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Port of Frankfurt am Main

Germany

UN/LOCODEDEFRAWhat is a UN/LOCODE?50.1167° N, 8.6833° ELocal timeEurope/Berlin, UTC+2

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Frankfurt am Main: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 17:38 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Vessels near Frankfurt am Main

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 Frankfurt am Main
VesselLast seen
GermanyVIGILIACargo
GermanyPONTON 35Dredging or underwater ops
NetherlandsVENTUROWing in ground
GermanyMS 111
GermanyBADENIAOther
GermanyWALTER KOLBPassenger
SwitzerlandVIKING GEFJONOther
GermanyFEUERLOESCHBOOT FFMOther
GermanyEXPERIMENTAOther
GermanyJOH.WOLFG.V.GOETHE
GermanyMARIA SIBYLLA MERIANPassenger
GermanyWAPPEN VON FRANKFURTPassenger
GermanyNAUTILUSPassenger
GermanyWAIBEL 11Cargo
GermanyWESTFALIATowing
MaltaRIVER ARIAPassenger
NetherlandsPALLADIUM KDPassenger
GermanyMS GUTTENBERGCargo
SwitzerlandVIKING VALIPassenger
GermanyWIKINGERPassenger
GermanyPONTON 34Dredging or underwater ops
SwitzerlandAPT SOLARAOther
GermanyMS99Other
GermanyNICARUSOther
GermanyEXCELLENCE BARONESSPassenger
GermanyRUMPENHEIMOther
GermanyADLER
GermanyDOLCE VITAPleasure craft
SwitzerlandANTONIO BELLUCCIPassenger
NetherlandsSTOLT NECKARTanker
GermanyKARINCargo
GermanyTABALUGAPleasure craft

Water level

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

GaugeLevelChange (3 h)Last 48 hReading (UTC)
Frankfurt OsthafenMain · relative to gauge zero · 2.6 km away151 cmBelow mean low water-5 cm
KrotzenburgMain · relative to gauge zero · 19.8 km away96 cmBelow mean low water-10 cm

Source: PEGELONLINE water levels (German federal waterways). Water levels: WSV, PEGELONLINE (dl-de/zero-2-0). Unchecked raw data. Licence: DL-DE Zero 2.0.

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 Frankfurt am Main 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)
216°7NaNNaN24
239°5NaNNaN24
349°5NaNNaN24
2130°7NaNNaN24
3182°8NaNNaN24
4214°11NaNNaN24
7199°14NaNNaN14
10328°24NaNNaN16
7302°17NaNNaN24
5277°10NaNNaN24

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 6, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 6, 2026, 12:00 UTC.

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.

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Oct 6, 2023. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • IncidentOct 6, 2023Passenger Ship83 km away

    GERMANY: On the night of 6–7 October, an unknown number of robbers boarded the moored Switzerlandflagged passenger ship OLYMPIA on the Moselle River close to its confluence with the Rhine River in the city of Koblenz, near position 50-21N 007-35E, and took the ship’s 50-kg copper bell, secured with a lock, from the upper deck. Further damage occurred when the perpetrators broke into the ship’ interior and stole other ship’s properties. The Koblenz water police are investigating the incident.

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Marinas near Frankfurt am Main

Marinas and small craft harbours whose nearest Voydar port is Frankfurt am Main, with their straight-line distance (derived). Each page shows the facilities and contacts its sources report.

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