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Skien: 1 ship in port now, 1 arrival and no departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 4, 2026, 03:13 UTC).
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- In port now
- 1
- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 1
- Departures, last 24 h
- 0
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
- 25
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 |
|---|---|
 HENRIK IBSENPassenger | Oct 3, 2026, 15:14 UTC |
As of Oct 4, 2026, 03:13 UTC.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HENRIK IBSENPassenger | Passenger | IMO 5342673 | |
| MT EMBLATanker | Tanker | IMO 9279446 | |
| BELOSTug | Tug | IMO 9191905 | |
| BESSOther | Other | IMO 9086382 | |
| LOVOYPassenger | Passenger | MMSI 257332700 | |
| MS DIKKONPassenger | Passenger | MMSI 257100700 | |
| SANDOYPassenger | Passenger | IMO 9894923 | |
| VICTORIAPassenger | Passenger | IMO 5379822 | |
| NORTHERN PATHFINDERTanker (hazardous cat. C) | Tanker (hazardous cat. C) | IMO 9954230 | |
 MAXIMACargo | Cargo | IMO 9882061 | |
 FRAKT VIKCargo | Cargo | IMO 9356579 | |
| YARA BIRKELANDCargo | Cargo | IMO 9865049 | |
 TUNADALCargo (hazardous cat. D) | Cargo (hazardous cat. D) | IMO 9429235 | |
 PITT ISLANDCargo | Cargo | IMO 9615157 | |
 INEOS INVENTIONTanker | Tanker | IMO 9771511 | |
| NORTHERN PIONEERTanker (hazardous cat. C) | Tanker (hazardous cat. C) | IMO 9954228 | |
| IRELANDCargo | Cargo | IMO 9771456 | |
| WILSON SKYCargo | Cargo | IMO 9017393 | |
| MERWEBORGReserved | Reserved | IMO 9142552 | |
| BAMSETug | Tug | IMO 9873929 | |
| NIJLBORGCargo | Cargo | IMO 9313802 | |
 ARKLOW WILLOWCargo | Cargo | IMO 9818955 | |
| MARIETJE NORACargo | Cargo | IMO 9481609 | |
| AMORPassenger | Passenger | MMSI 257483600 | |
| BUBBLE IIPleasure craft | Pleasure craft | MMSI 257128250 |
Forecast
Model forecast for Skien 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 301° | 11 | 0.9 | 7 | 24 | |
| 4 | 248° | 10 | 0.9 | 6 | 24 | |
| 10 | 223° | 21 | 1.5 | 6 | 24 | |
| 8 | 216° | 18 | 2.3 | 7 | 24 | |
| 8 | 219° | 17 | 2.2 | 7 | 24 | |
| 11 | 214° | 24 | 2.4 | 7 | 24 | |
| 12 | 225° | 26 | 2.5 | 7 | 24 | |
| 10 | 262° | 24 | 2.2 | 7 | 24 | |
| 7 | 235° | 14 | 1.9 | 7 | 24 | |
| 8 | 256° | 19 | 1.5 | 7 | 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, 43 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.
Skien: global benchmarks
How Skien compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2007
- 15.6
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Up 51% 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.
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Apr 25, 2022. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- OtherApr 25, 2022Tanker53 km away
NORWAY: On the morning of 25 April, a group of protesters onboard small boats and kayaks came alongside the Hong Kong-flagged tanker UST LUGA while anchored at Skagerrak, near position 59-19N 010-30E. According to press reports, the group was protestinq against oil imports from Russia. Activists onboard one of the small boats chained themselves to the ship's anchor chain to prevent the ship from raising its anchor, While others in kayaks unfurled banners readinq "oil fuels war". The vessel was l
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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