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Port of Alkmaar

Netherlands

UN/LOCODENLALKWhat is a UN/LOCODE?52.6333° N, 4.75° ELocal timeEurope/Amsterdam, UTC+2
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Alkmaar: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 23:38 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Arrivals, last 24 h
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Departures, last 24 h
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Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near Alkmaar

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.

Vessels near Alkmaar
VesselLast seen
NetherlandsWILLEMPleasure craft
NetherlandsROBINA BPleasure craft
NetherlandsMARIATowing
NetherlandsJULIENNEPleasure craft
NetherlandsAMARONEReserved
NetherlandsRIJNPleasure craft
NetherlandsANNE
NetherlandsBREEZANDOther
NetherlandsONDERNEMING II
NetherlandsDE AMIESPleasure craft
NetherlandsARIE DIRKPleasure craft
NetherlandsKIELTug
NetherlandsAKERSLOOTPassenger
NetherlandsMARGARETHAPleasure craft
NetherlandsMARISSAPleasure craft
NetherlandsFARBERCargo
NetherlandsGROOTKIND.Pleasure craft
NetherlandsKNRM-DOLFIJNSearch and rescue
NetherlandsDE FRIESCHE POORTPassenger
NetherlandsBOKXERPleasure craft
NetherlandsPROGRESSOther
NetherlandsKLUUTPleasure craft
NetherlandsNAJADEPleasure craft
NetherlandsVEERPONT DE WOUDEOther
NetherlandsZOUTSailing
NetherlandsHUBERTUSPassenger
NetherlandsVIRGO MAREPleasure craft
NetherlandsGERTRUIDACargo
NetherlandsCYCLOONPleasure craft
NetherlandsAMALIAPassenger
NetherlandsWAL-NOOD 1Passenger
NetherlandsE-PUSHER 2Cargo
NetherlandsSEMPER-SPERACargo
NetherlandsRIVALPleasure craft
NetherlandsZWETTug
NetherlandsINVONTESCargo
NetherlandsAVONTUUR
NetherlandsBLACK-OUTPleasure craft
NetherlandsRESCATORPleasure craft
NetherlandsRES NOVAPleasure craft

Forecast

Model forecast for Alkmaar 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)
2338°40.5424
231°50.5524
2101°80.5524
3265°80.4524
3207°50.4524
6218°100.7424
7234°140.7424
11242°221424
4211°70.8524
5228°100.7524
3241°80.6524

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 3, 2026, 18:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 21 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 Alkmaar

Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.

Buoy North Sea · 222.6 kmobserved
Water temp
—
Air temp
14.6°C (58°F)
Wind
4.1 kn @ 350°
Waves
0.4 m (1 ft)

Weather buoys

Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jan 16, 2021. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • OtherJan 16, 2021Merchant Vessel86 km away

    On 16 January, customs officers in Rotterdam discovered two separate shipments of cocaine, totaling approximately 1,069 kilograms. The first shipment of 839 kilograms was found in a shipping container from Brazil with two old Volkswagen vans. The second shipment of 230 kilograms of cocaine was found in a shipping container full of beer.

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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