Port of Ulsan
In short
Ulsan: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 01:25 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 Ulsan, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 GINGA FORTITUDETanker | Oct 5, 2026, 09:00 UTC | ULSAN | Name match |
Source: AIS voyage reports via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 3, 2026, 01:25 UTC.
Vessels near Ulsan
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 Ulsan in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Ulsan from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 60400). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- River (natural)
- Shelter
- Excellent
- Channel depth
- 19 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 17 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 23 m
- Mean tide
- 1 m
- Max vessel draft
- 17 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Medium
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Ulsan 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 | 60° | 19 | 1.3 | 5 | 24 | |
| 12 | 66° | 20 | 1.4 | 6 | 24 | |
| 9 | 58° | 16 | 1.4 | 6 | 24 | |
| 8 | 68° | 16 | 1.5 | 6 | 24 | |
| 9 | 62° | 16 | 1.4 | 6 | 24 | |
| 7 | 60° | 14 | 1.2 | 6 | 24 | |
| 5 | 84° | 9 | 1 | 6 | 24 | |
| 5 | 287° | 8 | 0.8 | 5 | 24 | |
| 7 | 311° | 12 | 0.6 | 6 | 24 | |
| 6 | 296° | 12 | 0.5 | 7 | 24 | |
| 13 | 318° | 19 | 0.7 | 3 | 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, 18:00 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 conditions near Ulsan
Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.
Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.
Ulsan: 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 250 port calls in the 7 days and 968 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 32% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (735).
- Container
- 70
- Tanker
- 701
- Dry bulk
- 38
- General cargo
- 117
- Ro-ro
- 42
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 12 million tonnes.
09-12 45 | 09-13 35 | 09-14 39 | 09-15 42 | 09-16 20 | 09-17 16 | 09-18 28 | 09-19 41 | 09-20 39 | 09-21 33 | 09-22 23 | 09-23 61 | 09-24 31 | 09-25 22 |
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).
Ulsan: global benchmarks
How Ulsan 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
- 186.2
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Down 9% 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.
Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported
5,190 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Jan 2, 2008, located where the board states a position. The most recent:
- Mar 31, 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)59 km away
- Dec 31, 2023국립해양조사원 선박사고 포인트 (KHOA marine casualty points from KMST cases)98 km away
- Dec 31, 2023국립해양조사원 선박사고 포인트 (KHOA marine casualty points from KMST cases)18 km away
- Dec 30, 2023국립해양조사원 선박사고 포인트 (KHOA marine casualty points from KMST cases)50 km away
- Dec 30, 2023국립해양조사원 선박사고 포인트 (KHOA marine casualty points from KMST cases)12 km away
- Dec 30, 2023국립해양조사원 선박사고 포인트 (KHOA marine casualty points from KMST cases)66 km away
- Dec 30, 2023국립해양조사원 선박사고 포인트 (KHOA marine casualty points from KMST cases)75 km away
- Dec 30, 2023국립해양조사원 선박사고 포인트 (KHOA marine casualty points from KMST cases)76 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).
Source: 국립해양조사원 선박사고 포인트 (KHOA marine casualty points from KMST cases). 출처: 해양수산부 국립해양조사원, 선박사고 포인트(해양안전심판원), 공공데이터포털 (Source: KHOA marine casualty points, Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal, data.go.kr). Licence: data.go.kr: 이용허락범위 제한 없음 (no restriction on the scope of use).
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