Port of Hirtshals
In short
Hirtshals: 1 ship in port now, 3 arrivals and 4 departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 3, 2026, 13:33 UTC).
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- In port now
- 1
- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 3
- Departures, last 24 h
- 4
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
- 11
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
| Vessel | Arrived |
|---|---|
 ASBJORNFishing | Oct 1, 2026, 05:29 UTC |
Left in the last 48 h
| Vessel | Left | Time in port |
|---|---|---|
 SUPERSPEED 2Passenger | Oct 3, 2026, 10:59 UTC | 1 h 6 min |
| SUPERSPEED 1Passenger | Oct 3, 2026, 10:31 UTC | 48 min |
| STAVANGERFJORDPassenger | Oct 2, 2026, 17:28 UTC | 1 h 4 min |
| HAGLAND PROGRESSCargo | Oct 2, 2026, 13:56 UTC | 2 h 26 min |
As of Oct 3, 2026, 13:33 UTC.
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Ships whose AIS destination names Hirtshals, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.
1 ship shown, earliest first.
| Vessel | ETA (UTC) | Destination as broadcast | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERGENSFJORDPassenger | Oct 3, 2026, 16:15 UTC | DKHIR | UN/LOCODE |
Source: AIS voyage reports via BarentsWatch AIS API. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 3, 2026, 13:33 UTC.
Arrivals per day AIS-detected
Ships Voydar detected arriving at Hirtshals on each of the last 30 days (UTC), counted once per ship per day. A day with no bar had no detected arrivals, which can also mean a gap in our AIS coverage.
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| Day (UTC) | Ships arriving |
|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 4 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 4 |
Vessels near Hirtshals
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.
| Vessel | Type | IMO / MMSI | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
 ALBATROSCargo | Cargo | IMO 7719882 | |
| HM 423 VESTERHAVFishing | Fishing | MMSI 220051000 | |
| L282 MARIE ISABELLAFishing | Fishing | MMSI 219002136 | |
| TORNADOFishing | Fishing | MMSI 219036078 | |
| ASBJORNFishing | Fishing | IMO 9899337 | |
| SEAGULL 1Fishing | Fishing | MMSI 232045644 | |
| DANAOther | Other | IMO 7912680 | |
| FJORD FSTRHigh-speed craft | High-speed craft | IMO 9837339 | |
| HG20 MALENE MEYERFishing | Fishing | MMSI 219005732 | |
| SILVER BIRD S449Fishing | Fishing | MMSI 219034290 | |
| RU55 MARIEFishing | Fishing | MMSI 219000881 |
Tide and water level
Latest readings at gauges within 20 km of Hirtshals, as published by each water authority, with the last 48 hours. Times in UTC.
| Gauge | Level | Change (3 h) | Last 48 h | Reading (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirtshals Havn IIrelative to DVR90 · 0.1 km away | -0.38 m | -0.21 m | ||
| Hirtshals Havn Irelative to DVR90 · 0.1 km away | -0.24 m | -0.24 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 Hirtshals 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 214° | 24 | 1.2 | 6 | 24 | |
| 15 | 255° | 22 | 1.6 | 7 | 24 | |
| 16 | 277° | 24 | 1.6 | 6 | 24 | |
| 14 | 275° | 21 | 1.4 | 5 | 24 | |
| 18 | 256° | 28 | 1.6 | 5 | 24 | |
| 18 | 242° | 27 | 1.9 | 6 | 24 | |
| 19 | 236° | 29 | 2.1 | 6 | 22 | |
| 20 | 237° | 29 | 2.1 | 7 | 24 | |
| 24 | 242° | 37 | 2.5 | 7 | 24 | |
| 22 | 251° | 34 | 2.6 | 7 | 24 | |
| 21 | 265° | 31 | 2.4 | 7 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 3, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 3, 2026, 06:00 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.
Hirtshals: 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 5 port calls in the 7 days and 23 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 53% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (15).
- Container
- 0
- Tanker
- 4
- Dry bulk
- 0
- General cargo
- 9
- Ro-ro
- 10
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0 million tonnes.
09-12 0 | 09-13 1 | 09-14 1 | 09-15 0 | 09-16 1 | 09-17 1 | 09-18 0 | 09-19 0 | 09-20 0 | 09-21 1 | 09-22 1 | 09-23 1 | 09-24 2 | 09-25 0 |
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).
Hirtshals: global benchmarks
How Hirtshals compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
- 10.4
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Down 23% 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.
Hirtshals: 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
- 2,533
- 4% less than the year before
- Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2025
- 72.1 million GT
- 3% less than the year before
- Cargo handled, 2024
- 1.8 million tonnes
- 5% more than the year before
- Sea passengers (in and out), 2024
- 2,344,000
- 3% 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.
- Ships arrived, 2025
- 2,533
- 4% less than the year before
- Cargo handled, 2025
- 1.9 million tonnes
- About the same as the year before
- Sea passengers (in and out), 2025
- 2,424,000
- 3% more than the year before
Source: Statistics Denmark, Statbank SKIB101 (statistikbanken.dk/SKIB101); ports mapped to UN/LOCODE by Seadar Retrieved Sep 28, 2026.
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Mar 20, 2022. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- OtherMar 20, 2022Tanker41 km away
DENMARK: On 20 March, a group of protesters onboard small boats came alongside the Greece-flagged tanker DELTA PIONEER while anchored at Kattegat, near position 57-39N 010-38E. According to press reports, these environmental activists were protesting against oil imports from Russia. The group painted "oil is war" on the hull of the DELTA PIONEER in large letters. The ship has offloaded its cargo and remains at anchor.
Source: NGA Anti-Shipping Activity Messages. This reproduction, partial or complete, of any National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) or Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) product, information or data is not approved, authorized or endorsed by the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director, NGA or any other element of the US Government. The US Government and NGA accept no liability for the accuracy or quality of this reproduction or the use of any NGA, NIMA or DMA products, information or data. Licence: US Government work — "NGA claims no copyright or other intellectual property right".
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