Skip to content

Port of Melle

Belgium

UN/LOCODEBEMELWhat is a UN/LOCODE?51° N, 3.8° ELocal timeEurope/Brussels, UTC+2

In short

Melle: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 15:55 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

Watch this port

Get an email when Melle is busier than usual or is named in an official release.

We email you a link and a code. That creates a free account, no password or card, and follows Melle.

Free account, no card: follow up to 5 ships and ports. Plus follows 50, Pro 500.

By continuing you accept the Terms and the Privacy policy.

In port now
0
Arrivals, last 24 h
0
Departures, last 24 h
0
Ships nearby, last 6 h
28

Vessels near Melle

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 Melle
VesselLast seen
NetherlandsTERSCHELLINGCargo
Antigua & BarbudaKAIRECargo
MauritiusDN40Dredging or underwater ops
NetherlandsCONQUEST 1Cargo
NetherlandsSAVANNA
BelgiumVB PEARLTug
BelgiumEENDRACHT 3Cargo
MaltaSEAEAGLE IICargo
BelgiumMAURICE MAETERLINCKOther
BelgiumWILLEM 1
LuxembourgLE GUERRIERDredging or underwater ops
BelgiumCYRIEL BUYSSE
DenmarkHUMBRIA SEAWAYSCargo
Hong KongGHARAPURI ISLANDCargo
BelgiumCADENSIAOther
BelgiumFAST OLIVIACargo
MauritiusARENTDredging or underwater ops
GermanyBAUKEOther
NorwaySYDSTRAUMTanker (hazardous cat. B)
LiberiaROSTRUM SINGAPORECargo
GermanyEILTANK 50Other
BelgiumSCHELDEDAMCargo
BelgiumFUTURAOther
LiberiaOCEAN DIAMONDCargo
ChinaBAO NING LINGCargo
BelgiumVB LIEVEN GEVAERTTug
Antigua & BarbudaVESPERCargo
BulgariaCARPE DIEM 1Cargo

Forecast

Model forecast for Melle 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)
35°70.1324
339°60.1324
351°50.1324
260°70.1424
240°70.1524
330°40.1524
1250°10.1224
2225°60.2324
3251°90.3324
1174°20.2424

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 3, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 3, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 59 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 Melle

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

Buoy F3 Light Vessel · 201.6 kmobserved
Water temp
19.1°C (66°F)
Air temp
19.1°C (66°F)
Wind
4.1 kn @ 300°
Waves
0.2 m (1 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

4 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, 2022Tanker72 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, 2022Tanker50 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.

  • Pirate AssaultMar 28, 2001Vessel63 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, 1999Vessel48 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.

Tools for this port

Use this data

This page is also available as JSON, free, with the source and licence of every section. Sections whose sources do not permit redistribution are listed as withheld.

GET /api/v1/ports/BEMEL
View JSONAPI documentationFree without a key for occasional use; use an API key for more.

Using this data in code?

Every account gets a personal API allowance: 2,500 credits a month free, 25,000 with Pro. Pro adds internal business use; API plans add building the data into your own products.

See plans

Nearby ports