Port of Kirkenes
In short
Kirkenes: 1 ship in port now, no arrivals and no departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 3, 2026, 23:38 UTC).
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- In port now
- 1
- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 0
- Departures, last 24 h
- 0
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
- 12
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
| Vessel | Arrived |
|---|---|
 JOHAN HJORTOther | Oct 2, 2026, 18:51 UTC |
As of Oct 3, 2026, 23:38 UTC.
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Ships whose AIS destination names Kirkenes, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.
5 ships shown, earliest first.
| Vessel | ETA (UTC) | Destination as broadcast | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAVILA POLLUXPassenger | Oct 5, 2026, 07:00 UTC | NO KKN | UN/LOCODE |
| NORDLYSPassenger | Oct 6, 2026, 07:00 UTC | NO KKN | UN/LOCODE |
| NORDKAPPPassenger | Oct 7, 2026, 07:00 UTC | NO KKN | UN/LOCODE |
| HAVILA CASTORPassenger | Oct 8, 2026, 07:00 UTC | NO KKN | UN/LOCODE |
| POLARLYSPassenger | Oct 9, 2026, 07:07 UTC | NO KKN | UN/LOCODE |
Source: AIS voyage reports via BarentsWatch AIS API. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 3, 2026, 23:38 UTC.
Vessels near Kirkenes
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.
| Vessel | Type | IMO / MMSI | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHAN HJORTOther | Other | IMO 8915768 | |
| BAKKE JRFishing | Fishing | MMSI 259537000 | |
| NORTH TUGTug | Tug | MMSI 257504700 | |
| LOS 115Pilot vessel | Pilot vessel | MMSI 258145500 | |
| DANSKENFishing | Fishing | MMSI 257148420 | |
| STARKTug | Tug | MMSI 259038500 | |
| KAAREPassenger | Passenger | MMSI 257006180 | |
| TEINEFANGSTFishing | Fishing | MMSI 257579600 | |
| OSTVERNPilot vessel | Pilot vessel | MMSI 257395500 | |
| SKARVENTug | Tug | MMSI 257641600 | |
| OYVINDPassenger | Passenger | MMSI 257006190 | |
| SILVER DANIACargo | Cargo | IMO 8808604 |
Forecast
Model forecast for Kirkenes 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 183° | 14 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 8 | 189° | 17 | 0.3 | 3 | 24 | |
| 7 | 234° | 14 | 0.3 | 2 | 24 | |
| 2 | 316° | 5 | 0.2 | 3 | 24 | |
| 3 | 161° | 6 | 0.1 | 4 | 24 | |
| 8 | 180° | 14 | 0.3 | 2 | 24 | |
| 11 | 189° | 21 | 0.6 | 3 | 24 | |
| 10 | 195° | 20 | 0.6 | 3 | 24 | |
| 9 | 182° | 17 | 0.7 | 3 | 24 | |
| 10 | 178° | 19 | 0.6 | 3 | 12 | |
| 3 | 263° | 9 | 0.3 | 3 | 24 |
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, 32 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.
Kirkenes: 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 0 port calls in the 7 days and 0 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 100% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (3).
- Container
- 0
- Tanker
- 0
- Dry bulk
- 0
- General cargo
- 0
- Ro-ro
- 0
09-12 0 | 09-13 0 | 09-14 0 | 09-15 0 | 09-16 0 | 09-17 0 | 09-18 0 | 09-19 0 | 09-20 0 | 09-21 0 | 09-22 0 | 09-23 0 | 09-24 0 | 09-25 0 |
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).
Kirkenes: global benchmarks
How Kirkenes compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 1 2020
- 11.5
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Down 5% 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.
Kirkenes: 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, 2025
- 342
- 2% more than the year before
- Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2025
- 2.2 million GT
- 8% less than the year before
- Cargo handled, 2025
- 0 million tonnes
- 27% more than the year before
Source: Eurostat (mar_go_qmc, mar_go_aa, mar_go_qm_c*, mar_pa_aa, mar_tf_qm), accessed 2026-10-01. Modified: port codes mapped to UN/LOCODE, values converted from thousands. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026.
- Ships arrived, 2025
- 505
- 12% less than the year before
- Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2025
- 2.5 million GT
- 7% less than the year before
- Cargo handled, 2025
- 0 million tonnes
- 28% more than the year before
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), Statbank tables 13233 and 10916 (www.ssb.no), CC BY 4.0 Retrieved Sep 28, 2026.
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