Port of Kitakyushu
In short
Kitakyushu: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 2, 2026, 12:31 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
Vessels near Kitakyushu
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 Kitakyushu in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Forecast
Model forecast for Kitakyushu 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 | 26° | 13 | 1 | 7 | 24 | |
| 4 | 48° | 8 | 0.9 | 6 | 24 | |
| 8 | 80° | 17 | 0.9 | 7 | 24 | |
| 6 | 89° | 15 | 0.9 | 7 | 24 | |
| 3 | 57° | 8 | 0.8 | 7 | 24 | |
| 6 | 92° | 12 | 0.7 | 7 | 24 | |
| 6 | 104° | 13 | 0.5 | 6 | 24 | |
| 8 | 92° | 16 | 0.6 | 7 | 24 | |
| 8 | 101° | 16 | 0.6 | 6 | 24 | |
| 5 | 112° | 11 | 0.5 | 6 | 24 | |
| 1 | 297° | 7 | 0.3 | 6 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 2, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 2, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 20 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 Kitakyushu
Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.
Weather buoys
- 22104238.5 km
Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.
Kitakyushu: global benchmarks
How Kitakyushu compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
- 34.2
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Down 17% on a year earlier.
- Source: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Data Hub, port liner shipping connectivity index (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.
Kitakyushu: 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, 2024
- 46,682
- Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2024
- 98.1 million GT
出典：国土交通省「港湾調査（港湾統計年報）」（政府統計の総合窓口 e-Stat）を加工して作成 Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.
Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported
182 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Dec 27, 2008, located where the board states a position. The most recent:
- Nov 27, 2025衝突運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)82 km away
- Aug 4, 2025死傷等運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)97 km away
- Apr 11, 2025衝突(単)運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)22 km away
- Feb 22, 2025乗揚運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)15 km away
- Jan 23, 2025衝突運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)38 km away
- Nov 26, 2024衝突(単)運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)15 km away
- Nov 25, 2024衝突(単)運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)44 km away
- Nov 21, 2024衝突運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)46 km away
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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