Port of Napier
In short
Napier: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 4, 2026, 16:44 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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- In port now
- 0
- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 0
- Departures, last 24 h
- 0
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
- 0
Expected arrivals AIS-detected
Ships whose AIS destination names Napier, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.
2 ships shown, earliest first.
| Vessel | ETA (UTC) | Destination as broadcast | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
 GINGA ANGELTanker (hazardous cat. B) | Oct 5, 2026, 04:00 UTC | NZNPE | UN/LOCODE |
 BF GIANTCargo (hazardous cat. A) | Oct 6, 2026, 23:00 UTC | NZNPE | UN/LOCODE |
Source: AIS voyage reports via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 4, 2026, 16:44 UTC.
Vessels near Napier
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.
No vessels detected near Napier in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Napier from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 55130). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Small
- Harbour type
- Coastal (breakwater)
- Shelter
- Fair
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Anchorage depth
- 20 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 9 m
- Mean tide
- 1 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- Moderate
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Napier 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 260° | 7 | 0.8 | 10 | 24 | |
| 0 | 216° | 9 | 0.8 | 11 | 24 | |
| 9 | 69° | 15 | 0.7 | 11 | 24 | |
| 8 | 35° | 12 | 0.9 | 9 | 24 | |
| 4 | 302° | 8 | 0.7 | 10 | 24 | |
| 1 | 73° | 6 | 0.5 | 10 | 24 | |
| 9 | 83° | 15 | 0.6 | 10 | 24 | |
| 5 | 302° | 8 | 1 | 5 | 24 | |
| 4 | 335° | 9 | 0.7 | 7 | 24 | |
| 3 | 47° | 7 | 0.5 | 10 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 4, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 4, 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.
Napier: 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 7 port calls in the 7 days and 43 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 2% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (42).
- Container
- 23
- Tanker
- 5
- Dry bulk
- 13
- General cargo
- 2
- Ro-ro
- 0
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.2 million tonnes.
09-12 1 | 09-13 1 | 09-14 0 | 09-15 3 | 09-16 1 | 09-17 2 | 09-18 2 | 09-19 1 | 09-20 1 | 09-21 0 | 09-22 1 | 09-23 1 | 09-24 3 | 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).
Napier: global benchmarks
How Napier compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Container Port Performance Index 2023
- #336 of 405
- World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "NAPIER" (80% confidence).
- Source: World Bank, The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
- 88.1
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Down 6% 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.
Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported
5 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since May 15, 1999, located where the board states a position. The most recent:
- Apr 1, 2024TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)40 km away
f.v. Pacific Challenger, crewmember missing, off Waimarama coast
- Dec 18, 2020TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)2 km away
General cargo vessel Kota Bahagia, Cargo hold fire, Napier Port, 18 December 2020
- Aug 8, 2013TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)6 km away
Bulk carrier, IDAS Bulker, pilotage incident Napier, Hawke's Bay, 8 August 2013
- Feb 19, 2009TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)2 km away
Passenger vessel Oceanic Discoverer, fatal injury, Port of Napier19 February 2009
- May 15, 1999TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)4 km away
Bulk log carrier "Pacific Princess", grounding, Pania Reef, Napier, 15 May 1999
Source: Transport Accident Investigation Commission (taic.org.nz), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
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