Port of Limerick
In short
Limerick: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 2, 2026, 21:01 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
- 0
Expected arrivals AIS-detected
Ships whose AIS destination names Limerick, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.
1 ship shown, earliest first.
| Vessel | ETA (UTC) | Destination as broadcast | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
 BERMEO NMCargo | Oct 4, 2026, 06:00 UTC | IELMK | UN/LOCODE |
Source: AIS voyage reports via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 2, 2026, 21:01 UTC.
Vessels near Limerick
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.
No vessels detected near Limerick in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Limerick from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 34110). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Small
- Harbour type
- River (tide gate)
- Shelter
- Good
- Channel depth
- 2 m
- Anchorage depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 5 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 5 m
- Mean tide
- 5 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Large
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Limerick 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 | 275° | 12 | NaN | NaN | 24 | |
| 4 | 203° | 6 | NaN | NaN | 24 | |
| 4 | 170° | 9 | NaN | NaN | 24 | |
| 5 | 181° | 10 | NaN | NaN | 24 | |
| 7 | 172° | 12 | NaN | NaN | 24 | |
| 8 | 184° | 14 | NaN | NaN | 24 | |
| 8 | 211° | 13 | NaN | NaN | 24 | |
| 11 | 226° | 20 | NaN | NaN | 24 | |
| 10 | 210° | 16 | NaN | NaN | 24 | |
| 8 | 219° | 15 | NaN | NaN | 24 | |
| 11 | 262° | 20 | NaN | NaN | 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.
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 Limerick
Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.
Weather buoys
Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.
Limerick: 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 4 port calls in the 7 days and 12 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 100% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (6).
- Container
- 1
- Tanker
- 0
- Dry bulk
- 0
- General cargo
- 11
- Ro-ro
- 0
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0 million tonnes.
09-12 0 | 09-13 1 | 09-14 0 | 09-15 0 | 09-16 0 | 09-17 1 | 09-18 0 | 09-19 0 | 09-20 0 | 09-21 0 | 09-22 0 | 09-23 1 | 09-24 2 | 09-25 1 |
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).
Limerick: 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.
- Ships arrived, 2025
- 462
- 1% more than the year before
- Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2025
- 6.3 million GT
- 3% more than the year before
- Cargo handled, 2024
- 9.1 million tonnes
- 12% more than the year before
- Sea passengers (in and out), 2024
- 3,000
- 200% more than the year before
- Cruise passengers (in and out), 2024
- 3,000
- 200% more than the year before
Source: Eurostat (mar_go_qmc, mar_go_aa, mar_go_qm_c*, mar_pa_aa, mar_tf_qm), accessed 2026-10-01. Modified: port codes mapped to UN/LOCODE, values converted from thousands. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026.
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Feb 25, 2019. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- IncidentFeb 25, 2019Cargo Ship83 km away
(U) IRELAND: On 25 February, eight stowaways were found hiding in a shipping container at the Port of Cork ferry terminal after a ship arrived from Spain. The eight, all Albanian nationals under the age of 24, were found hiding between pallets in a container on the back of a truck which had disembarked the ferry from Santander in northern Spain. While the crossing takes more than 26 hours, it is understood the men could have been in the container for up to four days. There were signs that they h
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