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Port of Felixstowe

United Kingdom

UN/LOCODEGBFXTWhat is a UN/LOCODE?51.95° N, 1.3167° ELocal timeEurope/London, UTC+1
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In short

Felixstowe: 2 ships in port now, 4 arrivals and 5 departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 6, 2026, 10:48 UTC).

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In port now
2
Arrivals, last 24 h
4
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
United Kingdom SVITZER SKYTowingOct 5, 2026, 17:17 UTC
Hong Kong OOCL ABU DHABICargoOct 4, 2026, 00:55 UTC

Left in the last 48 h

VesselLeftTime in port
Singapore HUBERT SCHULTECargoOct 6, 2026, 09:26 UTC16 h 15 min
Lithuania TULIPA SEAWAYSCargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 6, 2026, 07:41 UTC4 h 56 min
Denmark SUECIA SEAWAYSCargoOct 6, 2026, 01:03 UTC4 h 9 min
Lithuania ACACIA SEAWAYSCargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 5, 2026, 18:25 UTC21 h 25 min
United Kingdom SVITZER SKYTowingOct 5, 2026, 16:29 UTC39 h 34 min
Liberia MSC CLAIRECargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 5, 2026, 07:14 UTC14 h 46 min
Liberia MSC ILENIACargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 4, 2026, 13:04 UTC21 h 59 min

As of Oct 6, 2026, 10:48 UTC.

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Expected arrivals AIS-detected

Ships whose AIS destination names Felixstowe, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.

7 ships shown, earliest first.

VesselETA (UTC)Destination as broadcastMatched by
Panama MSC MAUREENCargo (hazardous cat. D)Oct 6, 2026, 13:00 UTCGBFXTUN/LOCODE
Singapore EVER FUTURECargo (hazardous cat. D)Oct 6, 2026, 18:00 UTCSGSIN>GBFXTUN/LOCODE
South Korea HMM OSLOCargoOct 7, 2026, 05:00 UTCGBFXTUN/LOCODE
Singapore COSCO EXCELLENCECargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 7, 2026, 17:00 UTCGBFXTUN/LOCODE
United Kingdom SVITZER DEBENTugOct 8, 2026, 21:00 UTCFELIXSTOWEName match
Hong Kong COSCO AQUARIUSCargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 9, 2026, 00:00 UTCGBFXTUN/LOCODE
Liberia GSL SUSANCargoOct 9, 2026, 23:00 UTCGBFXTUN/LOCODE

Source: AIS voyage reports via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 6, 2026, 10:48 UTC.

Arrivals per day AIS-detected

Ships Voydar detected arriving at Felixstowe 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.

0510Sep 6, 2026: 0 shipsSep 6Sep 7, 2026: 0 shipsSep 8, 2026: 0 shipsSep 9, 2026: 0 shipsSep 10, 2026: 0 shipsSep 11, 2026: 0 shipsSep 12, 2026: 0 shipsSep 13, 2026: 0 shipsSep 13Sep 14, 2026: 0 shipsSep 15, 2026: 0 shipsSep 16, 2026: 0 shipsSep 17, 2026: 0 shipsSep 18, 2026: 0 shipsSep 19, 2026: 0 shipsSep 20, 2026: 0 shipsSep 20Sep 21, 2026: 0 shipsSep 22, 2026: 3 shipsSep 23, 2026: 3 shipsSep 24, 2026: 2 shipsSep 25, 2026: 4 shipsSep 26, 2026: 3 shipsSep 27, 2026: 2 shipsSep 27Sep 28, 2026: 3 shipsSep 29, 2026: 3 shipsSep 30, 2026: 6 shipsOct 1, 2026: 4 shipsOct 2, 2026: 4 shipsOct 3, 2026: 4 shipsOct 4, 2026: 4 shipsOct 4Oct 5, 2026: 3 ships
48 arrivals in 30 days, 1.6 a day on average.
Show as a table
Day (UTC)Ships arriving
Sep 6, 20260
Sep 7, 20260
Sep 8, 20260
Sep 9, 20260
Sep 10, 20260
Sep 11, 20260
Sep 12, 20260
Sep 13, 20260
Sep 14, 20260
Sep 15, 20260
Sep 16, 20260
Sep 17, 20260
Sep 18, 20260
Sep 19, 20260
Sep 20, 20260
Sep 21, 20260
Sep 22, 20263
Sep 23, 20263
Sep 24, 20262
Sep 25, 20264
Sep 26, 20263
Sep 27, 20262
Sep 28, 20263
Sep 29, 20263
Sep 30, 20266
Oct 1, 20264
Oct 2, 20264
Oct 3, 20264
Oct 4, 20264
Oct 5, 20263

Vessels near Felixstowe

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 Felixstowe
VesselLast seen
United KingdomLEANNE PTug
United KingdomSVITZER SHOTLEYTug
United KingdomORCANASailing
United KingdomMISCHIEF
United KingdomSEADUCTION
United KingdomSVITZER SKYTowing
United KingdomOFFSHORE SCOUTSailing
United KingdomILLUSIONSailing
United KingdomLOWESTOFT PROVIDERHigh-speed craft
United KingdomSVITZER KENTTug
United KingdomSVITZER VIDARTug
United KingdomSILENT FLIGHTSailing
United KingdomHAVEN HORNBILLAnti-pollution equipment
United KingdomHARBOUR FERRYPassenger
United KingdomPL ST CHRISTOPHERPilot vessel
United KingdomSVITZER DEBENTug
United KingdomPL ST EDMUNDPilot vessel
United KingdomATTITUDEPleasure craft
United KingdomVALERIE NAVI P-T-BSailing
United KingdomOCEAN SCOUT
LiberiaMSC HONG KONG VCargo (hazardous cat. A)
CyprusYVONNETug
United KingdomMIDNIGHTPleasure craft
United KingdomRHUMBSailing
United KingdomPANACEA
United KingdomYAMASSailing
United KingdomSILVER HARVESTFishing
United KingdomWATERS EDGEPleasure craft
PanamaMSC MAUREENCargo (hazardous cat. D)
United KingdomLADY MPleasure craft
NetherlandsDEO GLORIADredging or underwater ops
United KingdomLONE GERDPleasure craft
United KingdomRNLI LIFEBOAT 13-52Search and rescue
United KingdomJUST GOT ITPleasure craft
United KingdomCROSSBOWSailing
United KingdomABRACADABRA
United KingdomFARAMIRSailing
United KingdomPL ST BRENDANPilot vessel
United KingdomGNHLIONHEARTSearch and rescue
United KingdomELECTRIC BLUESailing

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Felixstowe from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 31560). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Very small
Harbour type
River (natural)
Shelter
Fair
Channel depth
14 m
Anchorage depth
11 m
Cargo pier depth
6 m
Oil terminal depth
8 m
Mean tide
2 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
First port of entry
Yes
Repairs
Moderate

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.

Not for navigation.

Tide and water level

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

GaugeLevelChange (3 h)Last 48 hReading (UTC)
Harwichrelative to mAOD (Ordnance Datum Newlyn) · 1.7 km away0.49 m-0.94 m
Harwichrelative to local gauge datum · 1.7 km away2.5 m-0.94 m

Source: Environment Agency tide gauges (UK National Tide Gauge Network, real-time API). This uses Environment Agency tide gauge data from the real-time data API (Beta). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Licence: OGL-UK-3.0.

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 Felixstowe 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)
4308°90.1224
2168°70.1224
6106°90.1224
393°50.1224
510°100.2324
11350°170.4211
15334°250.8424
13314°220.7324
14312°240.7324
10309°200.6724
6259°110.4824

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 6, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 6, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 14 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 Felixstowe

Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.

Buoy Sandettie Lightship · 108.3 kmobserved
Water temp
18.9°C (66°F)
Air temp
16.9°C (62°F)
Wind
4.1 kn @ 310°
Waves
0.3 m (1 ft)

Weather buoys

Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.

Felixstowe: 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 22 port calls in the 7 days and 93 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 22% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (119).

Container
63
Tanker
8
Dry bulk
1
General cargo
5
Ro-ro
16

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 1.7 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Felixstowe, last 14 days
09-12
2
09-13
2
09-14
4
09-15
4
09-16
3
09-17
1
09-18
4
09-19
0
09-20
4
09-21
4
09-22
6
09-23
3
09-24
3
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).

Felixstowe: global benchmarks

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

Container Port Performance Index 2023
#182 of 405
World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "FELIXSTOWE" (80% confidence).
Source: World Bank, The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.

Felixstowe: 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.

Passengers by ferry route in 2025 (both directions): Felixstowe - Vlaardingen (9,251).

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Department for Transport, sea passenger statistics). Retrieved Oct 1, 2026.

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:

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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