Port of Sunderland

Name: Port of Sunderland
Address: United Kingdom

UN/LOCODEGBSUNWhat is a UN/LOCODE?54.9° N, 1.3833° WLocal timeEurope/London, UTC+1

In short

Sunderland: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 4, 2026, 22:33 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: 23

Expected arrivals AIS-detected

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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.

3 ships shown, earliest first.

Vessel	ETA (UTC)	Destination as broadcast	Matched by
VELOXCargo	Oct 5, 2026, 09:30 UTC	GBSUN	UN/LOCODE
CAROLINE ESSBERGERTanker	Oct 6, 2026, 10:00 UTC	SUNDERLAND	Name match
KEY WINDTanker	Oct 6, 2026, 12:00 UTC	SUNDERLAND	Name match

Source: AIS voyage reports via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, BarentsWatch AIS API. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 4, 2026, 22:33 UTC.

Arrivals per day AIS-detected

Ships Voydar detected arriving at Sunderland 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.

5 arrivals in 30 days, 0.2 a day on average.

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Day (UTC)	Ships arriving
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	1
Sep 25, 2026	0
Sep 26, 2026	0
Sep 27, 2026	1
Sep 28, 2026	1
Sep 29, 2026	0
Sep 30, 2026	0
Oct 1, 2026	1
Oct 2, 2026	1
Oct 3, 2026	0

Vessels near Sunderland

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 Sunderland
Vessel	Type	IMO / MMSI	Last seen
COLLINGWOODPilot vessel	Pilot vessel	MMSI 235064735	Oct 4, 2026, 22:32 UTC
STAR DUBLINCargo	Cargo	IMO 9699323	Oct 4, 2026, 22:32 UTC
UNITED SPIRITCargo	Cargo	IMO 9185047	Oct 4, 2026, 22:31 UTC
PRIDE OF THE TYNEPassenger	Passenger	MMSI 235078159	Oct 4, 2026, 22:30 UTC
SVITZER ALMATug	Tug	IMO 9141144	Oct 4, 2026, 22:28 UTC
HMS TRUMPETER	—	MMSI 232002978	Oct 4, 2026, 22:28 UTC
HADRIANPilot vessel	Pilot vessel	IMO 9222259	Oct 4, 2026, 22:28 UTC
SVITZER TYNETug	Tug	IMO 9714111	Oct 4, 2026, 22:27 UTC
SVITZER JUBILEETug	Tug	IMO 9963920	Oct 4, 2026, 22:27 UTC
S SHIELDS MARINE 1Other	Other	MMSI 232000001	Oct 4, 2026, 22:27 UTC
TERRAMARCargo	Cargo	IMO 9951874	Oct 4, 2026, 22:26 UTC
BOKA POLARISDiving ops	Diving ops	MMSI 232585000	Oct 4, 2026, 22:25 UTC
SHEARWATERDredging or underwater ops	Dredging or underwater ops	MMSI 352003880	Oct 4, 2026, 22:23 UTC
SIR BOBBY ROBSONTug	Tug	MMSI 235090034	Oct 4, 2026, 22:21 UTC
NORMAND FRONTIERCargo	Cargo	IMO 9687241	Oct 4, 2026, 22:20 UTC
LIFTMOOR	—	MMSI 232007858	Oct 4, 2026, 22:16 UTC
JAN VCargo	Cargo	IMO 8504179	Oct 4, 2026, 22:16 UTC
SEA MONKEY	—	MMSI 232005885	Oct 4, 2026, 22:14 UTC
SPIRIT OF THE TYNEPassenger	Passenger	MMSI 235040261	Oct 4, 2026, 22:14 UTC
HMS ARCHERMilitary ops	Military ops	MMSI 232002840	Oct 4, 2026, 22:11 UTC
CLEARWATERPort tender	Port tender	MMSI 235021889	Oct 4, 2026, 21:54 UTC
ATLANTIC SOVEREIGNCargo	Cargo	IMO 8302088	Oct 4, 2026, 17:56 UTC
LILY JAMESFishing	Fishing	MMSI 232033498	Oct 4, 2026, 17:41 UTC

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Sunderland from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 31760). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size: Medium
Harbour type: River (tide gate)
Shelter: Good
Channel depth: 6 m
Anchorage depth: 13 m
Cargo pier depth: 6 m
Oil terminal depth: 8 m
Mean tide: 4 m
Pilotage compulsory: Yes
First port of entry: Yes
Repairs: Major
Dry dock: Small

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 Sunderland, as published by each water authority, with the last 48 hours. Times in UTC.

Gauge	Level	Change (3 h)	Last 48 h	Reading (UTC)
North Shieldsrelative to local gauge datum · 12.5 km away	4.2 m	+1.33 m		Oct 4 20:45 UTC
North Shieldsrelative to mAOD (Ordnance Datum Newlyn) · 12.5 km away	1.6 m	+1.33 m		Oct 4 20:45 UTC

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 Sunderland 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)
Oct 4 21:00	11	221°	18	0.5	3	24
Oct 5 03:00	12	219°	19	0.4	3	24
Oct 5 09:00	12	240°	21	0.4	3	24
Oct 5 15:00	12	256°	22	0.4	3	24
Oct 5 21:00	5	251°	10	0.2	3	24
Oct 6 03:00	5	26°	10	0.4	3	18
Oct 6 09:00	5	18°	9	0.3	4	24
Oct 6 15:00	3	27°	8	0.2	4	22
Oct 6 21:00	1	164°	3	0.2	7	20
Oct 7 03:00	7	306°	12	0.3	7	23
Oct 7 09:00	7	292°	14	0.5	6	24

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 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.

Sunderland: 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 14 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 56% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (9).

Container: 0
Tanker: 3
Dry bulk: 1
General cargo: 10
Ro-ro: 0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0 million tonnes.

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

Recent arrivals & departures AIS-detected

Vessel	Arrived	Departed
EDT HERCULESCargo	Oct 2, 2026, 03:21 UTC	Oct 2, 2026, 20:22 UTC
KAREWOOD STARCargo	Oct 1, 2026, 10:35 UTC	not recorded
ARKLOW RALLYCargo	Sep 28, 2026, 17:57 UTC	Oct 1, 2026, 18:46 UTC
ATLANTICA SERVEROther	Sep 27, 2026, 04:24 UTC	Sep 27, 2026, 11:01 UTC
WINDEA CARNOTOther	Sep 24, 2026, 00:22 UTC	Sep 24, 2026, 02:55 UTC

Navigational warnings in force nearby

Navigational warnings in force within 100 km of the port, newest first, as issued by national coordinators (NGA, AMSA). Positions are read from the warning text.

HYDROLANT 1761/2026Issued Sep 5, 2026NGA MSI navigational warnings (HYDROLANT/HYDROPAC/HYDROARC, NAVAREA IV/XII)3 km away
052203Z SEP 26 HYDROLANT 1761/26. NORTH SEA. ENGLAND. ROKER PIER LIGHT 54-55.30N 001-21.20W UNRELIABLE.

Source: NGA Maritime Safety Information. Not for navigation. 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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