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Port of Sandnes

Norway

UN/LOCODENOSASWhat is a UN/LOCODE?58.85° N, 5.7333° ELocal timeEurope/Oslo, UTC+2
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In short

Sandnes: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 2, 2026, 23:03 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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Expected arrivals AIS-detected

Ships whose AIS destination names Sandnes, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.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.

VesselETA (UTC)Destination as broadcastMatched by
Antigua & Barbuda BELLINGSHAUSENCargoOct 3, 2026, 06:00 UTCNOSASUN/LOCODE

Source: AIS voyage reports via BarentsWatch AIS API. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 2, 2026, 23:03 UTC.

Vessels near Sandnes

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 Sandnes
VesselLast seen
NorwayGANNPassenger
NorwayRYGERFJORDHigh-speed craft
NorwayBJONNTug
NorwayHELGOEY GLIMTHigh-speed craft
NorwayVOLT HARVEST ICargo
NorwayHAUKMilitary ops
NorwayHELGOY CRUISEHigh-speed craft
NorwaySTEVENPilot vessel
Antigua & BarbudaMARTENCargo
NorwayRYGERCRUISEHigh-speed craft
NorwayFISKEBANK1Fishing
NorwayFJORDGLYTTHigh-speed craft
NorwayNORCAT SEAHigh-speed craft
NorwayHELGOEY TINDHigh-speed craft
NorwayKLOEVERFishing
NorwayBB COASTERTug
NorwayRYGERBUENPassenger
NorwayROGALANDOther
NorwayPORT BANDITHigh-speed craft
NorwayENERGY SPHYNXCargo
NorwayKLASPort tender
NorwayMEDSTRAUMHigh-speed craft
NorwayRYGERFJELLPassenger
NorwayTEODORADredging or underwater ops
NorwayAMPEREPassenger
BahamasSIEM STINGRAYOther
NorwayLARSTug
NorwayAKOFS SEAFAREROther
NorwayFJORDCHART ADVENTUREHigh-speed craft
NorwayRYGERELEKTRAPassenger
NorwaySANDNESPassenger
NorwaySOR VEST 1Law enforcement
NorwayKINGCRUISERPleasure craft
NorwayVEKTARENSearch and rescue
NorwayFORTUNE TIDECargo
MaltaSC CONNECTORCargo
NorwayELVISOther
NorwaySKANDI MAROYCargo
NorwayBB OCTOPUSTug
NorwayKRISTINAPleasure craft

Forecast

Model forecast for Sandnes 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)
12154°200.8724
14169°241.466.1
5288°151.3824
8303°141.1818
3247°61724
5181°70.9724
10192°181.1624
14200°261.6624
13205°221.874.2
11221°181.682.6
12220°201.6719

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, 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.

Sandnes: global benchmarks

How Sandnes 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
19.4
UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Down 3% 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.

Sandnes: 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.

Cargo handled, 2024
0.7 million tonnes
16% 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
448
14% more than the year before
Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2025
2.9 million GT
66% more than the year before
Cargo handled, 2025
0.5 million tonnes
27% less than the year before
Cruise ship calls (arrivals and departures), 2025
21
250% 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.

Recent arrivals & departures AIS-detected

VesselArrivedDeparted
Norway GULLAASCargo
Norway FLEKKEROYCargo
Norway SYGNA TIDECargo
Norway BB SERVERTug
Norway GULLAASCargo
Norway BB SERVERTug
Norway BOXERTug
Norway RANA FRAKTCargo
Norway SVEASUNDCargo

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