Port of Shanghai
In short
Shanghai: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 01:00 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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- In port now
- 0
- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 0
- Departures, last 24 h
- 0
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
- 0
Vessels near Shanghai
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.
No vessels detected near Shanghai in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Shanghai from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 59970). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Large
- Harbour type
- River (natural)
- Shelter
- Good
- Channel depth
- 8 m
- Anchorage depth
- 14 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 11 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 9 m
- Mean tide
- 2 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Large
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Shanghai over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.
| Time (UTC) | Wind (kn) | From | Gusts (kn) | Waves (m) | Period (s) | Visibility (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 42° | 10 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 3 | 26° | 8 | 0.1 | 2 | 9.1 | |
| 3 | 78° | 8 | 0.2 | 2 | 9.4 | |
| 3 | 21° | 5 | 0.1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 4 | 15° | 8 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 4 | 21° | 11 | 0.2 | 2 | 20 | |
| 6 | 3° | 14 | 0.3 | 3 | 24 | |
| 6 | 341° | 13 | 0.3 | 3 | 24 | |
| 5 | 328° | 13 | 0.4 | 3 | 24 | |
| 8 | 332° | 20 | 0.4 | 3 | 24 | |
| 4 | 337° | 9 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 2, 2026, 18:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 30 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.
Shanghai: daily port calls from satellite AIS (IMF PortWatch)
Estimates published by the International Monetary Fund's PortWatch, built from satellite and terrestrial AIS. They cover waters our own receivers do not reach yet. These are the IMF's figures, not Voydar's counts.
The IMF estimates 523 port calls in the 7 days and 2,459 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 33% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (3,666).
- Container
- 828
- Tanker
- 480
- Dry bulk
- 702
- General cargo
- 294
- Ro-ro
- 155
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 37.2 million tonnes.
09-12 68 | 09-13 78 | 09-14 71 | 09-15 80 | 09-16 84 | 09-17 84 | 09-18 67 | 09-19 79 | 09-20 66 | 09-21 74 | 09-22 87 | 09-23 78 | 09-24 83 | 09-25 56 |
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org). IMF estimates, updated weekly; the latest days are revised. portwatch.imf.org. Counts cover container ships, tankers, dry bulk, general cargo and ro-ro vessels (30-day totals above).
Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported
7 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Jul 26, 2008, located where the board states a position. The most recent:
- Dec 21, 2023국립해양조사원 선박사고 포인트 (KHOA marine casualty points from KMST cases)73 km away
- Dec 13, 2023국립해양조사원 선박사고 포인트 (KHOA marine casualty points from KMST cases)24 km away
- Jul 11, 2017국립해양조사원 선박사고 포인트 (KHOA marine casualty points from KMST cases)73 km away
- Mar 21, 2016국립해양조사원 선박사고 포인트 (KHOA marine casualty points from KMST cases)20 km away
- Dec 9, 2015衝突運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)20 km away
- Sep 13, 2015국립해양조사원 선박사고 포인트 (KHOA marine casualty points from KMST cases)75 km away
- Jul 26, 2008국립해양조사원 선박사고 포인트 (KHOA marine casualty points from KMST cases)83 km away
Source: 국립해양조사원 선박사고 포인트 (KHOA marine casualty points from KMST cases). 출처: 해양수산부 국립해양조사원, 선박사고 포인트(해양안전심판원), 공공데이터포털 (Source: KHOA marine casualty points, Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal, data.go.kr). Licence: data.go.kr: 이용허락범위 제한 없음 (no restriction on the scope of use).
Source: 運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports). 出典：運輸安全委員会「船舶事故等調査報告書」（https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/）。Seadar が項目を抽出・加工して作成 (Source: Japan Transport Safety Board marine accident reports; fields extracted and edited by Seadar). Licence: Public Data License 1.0 (公共データ利用規約 第1.0版, PDL1.0; compatible with CC BY 4.0).
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