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Port of London Gateway Port

United Kingdom

UN/LOCODEGBLGPWhat is a UN/LOCODE?51.5° N, 0.4833° ELocal timeEurope/London, UTC+1

In short

London Gateway Port: 3 ships in port now, 2 arrivals and 2 departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 6, 2026, 15:26 UTC).

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In port now
3
Arrivals, last 24 h
2
Departures, last 24 h
2
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
Liberia MSC MONICA CRISTINACargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 6, 2026, 06:23 UTC
Panama MSC SANDRACargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 6, 2026, 01:41 UTC
Liberia UNAYZAH EXPRESSCargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 5, 2026, 05:42 UTC

Left in the last 48 h

VesselLeftTime in port
Denmark MAGLEBY MAERSKCargo (hazardous cat. D)Oct 6, 2026, 05:57 UTC36 h 49 min
Liberia MSC NOACargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 5, 2026, 22:48 UTC27 h 4 min
Portugal MSC VITACargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 5, 2026, 05:49 UTC20 h 41 min
Liberia MSC MARIA LAURACargo (hazardous cat. D)Oct 4, 2026, 19:15 UTC17 h 57 min

As of Oct 6, 2026, 15:26 UTC.

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Expected arrivals AIS-detected

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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.

13 ships shown, earliest first.

VesselETA (UTC)Destination as broadcastMatched by
Portugal MSC YASHI BCargoOct 6, 2026, 14:00 UTCGBLGPUN/LOCODE
Singapore MAERSK TUKANGCargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 6, 2026, 20:00 UTCNLRTM>>GBLGPUN/LOCODE
France CMA CGM ST. LAURENTCargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 6, 2026, 23:00 UTCGBLGPUN/LOCODE
Germany TIHAMACargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 7, 2026, 02:00 UTCBEANR>>>GBLGPUN/LOCODE
Netherlands FENJACargoOct 7, 2026, 05:00 UTCGBLGPUN/LOCODE
Liberia ZIM AMERICACargoOct 7, 2026, 08:00 UTCGBLGPUN/LOCODE
Liberia MSC YANG RCargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 7, 2026, 10:30 UTCGBLGPUN/LOCODE
Liberia KALAHARI EXPRESSCargo (hazardous cat. D)Oct 7, 2026, 18:00 UTCNLRTM>GBLGPUN/LOCODE
Portugal MSC HOUSTON VCargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 8, 2026, 07:00 UTCGBLGPUN/LOCODE
Liberia MSC ADELECargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 8, 2026, 16:00 UTCGBLGPUN/LOCODE
Liberia TAYMA EXPRESSCargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 8, 2026, 19:00 UTCGBLGPUN/LOCODE
Liberia MSC NAIROBI XCargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 10, 2026, 03:00 UTCGBLGPUN/LOCODE
Portugal MSC SARA ELENACargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 11, 2026, 05:00 UTCGBLGPUN/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, 15:26 UTC.

Arrivals per day AIS-detected

Ships Voydar detected arriving at London Gateway Port 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.

024Sep 6, 2026: 0 shipsSep 6Sep 7, 2026: 3 shipsSep 8, 2026: 1 shipSep 9, 2026: 1 shipSep 10, 2026: 1 shipSep 11, 2026: 2 shipsSep 12, 2026: 2 shipsSep 13, 2026: 4 shipsSep 13Sep 14, 2026: 2 shipsSep 15, 2026: 1 shipSep 16, 2026: 2 shipsSep 17, 2026: 0 shipsSep 18, 2026: 1 shipSep 19, 2026: 3 shipsSep 20, 2026: 3 shipsSep 20Sep 21, 2026: 0 shipsSep 22, 2026: 4 shipsSep 23, 2026: 1 shipSep 24, 2026: 2 shipsSep 25, 2026: 3 shipsSep 26, 2026: 3 shipsSep 27, 2026: 1 shipSep 27Sep 28, 2026: 2 shipsSep 29, 2026: 2 shipsSep 30, 2026: 3 shipsOct 1, 2026: 3 shipsOct 2, 2026: 1 shipOct 3, 2026: 2 shipsOct 4, 2026: 4 shipsOct 4Oct 5, 2026: 1 ship
58 arrivals in 30 days, 1.9 a day on average.
Show as a table
Day (UTC)Ships arriving
Sep 6, 20260
Sep 7, 20263
Sep 8, 20261
Sep 9, 20261
Sep 10, 20261
Sep 11, 20262
Sep 12, 20262
Sep 13, 20264
Sep 14, 20262
Sep 15, 20261
Sep 16, 20262
Sep 17, 20260
Sep 18, 20261
Sep 19, 20263
Sep 20, 20263
Sep 21, 20260
Sep 22, 20264
Sep 23, 20261
Sep 24, 20262
Sep 25, 20263
Sep 26, 20263
Sep 27, 20261
Sep 28, 20262
Sep 29, 20262
Sep 30, 20263
Oct 1, 20263
Oct 2, 20261
Oct 3, 20262
Oct 4, 20264
Oct 5, 20261

Vessels near London Gateway Port

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 London Gateway Port
VesselLast seen
United KingdomSVITZER INTREPIDTug
PortugalSAMSKIP INNOVATORCargo (hazardous cat. B)
United KingdomVB PETERTug
PortugalEBERHART ESSBERGERTanker (hazardous cat. B)
United KingdomCITY OF WESTMINSTERDredging or underwater ops
United KingdomSVITZER LONDONTug
United KingdomSPITFIRESailing
United KingdomSVITZER TIGERTug
NetherlandsGPS IBERIACargo
United KingdomFRIENDSHIP-2 HOLLANDPort tender
NetherlandsA2B PROUDCargo
United KingdomILLYRIAOther
Antigua & BarbudaLIANNECargo
United KingdomMINKE IISailing
United KingdomCHRISTINETowing
United KingdomMISS SAIGONSailing
United KingdomGPS RACIATug
United KingdomSILVER TRAILPleasure craft
United KingdomSVITZER BOOTLETug
United KingdomVB CHEETAHTug
United KingdomVB PANTHERTug
LiberiaUNAYZAH EXPRESSCargo (hazardous cat. A)
PanamaMSC SANDRACargo (hazardous cat. A)
United KingdomVB AMBITIONTug
United KingdomLONDON TITANOther
United KingdomSVITZER ADIRATug
United KingdomSVITZER THAMESTug
United KingdomSVITZER ESTELLETug
LiberiaDEPEReserved
LiberiaANNEGRITCargo
United KingdomAMOSSailing
NetherlandsRIJNDredging or underwater ops
United KingdomVB BOLUMANTug
Antigua & BarbudaVENTURACargo
United KingdomSASCHISailing
United KingdomSWIFTWINDSailing
FinlandNORSTREAMCargo
LiberiaMSC MONICA CRISTINACargo (hazardous cat. A)
Marshall IslandsMERCURIAL VIRGOCargo
United KingdomNO. 10Pleasure craft

Tide and water level

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

GaugeLevelChange (3 h)Last 48 hReading (UTC)
Sheernessrelative to mAOD (Ordnance Datum Newlyn) · 19.1 km away-1.57 m-1.35 m
Sheernessrelative to local gauge datum · 19.1 km away1.34 m-1.35 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 London Gateway Port 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)
187°6025
3112°60.1224
315°40.1224
47°80.238.4
9335°160.3323
10329°190.5324
9309°160.4324
9307°180.4324
8307°180.3324
5229°80.2224

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, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 19 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 London Gateway Port

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

Buoy Greenwich Lightship · 133.4 kmobserved
Water temp
19°C (66°F)
Air temp
19.2°C (67°F)
Wind
6 kn @ 80°
Waves
—

Weather buoys

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

London Gateway Port: 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 36 port calls in the 7 days and 169 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 11% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (152).

Container
109
Tanker
17
Dry bulk
2
General cargo
5
Ro-ro
36

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 1.3 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for London Gateway Port, last 14 days
09-12
5
09-13
4
09-14
4
09-15
10
09-16
7
09-17
5
09-18
5
09-19
4
09-20
4
09-21
5
09-22
8
09-23
4
09-24
5
09-25
6

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).

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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