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Port of Stade

Germany

UN/LOCODEDESTAWhat is a UN/LOCODE?53.6° N, 9.4833° ELocal timeEurope/Berlin, UTC+2

In short

Stade: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 2, 2026, 03:00 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
36

Expected arrivals AIS-detected

Ships whose AIS destination names Stade, with the arrival time their crew entered. Reported in the last 24 hours, due within 7 days. Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.

5 ships shown, earliest first.

VesselETA (UTC)Destination as broadcastMatched by
Liberia ECO LEGACYCargoOct 2, 2026, 17:00 UTCDE STAUN/LOCODE
Netherlands CORAL MONACTISTankerOct 2, 2026, 21:30 UTCDESTAUN/LOCODE
Marshall Islands DOROTHEA SCHULTETanker (hazardous cat. D)Oct 2, 2026, 21:30 UTCDESTAUN/LOCODE
United Kingdom ZITA SCHULTETankerOct 4, 2026, 01:00 UTCDESTAUN/LOCODE
Malta CGAS MASTERTankerOct 5, 2026, 12:00 UTCDESTAUN/LOCODE

Source: AIS voyage reports via BarentsWatch AIS API, AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 2, 2026, 03:00 UTC.

Vessels near Stade

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 Stade
VesselLast seen
LiberiaCZECHCargo
GermanyVB HUNTETug
ItalyAIDASOLPassenger
Hong KongCOSCO SHIPPING LIBRACargo (hazardous cat. A)
MaltaHANSEATIC NATUREPassenger
GermanyVB EMOETug
GermanyHANSOther
GermanyFAIRPLAY-35Tug
GermanyFAIRPLAY-54Tug
GermanyWINDROSEOther
GermanyBUETZFLETHTug
GermanyPILOT PAGENSANDPilot vessel
GermanyELBCLEARING 3Tug
GermanyDAT OLE LAND 2Passenger
GermanyFAIRPLAY-51Tug
GermanyWILHELMINE VON STADESailing
NetherlandsMERSEYDredging or underwater ops
GermanySCHWINGEFLAIRPassenger
GermanySTADERSANDTug
GermanyMAVERICK EYOLA
GermanyCAPELLATanker
PortugalDP WORLD ANTWERPCargo
GermanySTADEOther
NorwayFINNMARKENPassenger
MaltaENERGOS FORCETanker
SingaporeDAVID SCHULTETanker (hazardous cat. B)
GermanyTOBIASPleasure craft
GermanySY SOPHIESailing
GermanyDWARSLOCHOther
GermanyWULF 4Tug
GermanyTUEMMLERLaw enforcement
GermanyPALIDAPleasure craft
GermanyBUXTEHUDEOther
GermanySOPHIA SORAYACargo
GermanySUSANNEPleasure craft
GermanyHENRY KOEPCKESearch and rescue

Water level

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

GaugeLevelChange (3 h)Last 48 hReading (UTC)
StadersandElbe · relative to gauge zero · 4.4 km away578 cm+169 cm
HetlingenElbe · relative to gauge zero · 6.8 km away571 cm+161 cm
Grauerort ReedeElbe · relative to gauge zero · 8.8 km away588 cm+182 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.

Elbe water-level outlook

Probabilistic forecast from Germany's Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG) for the gauges that set loading limits near Stade.

Neu Darchau: weekly mean, next 6 weeksissued Sep 28, 2026 · gauge 101 km away

WeekMedianRange (5–95 %)Usual (1991–2020)
Sep 28 – Oct 470 cm60 cm – 79 cm153 cm
Oct 5 – Oct 1161 cm43 cm – 83 cm172 cm
Oct 12 – Oct 1866 cm42 cm – 115 cm180 cm
Oct 19 – Oct 2586 cm42 cm – 148 cm186 cm
Oct 26 – Nov 1102 cm50 cm – 169 cm189 cm
Nov 2 – Nov 8120 cm57 cm – 201 cm191 cm

Source: BfG water-level forecasts (14-day Rhine, 6-week Rhine/Elbe/Danube). Forecast: Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde (BfG), CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

A forecast, not an observation. Centimetres at the gauge (gauge zero), as published; values above 640 cm are not published. Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Stade 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)
4264°70.2NaN24
5283°110.1NaN24
3313°90.1NaN24
3120°40.1NaN24
4148°60.1NaN24
3171°80.1NaN24
3235°70.1NaN24
1259°20.1NaN24
4248°70.2NaN24
6297°120.2NaN24

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, 55 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.

Stade: 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 25 port calls in the 7 days and 119 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 11% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (107).

Container
41
Tanker
47
Dry bulk
9
General cargo
13
Ro-ro
9

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.6 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Stade, last 14 days
09-12
3
09-13
5
09-14
5
09-15
6
09-16
2
09-17
2
09-18
7
09-19
3
09-20
5
09-21
3
09-22
3
09-23
3
09-24
6
09-25
2

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).

Stade: official port statistics

Figures published by national statistics offices and port authorities, shown as they publish them. They count what the publisher counts, which can differ from AIS-detected calls.

Ships arrived, 2025
739
13% more than the year before
Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2025
6.1 million GT
6% more than the year before
Cargo handled, 2025
6 million tonnes
10% more than the year before

Source: Eurostat (mar_go_qmc, mar_go_aa, mar_go_qm_c*, mar_pa_aa, mar_tf_qm), accessed 2026-10-01. Modified: port codes mapped to UN/LOCODE, values converted from thousands. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026.

Recent arrivals & departures AIS-detected

VesselArrivedDeparted
Germany GREUNDIEK

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