or departing Montenegrin waters, subject to a statutory exception process. The Port of Kotor also lists pilotage for yachts over 1,000 GRT among its marina services.
The port specifically prohibits anchoring and staying within 450 metres of the Luža port light. Elsewhere, yachts should use established anchorages unless Harbour Master approval has been obtained for anchoring outside them.
Kotor places the yacht at the head of the bay beside the Old Town and is listed for passenger and goods traffic. Tivat and Portonovi are farther out in the bay and operate inside large marinas. The better choice depends on the yacht's route, dimensions, berth plan and any customs requirements.
Use this page for Kotor arrival, departure and Montenegro yacht-paperwork assistance.