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Port of Hoek van Holland

Netherlands

UN/LOCODENLHVHWhat is a UN/LOCODE?51.9667° N, 4.1167° ELocal timeEurope/Amsterdam, UTC+2

In short

Hoek van Holland: 24 ships in port now, 33 arrivals and 35 departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 6, 2026, 10:58 UTC).

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In port now
24
Arrivals, last 24 h
33
Departures, last 24 h
35
Ships nearby, last 6 h
40

Arrivals and departures AIS-detected

Ships Voydar detected in port from their AIS positions: who is in port now and who left in the last 48 hours. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown, and at places without a charted harbour only ships with an IMO number count. Times UTC.

In port now

VesselArrived
Netherlands SBH 1TankerOct 6, 2026, 09:38 UTC
Netherlands DWS 14OtherOct 6, 2026, 09:28 UTC
Belgium BEETHOVENTankerOct 6, 2026, 09:00 UTC
Netherlands MARIANNE HOtherOct 6, 2026, 08:34 UTC
Netherlands STENA FORETELLERCargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 6, 2026, 07:12 UTC
Belgium ENERGY STOCKHOLMTankerOct 6, 2026, 06:47 UTC
Netherlands STAR BONAIRETankerOct 6, 2026, 06:36 UTC
Netherlands PRIDE OF ROTTERDAMPassengerOct 6, 2026, 06:35 UTC
Finland NORSKYCargo (hazardous cat. C)Oct 6, 2026, 04:59 UTC
Belgium LUGANOTankerOct 6, 2026, 00:29 UTC
Netherlands RVE 17Oct 5, 2026, 21:20 UTC
Belgium DIAMANTTankerOct 5, 2026, 21:01 UTC
Switzerland RP ZUGTankerOct 5, 2026, 20:19 UTC
Netherlands PENDRECHTTankerOct 5, 2026, 18:01 UTC
Antigua & Barbuda SALARCargoOct 5, 2026, 15:17 UTC
Netherlands KRATOSTankerOct 5, 2026, 15:07 UTC
Belgium BANZAICargoOct 5, 2026, 14:47 UTC
Netherlands WATERBOOT 5OtherOct 5, 2026, 14:05 UTC
Netherlands WATERBOOT 15OtherOct 5, 2026, 09:41 UTC
Malta CYCLADESCargoOct 5, 2026, 00:26 UTC
Netherlands CARPE AURORAMTankerOct 4, 2026, 20:18 UTC
Netherlands PROMOTIONTankerOct 4, 2026, 09:01 UTC
Netherlands AMARAOtherOct 4, 2026, 03:54 UTC
Belgium PETRONITankerOct 4, 2026, 01:02 UTC

Left in the last 48 h

VesselLeftTime in port
Netherlands ODESSATankerOct 6, 2026, 09:51 UTC24 h 20 min
Netherlands BERNISSEPLUSOtherOct 6, 2026, 09:39 UTC19 h 35 min
Finland MISTRALCargoOct 6, 2026, 09:29 UTC4 h 14 min
Netherlands SCHIEPLUSTankerOct 6, 2026, 09:18 UTC17 h 28 min
Netherlands ATLANTIC PARTNEROtherOct 6, 2026, 09:07 UTC12 h 24 min
Netherlands SMIT WAALHAVEN 9OtherOct 6, 2026, 07:55 UTC3 d 16 h
Netherlands MABELTankerOct 6, 2026, 07:44 UTC8 h 34 min
Netherlands KRVE80Oct 6, 2026, 07:13 UTC8 h 30 min
Netherlands DWS 14OtherOct 6, 2026, 05:47 UTC15 h 31 min
Netherlands INNOVATIONCargoOct 6, 2026, 05:36 UTC15 h 57 min
Netherlands ATLANTIC ENERGYTankerOct 6, 2026, 05:03 UTC11 h 17 min
Switzerland RAADSMANTankerOct 6, 2026, 03:58 UTC13 h 22 min
Netherlands JANNELIENCargoOct 6, 2026, 03:47 UTC13 h 42 min
Netherlands ANNELIESCargoOct 6, 2026, 03:16 UTC18 h 10 min
Netherlands CALIFORNIATankerOct 6, 2026, 02:36 UTC8 h 48 min
Germany TERRATankerOct 6, 2026, 00:28 UTC4 d 14 h
Belgium PURITYTankerOct 5, 2026, 22:21 UTC22 h 37 min
Netherlands CONDORCargoOct 5, 2026, 21:54 UTC13 h 30 min
Netherlands RVE 17Oct 5, 2026, 20:36 UTC10 h 55 min
Switzerland TOSCANATankerOct 5, 2026, 20:18 UTC9 h 10 min
Finland NORSTREAMCargoOct 5, 2026, 20:11 UTC24 h 18 min
Bahamas PRIDE OF HULLPassenger (hazardous cat. B)Oct 5, 2026, 19:48 UTC13 h 7 min
Sweden THULELANDCargoOct 5, 2026, 18:49 UTC13 h 24 min
Netherlands STENA FORERUNNERCargoOct 5, 2026, 17:55 UTC10 h 39 min
Netherlands MEANDYTankerOct 5, 2026, 16:20 UTC8 h 35 min
Netherlands SOMTRANS XXXIOtherOct 5, 2026, 14:22 UTC2 h 18 min
Netherlands AMELIE 2TankerOct 5, 2026, 13:32 UTC9 h 53 min
Netherlands CRANE BARGE 5OtherOct 5, 2026, 13:21 UTC2 h 14 min
Netherlands KOSTRA 2CargoOct 5, 2026, 13:03 UTC1 h 11 min
Netherlands RVE54Oct 5, 2026, 13:00 UTC27 h 19 min

and 22 more

As of Oct 6, 2026, 10:58 UTC.

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Expected arrivals AIS-detected

Ships whose AIS destination names Hoek van Holland, 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.

3 ships shown, earliest first.

VesselETA (UTC)Destination as broadcastMatched by
Netherlands LIBRAOtherOct 6, 2026, 09:40 UTCHOEK VAN HOLLANDName match
United Kingdom STENA BRITANNICAPassengerOct 6, 2026, 16:15 UTCNLHVHUN/LOCODE
Netherlands DRACO (PILOT VESSEL)Pilot vesselOct 11, 2026, 18:00 UTCHOEK VAN HOLLANDName match

Source: AIS voyage reports via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 6, 2026, 10:58 UTC.

Arrivals per day AIS-detected

Ships Voydar detected arriving at Hoek van Holland on each of the last 30 days (UTC), counted once per ship per day. A day with no bar had no detected arrivals, which can also mean a gap in our AIS coverage.

02040Sep 6, 2026: 14 shipsSep 6Sep 7, 2026: 18 shipsSep 8, 2026: 14 shipsSep 9, 2026: 16 shipsSep 10, 2026: 13 shipsSep 11, 2026: 12 shipsSep 12, 2026: 22 shipsSep 13, 2026: 21 shipsSep 13Sep 14, 2026: 15 shipsSep 15, 2026: 13 shipsSep 16, 2026: 13 shipsSep 17, 2026: 19 shipsSep 18, 2026: 32 shipsSep 19, 2026: 21 shipsSep 20, 2026: 28 shipsSep 20Sep 21, 2026: 18 shipsSep 22, 2026: 36 shipsSep 23, 2026: 15 shipsSep 24, 2026: 17 shipsSep 25, 2026: 18 shipsSep 26, 2026: 14 shipsSep 27, 2026: 6 shipsSep 27Sep 28, 2026: 27 shipsSep 29, 2026: 18 shipsSep 30, 2026: 23 shipsOct 1, 2026: 29 shipsOct 2, 2026: 22 shipsOct 3, 2026: 17 shipsOct 4, 2026: 18 shipsOct 4Oct 5, 2026: 38 ships
587 arrivals in 30 days, 19.6 a day on average.
Show as a table
Day (UTC)Ships arriving
Sep 6, 202614
Sep 7, 202618
Sep 8, 202614
Sep 9, 202616
Sep 10, 202613
Sep 11, 202612
Sep 12, 202622
Sep 13, 202621
Sep 14, 202615
Sep 15, 202613
Sep 16, 202613
Sep 17, 202619
Sep 18, 202632
Sep 19, 202621
Sep 20, 202628
Sep 21, 202618
Sep 22, 202636
Sep 23, 202615
Sep 24, 202617
Sep 25, 202618
Sep 26, 202614
Sep 27, 20266
Sep 28, 202627
Sep 29, 202618
Sep 30, 202623
Oct 1, 202629
Oct 2, 202622
Oct 3, 202617
Oct 4, 202618
Oct 5, 202638

Vessels near Hoek van Holland

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 Hoek van Holland
VesselLast seen
NetherlandsVALKYRIEFishing
NetherlandsMARTENS 4Tanker
BelgiumAMELIE 1Tanker
NetherlandsOD3 ADRIANNEFishing
PortugalKILIACargo (hazardous cat. A)
United KingdomNORTHERN JOY H225 FVFishing
NetherlandsVB COURAGETug
NetherlandsVB TIGERTug
NetherlandsPANERAICargo
NetherlandsRIVALDredging or underwater ops
NetherlandsOCEAANTug
NetherlandsTENDERPort tender
NetherlandsBORELLICargo
NetherlandsALFA ROSSOCargo
Antigua & BarbudaMONTJOLYCargo
NetherlandsKLAZINAPleasure craft
NetherlandsAMICECargo
NetherlandsSNIPCargo
NetherlandsDIVA ROMYCargo
PortugalFAIRPLAY XTug
Hong KongOCEAN INSPIRATIONTanker
NetherlandsYE-44 DENNISOther
NetherlandsSCH45 JACOB CORNELISFishing
PortugalFAIRPLAY-95Tug
NetherlandsVEERHAVEN XICargo
NetherlandsHENRY HUDSONPassenger
GermanyAQUA SPRINTER1Cargo
NetherlandsP99Other
NetherlandsVB ROBTug
MaltaGAS AGILITYTanker (hazardous cat. D)
NetherlandsNIXE
NetherlandsNEPTUNUS 10Other
NetherlandsSBH 1Tanker
MaltaSIXTINECargo
NetherlandsPREGOCargo
Cayman IslandsSOPHIAPleasure craft
NetherlandsKRVE 82Other
NetherlandsKIBOCargo
PortugalFAIRPLAY-25Tug
NetherlandsVOGUEOther

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Hoek van Holland from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 31080). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Very small
Harbour type
River (basin)
Shelter
Good
Channel depth
17 m
Anchorage depth
14 m
Cargo pier depth
6 m
Mean tide
1 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
First port of entry
No
Repairs
Limited

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.

Not for navigation.

Water level

Latest readings at gauges within 20 km of Hoek van Holland, as published by each water authority, with the last 48 hours. Times in UTC.

GaugeLevelChange (3 h)Last 48 hReading (UTC)
Hoek van Hollandrelative to NAP · 1.2 km away76 cm+69 cm
Suurhofbrug, noordzijderelative to NAP · 3.3 km away75 cm+67 cm
Maasvlakte Europahavenrelative to NAP · 6 km away78 cm+74 cm

Source: Rijkswaterstaat Waterwebservices (water heights, NAP). Water levels: Rijkswaterstaat (Waterinfo), public domain. Licence: Public Domain Mark 1.0.

Gauges are matched to this port by distance (within 20 km of the port position), a link derived by Voydar, not stated by the authority. Levels are relative to each gauge's own reference level: they are not water depths. Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Hoek van Holland 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)
2235°60.4424
4299°80.3424
548°70.4624
596°80.4624
599°100.4724
5337°80.4724
14360°211.3524
19335°312.6716
15346°262.3824
14330°252.1724
11303°181.9724

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 6, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 6, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 9 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 Hoek van Holland

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

Buoy North Sea · 193.0 kmobserved
Water temp
—
Air temp
16.7°C (62°F)
Wind
6 kn @ 250°
Waves
0.5 m (2 ft)

Weather buoys

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

Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

2 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Feb 22, 2015, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Source: NTSB marine investigations (CAROL). Courtesy: National Transportation Safety Board. Licence: US Government work (17 U.S.C. §105), public domain.

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

4 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Oct 6, 1999. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • OtherMar 20, 2022Tanker38 km away

    NETHERLANDS: On 20 March, a group of protesters onboard small boats met the Malta-flagged tanker WAIKIKI while on its way to the port of Rotterdam, near position 51-38N 003-59E. According to press reports, environmental activists were protesting against oil imports from Russia. The tanker was loaded with 100,000 tons of crude oil.

  • OtherMar 20, 2022Tanker74 km away

    BELGIUM: On 20 March, a group of protesters onboard small boats swarmed the Liberia-flagged tanker SCF BALTICA while transiting to the port of Antwerp, near position 51-19N 004-19E. According to press reports environmental activists were protesting against oil imports from Russia. The group was holding banners and swimmers were also seen in front of the tanker. The tanker was loaded with 85,000 tons of fuel oil.

  • OtherJan 16, 2021Merchant Vessel24 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.

  • OtherOct 6, 1999Vessel86 km away

    THE 20,391-TON, PANAMANIAN-FLAG RO-RO, MSC CARMEN, WAS BLOCKADED IN A REPAIR DOCK IN ANTWERP (51-13N 004-24E) BY GREENPEACE ACTIVISTS, PROTESTING ITS COATING WITH A PAINT USING THE CHEMICAL TBT WHICH IS NOT REGISTERED FOR USE IN BELGIUM.

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