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Port of Joetsu

Japan

UN/LOCODEJPJTSWhat is a UN/LOCODE?37.15° N, 138.2333° ELocal timeAsia/Tokyo, UTC+9

In short

Joetsu: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 09:46 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Vessels near Joetsu

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 Joetsu in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Forecast

Model forecast for Joetsu 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)
432°111.3824
5100°91.1724
585°101724
743°130.9624
475°130.7624
4165°90.6624
5160°100.4624
3172°90.3519
4246°80.3615
3167°70.2624
4300°90.8523

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 3, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 3, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 11 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 accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

13 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Jun 6, 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).

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jul 4, 2000. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • OtherJul 4, 2000Vessel80 km away

    JAPAN: The 2,360-ton, Russian-flag timber carrier (BYISK) was boarded 4 Jul at Toyama port by 6 Greenpeace anti-logging activists who chained themselves to its cargo of wood. The activists left the ship 5 Jun. The Greenpeace ship (RAINBOW WARRIOR) had pursued (BYISK) for two days in the Sea of Japan and put protesters aboard 3 Jun, removing them when the Russians said the ship would return to Russia with the cargo. When the ship resumed course toward Japan the activists tried to reboard at sea b

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