Port of Kowloon
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Kowloon: 2 ships in port now, 1 arrival and no departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 4, 2026, 19:47 UTC).
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- In port now
- 2
- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 1
- Departures, last 24 h
- 0
- 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
| Vessel | Arrived |
|---|---|
 TSING CHAU IICargo | Oct 4, 2026, 11:12 UTC |
| NIM WANCargo | Oct 3, 2026, 07:24 UTC |
As of Oct 4, 2026, 19:47 UTC.
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Ships Voydar detected arriving at Kowloon 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 4, 2026 | 4 |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3 |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 4 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 3 |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 7 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 4 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 3 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 4 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 5 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 8 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 4 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 3 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1 |
Vessels near Kowloon
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 BAOHANGYUN07Cargo | Cargo | MMSI 413873008 | |
| HUIHONGXIN23Cargo | Cargo | MMSI 413900789 | |
| LS MORALITYTanker | Tanker | IMO 9780330 | |
| HAI BANG DA 88Cargo | Cargo | MMSI 413465010 | |
| PILOT22Pilot vessel | Pilot vessel | MMSI 477995056 | |
| FEOSO PIONEERTanker | Tanker | IMO 9680865 | |
| SEA SCOREHigh-speed craft | High-speed craft | MMSI 477996941 | |
| HUIJINQIAO988Cargo | Cargo | MMSI 413484960 | |
| HUIHONGXIN06Cargo | Cargo | MMSI 413971126 | |
| HKFSD FIREBOAT 6 | — | MMSI 477995414 | |
| IMMIGRATION 7 | — | MMSI 477997287 | |
| PILOT95Pilot vessel | Pilot vessel | MMSI 477995727 | |
| JINXIN166Cargo | Cargo | MMSI 413872148 | |
| NANHANG777Cargo | Cargo | MMSI 413493570 | |
| BOUBA | — | MMSI 477991869 | |
 KMTC SHIMIZUCargo | Cargo | IMO 9893591 | |
| SCT SHEKOUTug | Tug | IMO 9949546 | |
| WHAMPOATug | Tug | IMO 9600516 | |
 CMA CGM LA TRAVIATACargo (hazardous cat. A) | Cargo (hazardous cat. A) | IMO 9299795 | |
| SHENYANG | — | IMO 9682564 | |
| FANG ZHOU 35Cargo | Cargo | MMSI 412620150 | |
| ZHUCHUAN995Cargo | Cargo | MMSI 413902744 | |
| MEI HOTanker | Tanker | MMSI 477997282 | |
| ZHU CHUAN 993Cargo | Cargo | MMSI 413902743 | |
| JUB-1Cargo | Cargo | MMSI 477997184 | |
| HE XING 688Cargo | Cargo | MMSI 413906724 | |
| HUEIGANG2088Fishing | Fishing | MMSI 412488954 | |
| YIFENG777Cargo | Cargo | MMSI 413906595 | |
| SUIDEYANG198Cargo | Cargo | MMSI 413907062 | |
| PILOT92Pilot vessel | Pilot vessel | MMSI 477995709 | |
| TING KAUTug | Tug | MMSI 477991600 | |
| BINTENG18Cargo | Cargo | MMSI 413800828 | |
| SHUNHUA 3328Cargo | Cargo | MMSI 413390360 | |
| HUIAO1169Fishing | Fishing | MMSI 412529791 | |
| PILOT 8Pilot vessel | Pilot vessel | MMSI 477995050 | |
| PILOT31Pilot vessel | Pilot vessel | MMSI 477995225 | |
| MINGYANG638Reserved | Reserved | MMSI 413871162 | |
| THE PARISIANHigh-speed craft | High-speed craft | IMO 9429651 | |
| GOLDEN DRAGON 238Tanker (hazardous cat. B) | Tanker (hazardous cat. B) | IMO 9439448 | |
| HUIHONGXIN688Cargo | Cargo | MMSI 413907594 |
Forecast
Model forecast for Kowloon 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 11° | 20 | 0.6 | 3 | 15 | |
| 12 | 11° | 21 | 0.8 | 4 | 16 | |
| 9 | 26° | 18 | 0.6 | 4 | 24 | |
| 12 | 18° | 22 | 0.9 | 4 | 24 | |
| 12 | 11° | 21 | 1.1 | 5 | 24 | |
| 12 | 6° | 22 | 1.3 | 8 | 24 | |
| 9 | 18° | 18 | 1.3 | 8 | 24 | |
| 8 | 18° | 15 | 1.3 | 8 | 24 | |
| 8 | 16° | 14 | 1.2 | 7 | 24 | |
| 9 | 16° | 16 | 1.5 | 7 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 4, 2026, 00:00 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, 34 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.
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
33 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Oct 28, 1992. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Pirate AssaultJul 20, 2011Cargo Ship73 km away
HUANGPU ANCHORAGE, CHINA: Robbers boarded a bulk carrier at anchor during heavy rain. Alert duty watchman sighted the robbers on the forecastle deck, notified the duty officer and went towards the robbers. Seeing the alert crew the robbers escaped. Investigation revealed ship stores had been stolen. Incident was reported to VTS Guangzhou.
- Pirate AssaultDec 30, 2009Tanker65 km away
CHINA: Tanker robbed 30 Dec 09 at 0645 local time while anchored in position 22-41.4N 113-41.8E, Nansha anchorage. A duty crewmember on rounds noticed a robber on forecastle. He informed the duty officer on bridge who raised the alarm and alerted the crew. Upon inspection it was discovered ship¿s stores were stolen. Local authorities were informed and later boarded for investigation (IMB).
- Pirate AssaultFeb 19, 2005Merchant Vessel1 km away
HONG KONG: An unidentified barge was boarded 19 Feb late at night, while moored in the city's terminal. Five men boarded the barge from their own vessel and overpowered the lone lighterman keeping watch. The lighterman was tied, gagged and hidden in a cabin while the robbers unloaded seven fully laden shipping containers. Lighterman was freed uninjured an hour later by a colleague who found him after the robbers had fled. Police said the containers held consignments of lighting accessories (INFO
- Pirate AssaultMay 23, 2004Merchant Vessel7 km away
CHINA-HONG KONG: The 91-ton cargo ship (CHUNG HO LIN) was boarded 23 May at 2015 local time while underway in Hong Kong waters, near Lamma Island (Pok Liu Chau), forcing 7 of its crew of 10 to jump overboard. The 5 or 6 "probable" Mainland Chinese assailants approached in a high speed boat but abandoned the cargo boat after discovering its cargo consisted of only 4,000 chicken feet. Maritime crime inside the Special Administrative Region is almost unheard of (INFO).
- Pirate AssaultFeb 25, 2000Merchant Vessel6 km away
HONG KONG: An unidentified container ship at anchor in Western Anchorage no. 2 was boarded in the early morning of 25 Feb by an unknown number of person who broached 10 cargo containers. There is no report of any contents being stolen.
- Naval EngagementJan 7, 1999Vessel42 km away
A Hong Kong-flagged bunker barge and its crew were seized by armed men while moored off southern Lantau Island. Armed men in blue uniforms claiming to be Chinese Custom Officials came alongside in a high-speed boat marked "China Customs" in Chinese. The master was forced at gunpoint to steer the barge into mainland Chinese waters where all seven Hong-Kong Chinese crewmembers were safe on board the barge at Nam Shan Guan in Panyu, Guangdong Province and are being held for suspected trafficking of
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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