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Port of Aarhus

Denmark

UN/LOCODEDKAARWhat is a UN/LOCODE?56.15° N, 10.2167° ELocal timeEurope/Copenhagen, UTC+2

In short

Aarhus: 8 ships in port now, 12 arrivals and 5 departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 2, 2026, 07:08 UTC).

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In port now
8
Arrivals, last 24 h
12
Departures, last 24 h
5
Ships nearby, last 6 h
40

Arrivals and departures AIS-detected

Ships Voydar detected in port from their AIS positions: who is in port now and who left in the last 48 hours. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown, and at places without a charted harbour only ships with an IMO number count. Times UTC.

In port now

VesselArrived
Finland FINNBREEZECargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 2, 2026, 04:35 UTC
San Marino COE MINACargoOct 2, 2026, 03:53 UTC
Portugal PERSEUSCargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 2, 2026, 02:36 UTC
Malta X-PRESS MULHACENCargoOct 1, 2026, 22:02 UTC
Latvia BALTIC SAILORCargoOct 1, 2026, 14:52 UTC
Denmark TUKUMA ARCTICACargoOct 1, 2026, 11:54 UTC
Marshall Islands CELSIUS MIDDELFARTTankerOct 1, 2026, 08:09 UTC
Faroe Islands HAV SANDCargoOct 1, 2026, 06:33 UTC

Left in the last 48 h

VesselLeftTime in port
Denmark EXPRESS 3High-speed craftOct 2, 2026, 06:40 UTC12 h 9 min
Denmark EXPRESS 2High-speed craftOct 2, 2026, 06:18 UTC10 h 19 min
Denmark EXPRESS 4High-speed craftOct 2, 2026, 04:42 UTC11 h 45 min
Faroe Islands HELGAFELLCargoOct 1, 2026, 21:41 UTC13 h 42 min
Sweden SAGAFJORDTankerOct 1, 2026, 17:39 UTC5 h 35 min
Liberia MSC ELEONORECargo (hazardous cat. A)Sep 30, 2026, 20:18 UTC22 h 32 min
Faroe Islands HAV LEITICargoSep 30, 2026, 18:30 UTC2 d 0 h
Cyprus CEMSOLCargoSep 30, 2026, 08:56 UTC40 h 26 min

As of Oct 2, 2026, 07:08 UTC.

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Vessels near Aarhus

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 Aarhus
VesselLast seen
DenmarkBLUESPleasure craft
DenmarkM/Y LOUISEPleasure craft
DenmarkMARION-JACKOther
Faroe IslandsHAV SANDCargo
GermanyGEKKOPleasure craft
DenmarkHAVTERNENPassenger
DenmarkFRIGGSailing
DenmarkARAPort tender
DenmarkNORTHERN FRANKLINDredging or underwater ops
DenmarkHERMESTug
DenmarkAURORAReserved
DenmarkWHITE SOUNDSailing
DenmarkNORTHERN KAROLINECargo
DenmarkHELENEPassenger
Marshall IslandsCELSIUS MIDDELFARTTanker
DenmarkFOUR SONSPleasure craft
DenmarkALATISailing
San MarinoCOE MINACargo
DenmarkAROSTug
DenmarkSURFERENSailing
United KingdomBERTIEPleasure craft
DenmarkM/Y ANNE-MARIEPleasure craft
DenmarkMARLENPleasure craft
DenmarkRAVNEN 3Pleasure craft
DenmarkHYBENPleasure craft
DenmarkSILVASailing
LatviaBALTIC SAILORCargo
DenmarkTUKUMA ARCTICACargo
NetherlandsSTAD AMSTERDAMSailing
DenmarkAARHUS PILOTPilot vessel
MaltaX-PRESS MULHACENCargo
DenmarkNORTHERN GRACESailing
DenmarkDELLYPleasure craft
DenmarkBJORKPleasure craft
PortugalPERSEUSCargo (hazardous cat. A)
DenmarkOLIVIASailing
DenmarkINVITASailing
ItalyAIDANOVAPassenger
DenmarkSCARAMOUCHEPleasure craft
DenmarkLUMASailing

Tide and water level

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

GaugeLevelChange (3 h)Last 48 hReading (UTC)
Århus Havn Irelative to DVR90 · 0.5 km away-0.02 m—

Source: DMI Frie Data oceanObs (sea level). Baseret på data fra DMI og efterfølgende bearbejdet (Kilde: DMI, CC BY). Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

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 Aarhus 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)
7281°120.2224
6265°110.2224
4234°60.1224
5219°90.2224
7206°110.3224
10196°170.4324
8214°140.4324
8285°140.4324
6254°100.2224
11266°190.4224

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 2, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 17 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.

Aarhus: global benchmarks

How Aarhus compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.

Container Port Performance Index 2023
#51 of 405
World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "AARHUS" (80% confidence).
Source: World Bank, The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.
Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
181.2
UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Up 13% on a year earlier.
Source: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Data Hub, port liner shipping connectivity index (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.

Aarhus: 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
6,200
4% less than the year before
Cargo handled, 2025
10.9 million tonnes
14% more than the year before
Sea passengers (in and out), 2025
3,288,000
1% more than the year before

Source: Statistics Denmark, Statbank SKIB101 (statistikbanken.dk/SKIB101); ports mapped to UN/LOCODE by Seadar Retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Ships arrived, 2025
6,200
4% less than the year before
Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2025
75.9 million GT
6% more than the year before
Cargo handled, 2024
9.6 million tonnes
2% less than the year before
Sea passengers (in and out), 2024
3,249,000
1% 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.

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