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Port of Doel

Belgium

UN/LOCODEBEDELWhat is a UN/LOCODE?51.3167° N, 4.2667° ELocal timeEurope/Brussels, UTC+2

In short

Doel: 8 ships in port now, 5 arrivals and 3 departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 2, 2026, 00:21 UTC).

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In port now
8
Arrivals, last 24 h
5
Departures, last 24 h
3
Ships nearby, last 6 h
40

Doel is part of the Port of Antwerpen. Its ship calls are counted on the Antwerpen page, which covers the whole port.

Source: published description of the port, recorded by Voydar's editorial review.

Arrivals and departures AIS-detected

Ships Voydar detected in port from their AIS positions: who is in port now and who left in the last 48 hours. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown, and at places without a charted harbour only ships with an IMO number count. Times UTC.

In port now

VesselArrived
Portugal HANSA MUNKSUNDCargo (hazardous cat. D)Oct 1, 2026, 19:11 UTC
United States MAERSK IOWACargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 1, 2026, 10:06 UTC
Liberia MSC SUEDEROOG FCargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 1, 2026, 04:06 UTC
Liberia MSC MONICA CRISTINACargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 1, 2026, 02:41 UTC
Liberia MSC ANGOLACargo (hazardous cat. B)Sep 30, 2026, 21:24 UTC
Panama MSC FABIENNECargo (hazardous cat. A)Sep 30, 2026, 20:13 UTC
Barbados NORD VINDCargoSep 30, 2026, 13:19 UTC
Liberia MSC PILAR VICargo (hazardous cat. A)Sep 30, 2026, 03:39 UTC

Left in the last 48 h

VesselLeftTime in port
Liberia MSC TAERIMCargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 1, 2026, 16:59 UTC29 h 41 min
Panama MSC MARIA PIACargoOct 1, 2026, 13:12 UTC34 h 29 min
Belgium PIERRE PETIT SURVEYOtherOct 1, 2026, 12:57 UTC1 h 35 min
Liberia MSC ZIVANACargo (hazardous cat. D)Sep 30, 2026, 19:24 UTC46 h 38 min
Liberia MSC MIA SUMMER IICargo (hazardous cat. A)Sep 30, 2026, 18:44 UTC19 h 40 min
Liberia MSC TEMA VIIIOther (hazardous cat. A)Sep 30, 2026, 16:58 UTC45 h 51 min
Singapore CLEMENS SCHULTECargo (hazardous cat. A)Sep 30, 2026, 07:57 UTC20 h 37 min
Cyprus CT ENDEAVORCargo (hazardous cat. A)Sep 30, 2026, 06:27 UTC29 h 30 min
Portugal MSC BRUNELLACargo (hazardous cat. D)Sep 30, 2026, 05:19 UTC2 d 4 h
Portugal MSC INDIACargo (hazardous cat. A)Sep 30, 2026, 00:57 UTC2 d 1 h

As of Oct 2, 2026, 00:21 UTC.

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Arrivals per day AIS-detected

Ships Voydar detected arriving at Doel on each of the last 30 days (UTC), counted once per ship per day. A day with no bar had no detected arrivals, which can also mean a gap in our AIS coverage.

0510Sep 2, 2026: 3 shipsSep 2Sep 3, 2026: 2 shipsSep 4, 2026: 3 shipsSep 5, 2026: 6 shipsSep 6, 2026: 2 shipsSep 7, 2026: 3 shipsSep 8, 2026: 5 shipsSep 9, 2026: 5 shipsSep 9Sep 10, 2026: 7 shipsSep 11, 2026: 5 shipsSep 12, 2026: 0 shipsSep 13, 2026: 7 shipsSep 14, 2026: 4 shipsSep 15, 2026: 7 shipsSep 16, 2026: 3 shipsSep 16Sep 17, 2026: 7 shipsSep 18, 2026: 5 shipsSep 19, 2026: 2 shipsSep 20, 2026: 7 shipsSep 21, 2026: 4 shipsSep 22, 2026: 6 shipsSep 23, 2026: 2 shipsSep 23Sep 24, 2026: 5 shipsSep 25, 2026: 7 shipsSep 26, 2026: 2 shipsSep 27, 2026: 5 shipsSep 28, 2026: 6 shipsSep 29, 2026: 3 shipsSep 30, 2026: 6 shipsSep 30Oct 1, 2026: 5 ships
134 arrivals in 30 days, 4.5 a day on average.
Show as a table
Day (UTC)Ships arriving
Sep 2, 20263
Sep 3, 20262
Sep 4, 20263
Sep 5, 20266
Sep 6, 20262
Sep 7, 20263
Sep 8, 20265
Sep 9, 20265
Sep 10, 20267
Sep 11, 20265
Sep 12, 20260
Sep 13, 20267
Sep 14, 20264
Sep 15, 20267
Sep 16, 20263
Sep 17, 20267
Sep 18, 20265
Sep 19, 20262
Sep 20, 20267
Sep 21, 20264
Sep 22, 20266
Sep 23, 20262
Sep 24, 20265
Sep 25, 20267
Sep 26, 20262
Sep 27, 20265
Sep 28, 20266
Sep 29, 20263
Sep 30, 20266
Oct 1, 20265

Vessels near Doel

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.

Vessels near Doel
VesselLast seen
NetherlandsSERENOCargo
FranceGERARD SCHMITTERPassenger
BelgiumPOA 1Port tender
BelgiumMRB34
LuxembourgDIOGO CAODredging or underwater ops
BelgiumSPN 21Law enforcement
BelgiumDW 3Other
BelgiumPIETER BRUEGEL
BelgiumRIVER DRONE 7Cargo
BelgiumSOMTRANS XXIXTanker
BelgiumMAC 11Other
NetherlandsBERYLTanker
Hong KongCOSCO SHIPPING VIRGOCargo (hazardous cat. A)
LiberiaVIGOR OL ACECargo
BelgiumDEN DUVELOther
PortugalFAIRPLAY XIVTug
PortugalFAIRPLAY IIITug
GermanyTUI ARIAPassenger
NetherlandsHOLLANDS DIEPTanker
PortugalPANDA 002Cargo
SwitzerlandANACONDATanker
BelgiumVB GRIZZLYTug
SwitzerlandVIKING EISTLAOther
BelgiumCALISTHEA
NetherlandsAT LASTPleasure craft
BelgiumTUG 10Tug
GermanyAARBURGCargo
NetherlandsHERMINACargo
PanamaLOCH CRINANCargo
BelgiumMRB36 NELE
NetherlandsVANQUISHTanker
NetherlandsSOMTRANS XXXIOther
BelgiumVEREMANSOther
BelgiumVB EAGLETug
BelgiumMAC 8Cargo
BelgiumAZIMUTTanker
NetherlandsOLESIACargo
NetherlandsANNELIESCargo
BelgiumDEWATERBUS 12Passenger
NorwayHAVSTRAUMTanker (hazardous cat. B)

Water level

Latest readings at gauges within 20 km of Doel, as published by each water authority, with the last 48 hours. Times in UTC.

GaugeLevelChange (3 h)Last 48 hReading (UTC)
Rilland Bathse spuisluis binnenrelative to NAP · 8.8 km away-8 cm-2 cm
Rilland Bathse spuisluis buitenrelative to NAP · 8.8 km away-201 cm-228 cm
Schaar van de Noordrelative to NAP · 9.8 km away-207 cm-206 cm

Source: Rijkswaterstaat Waterwebservices (water heights, NAP). Water levels: Rijkswaterstaat (Waterinfo), public domain. Licence: Public Domain Mark 1.0.

Gauges are matched to this port by distance (within 20 km of the port position), a link derived by Voydar, not stated by the authority. Levels are relative to each gauge's own reference level: they are not water depths. Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Doel 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)
4223°70.2224
4216°70.2224
2228°80.2224
1136°20.1224
1123°20.1124
1153°20.1224
2284°80.1224
2350°40.1224
1294°30.1224
1315°10.1324
2247°70.1524

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, 18:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 52 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.

Marine conditions near Doel

Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.

Buoy North Sea · 256.5 kmobserved
Water temp
—
Air temp
18°C (64°F)
Wind
7 kn @ 180°
Waves
0.5 m (2 ft)

Weather buoys

Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.

Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

1 accident or incident within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Feb 22, 2015, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Source: NTSB marine investigations (CAROL). Courtesy: National Transportation Safety Board. Licence: US Government work (17 U.S.C. §105), public domain.

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

5 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Oct 6, 1999. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • OtherMar 20, 2022Tanker40 km away

    NETHERLANDS: On 20 March, a group of protesters onboard small boats met the Malta-flagged tanker WAIKIKI while on its way to the port of Rotterdam, near position 51-38N 003-59E. According to press reports, environmental activists were protesting against oil imports from Russia. The tanker was loaded with 100,000 tons of crude oil.

  • OtherMar 20, 2022Tanker3 km away

    BELGIUM: On 20 March, a group of protesters onboard small boats swarmed the Liberia-flagged tanker SCF BALTICA while transiting to the port of Antwerp, near position 51-19N 004-19E. According to press reports environmental activists were protesting against oil imports from Russia. The group was holding banners and swimmers were also seen in front of the tanker. The tanker was loaded with 85,000 tons of fuel oil.

  • OtherJan 16, 2021Merchant Vessel65 km away

    On 16 January, customs officers in Rotterdam discovered two separate shipments of cocaine, totaling approximately 1,069 kilograms. The first shipment of 839 kilograms was found in a shipping container from Brazil with two old Volkswagen vans. The second shipment of 230 kilograms of cocaine was found in a shipping container full of beer.

  • Pirate AssaultMar 28, 2001Vessel89 km away

    BELGIUM: THE 22,300-TON, NIS-FLAG BULK CARRIER (SPAR EIGHT) WAS BOARDED 28 MAR AT 0240 LOCAL TIME BY TWO ARMED MEN WHO ENTERED THE MASTER'S CABIN, BOUND HIS HANDS AND FEET, AND RANSACKED THE CABIN, APPARENTLY IN SEARCH OF KEYS OR SAFE COMBINATION. THE THIEVES TOOK $320 FROM THE MASTER'S WALLET AND LEFT THE SHIP.

  • OtherOct 6, 1999Vessel15 km away

    THE 20,391-TON, PANAMANIAN-FLAG RO-RO, MSC CARMEN, WAS BLOCKADED IN A REPAIR DOCK IN ANTWERP (51-13N 004-24E) BY GREENPEACE ACTIVISTS, PROTESTING ITS COATING WITH A PAINT USING THE CHEMICAL TBT WHICH IS NOT REGISTERED FOR USE IN BELGIUM.

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