Port of Dartford
In short
Dartford: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 2, 2026, 20:21 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
- 18
Arrivals per day AIS-detected
Ships Voydar detected arriving at Dartford 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 2, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 5 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 3 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0 |
Vessels near Dartford
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 DISTRIBUTORTanker | Tanker | MMSI 232014850 | |
 TORM CORRIDOTanker (hazardous cat. C) | Tanker (hazardous cat. C) | IMO 9411305 | |
 RIJNDredging or underwater ops | Dredging or underwater ops | IMO 9989584 | |
| ENFORCERCargo (hazardous cat. A) | Cargo (hazardous cat. A) | IMO 9255737 | |
| SWS ESSEXNoncombatant | Noncombatant | MMSI 235091146 | |
| VB DOLPHINTug | Tug | IMO 9631034 | |
 FAROMARCargo | Cargo | IMO 9552070 | |
| GOODWILLPleasure craft | Pleasure craft | MMSI 235100915 | |
| SEA SHANNONCargo | Cargo | IMO 9160047 | |
 ARKLOW COASTCargo | Cargo | IMO 9757151 | |
 UGAH ACECargo | Cargo | IMO 9964003 | |
 NACC INDIANReserved | Reserved | IMO 9116448 | |
 KIRSICargo | Cargo | IMO 9490179 | |
| VB BOLUMANTug | Tug | IMO 1082378 | |
| CYCLONE CLIPPERHigh-speed craft | High-speed craft | MMSI 235056993 | |
| HAVEN SEARISER 4Reserved | Reserved | MMSI 235118481 | |
 PRIMO MTanker | Tanker | IMO 1021685 | |
| RNLI LIFEBOAT B-827 | — | MMSI 235070739 |
Forecast
Model forecast for Dartford 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 196° | 13 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 4 | 211° | 8 | 0.1 | 2 | 24 | |
| 3 | 233° | 6 | 0.1 | 2 | 24 | |
| 3 | 260° | 10 | 0.1 | 2 | 24 | |
| 2 | 3° | 5 | 0 | 2 | 24 | |
| 0 | 134° | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | |
| 2 | 305° | 4 | 0 | 3 | 24 | |
| 2 | 259° | 8 | 0 | 2 | 24 | |
| 2 | 278° | 5 | 0 | 3 | 24 | |
| 4 | 250° | 7 | 0.1 | 2 | 24 | |
| 4 | 255° | 7 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 6 | 257° | 16 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 37 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.
Marine conditions near Dartford
Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.
Weather buoys
- Greenwich Lightship119.0 km
- Sandettie Lightship179.9 km
- F3 Light Vessel199.3 km
- North Sea270.8 km
- Clipper AWS272.0 km
Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.
Dartford: global benchmarks
How Dartford compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2009
- 19.2
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Unchanged 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.
Recent arrivals & departures AIS-detected
| Vessel | Arrived | Departed |
|---|---|---|
 YASMINECargo | ||
| AASVIKCargo | ||
 VIKSTRAUMTanker | ||
| YASMINECargo | ||
 ARCO DIJKOther | ||
| PAULINECargo | ||
| PALATINECargo | ||
| YASMINECargo | ||
 SILVER VALERIETanker | ||
| AMANDINECargo (hazardous cat. A) | ||
| ORALORATanker (hazardous cat. B) | ||
| CATHERINE | ||
| PAULINECargo | ||
| YASMINECargo | ||
| PAULINECargo | ||
| SVITZER BOOTLETug | ||
| PAULINECargo | ||
| VB CHEETAHTug | ||
| HANSTug | ||
| YASMINECargo | ||
| VB BOLUMANTug | ||
| VB AMBITIONTug | ||
| AASLANDCargo | ||
| AASLANDCargo | ||
| AASLANDCargo |
Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported
1 accident or incident within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Jan 19, 2017, located where the board states a position. The most recent:
- Jan 19, 2017爆発運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)93 km away
Source: 運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports). 出典：運輸安全委員会「船舶事故等調査報告書」（https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/）。Seadar が項目を抽出・加工して作成 (Source: Japan Transport Safety Board marine accident reports; fields extracted and edited by Seadar). Licence: Public Data License 1.0 (公共データ利用規約 第1.0版, PDL1.0; compatible with CC BY 4.0).
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