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Port of Gelsenkirchen

Germany

UN/LOCODEDEGEKWhat is a UN/LOCODE?51.5167° N, 7.1167° ELocal timeEurope/Berlin, UTC+2

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Gelsenkirchen: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 5, 2026, 02:31 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Vessels near Gelsenkirchen

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 Gelsenkirchen
VesselLast seen
NetherlandsESTANCIA
GermanyPLANETEN TORCargo
GermanyNO MONEYPleasure craft
NetherlandsVIRAYATanker
GermanyJESSICAOther
NetherlandsHE-JOCargo
PolandMS IZABEL
GermanySTEFFIOther
NetherlandsKLASINACargo
BelgiumSALVINACargo
NetherlandsANTIDACargo

Water level

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

GaugeLevelChange (3 h)Last 48 hReading (UTC)
HattingenRuhr · relative to gauge zero · 13.4 km away95 cm-3 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 Gelsenkirchen 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)
2118°4NaNNaN24
4199°6NaNNaN24
5245°13NaNNaN24
3232°5NaNNaN24
3220°5NaNNaN24
3205°5NaNNaN24
1281°6NaNNaN24
255°5NaNNaN24
377°5NaNNaN24
290°4NaNNaN24
155°7NaNNaN24

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 4, 2026, 18:00 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.

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