Port of Karlshamn
In short
Karlshamn: 1 ship in port now, 3 arrivals and 3 departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 2, 2026, 03:00 UTC).
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- In port now
- 1
- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 3
- Departures, last 24 h
- 3
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
- 15
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 |
|---|---|
 LISTERCargo | Oct 1, 2026, 11:08 UTC |
Left in the last 48 h
| Vessel | Left | Time in port |
|---|---|---|
 LUNA SEAWAYSPassenger (hazardous cat. B) | Oct 1, 2026, 17:00 UTC | 9 h 48 min |
 SKANIAPassenger | Oct 1, 2026, 15:29 UTC | 7 h 32 min |
 THERESA SCHULTETanker (hazardous cat. D) | Oct 1, 2026, 10:45 UTC | 27 h 56 min |
| NILS DACKEPassenger | Sep 30, 2026, 17:57 UTC | 9 h 45 min |
| COPERNICUSPassenger | Sep 30, 2026, 16:20 UTC | 7 h 56 min |
 OPTIMA SEAWAYSPassenger (hazardous cat. A) | Sep 30, 2026, 15:53 UTC | 9 h 32 min |
As of Oct 2, 2026, 03:00 UTC.
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Ships whose AIS destination names Karlshamn, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.
4 ships shown, earliest first.
| Vessel | ETA (UTC) | Destination as broadcast | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
 CELLUSCargo | Oct 2, 2026, 05:00 UTC | SEKAN | UN/LOCODE |
| OPTIMA SEAWAYSPassenger (hazardous cat. A) | Oct 2, 2026, 06:30 UTC | SEKAN | UN/LOCODE |
| NILS DACKEPassenger | Oct 2, 2026, 08:00 UTC | SEKAN | UN/LOCODE |
| KEY OCEANTanker (hazardous cat. B) | Oct 3, 2026, 17:00 UTC | SE KAN | 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 2, 2026, 03:00 UTC.
Arrivals per day AIS-detected
Ships Voydar detected arriving at Karlshamn 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.
Show as a table
| Day (UTC) | Ships arriving |
|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 4 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 3 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 4 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 3 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3 |
Vessels near Karlshamn
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 RESCUE LOVISASearch and rescue | Search and rescue | MMSI 265546970 | |
| PILOT 227 SEPilot vessel | Pilot vessel | MMSI 265030800 | |
| KARLSHAMNTug | Tug | IMO 7912678 | |
| STARFishing | Fishing | MMSI 265681420 | |
| BOKOE SG35Fishing | Fishing | MMSI 265795110 | |
| DELTATug | Tug | IMO 9399715 | |
| LISTERCargo | Cargo | IMO 9155963 | |
 KARITACargo | Cargo | IMO 9436783 | |
 TP PERSEVERANCETanker | Tanker | IMO 9730139 | |
| RESCUE EDNABENGTSSONSearch and rescue | Search and rescue | MMSI 265547280 | |
| KARLTug | Tug | MMSI 265828530 | |
 DREAM SYRAXTanker | Tanker | IMO 9719513 | |
| FLINKTug | Tug | IMO 7349091 | |
| RIX LAGOONCargo | Cargo | IMO 9192624 | |
| VIENNAPleasure craft | Pleasure craft | MMSI 265069450 |
Tide and water level
Latest readings at gauges within 20 km of Karlshamn, as published by each water authority, with the last 48 hours. Times in UTC.
| Gauge | Level | Change (3 h) | Last 48 h | Reading (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlshamnrelative to station reference level (SMHI) · 2.2 km away | 0.28 m | -0.02 m |
Source: SMHI oceanographic observations (sea level). Sea level: SMHI (CC BY 4.0); hourly values as published, station owner named per gauge. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
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 Karlshamn 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 144° | 12 | 1 | 6 | 24 | |
| 7 | 170° | 13 | 0.8 | 5 | 24 | |
| 7 | 293° | 12 | 0.6 | 5 | 24 | |
| 6 | 293° | 11 | 0.5 | 5 | 24 | |
| 4 | 289° | 7 | 0.3 | 5 | 24 | |
| 4 | 235° | 9 | 0.2 | 5 | 24 | |
| 7 | 197° | 12 | 0.3 | 2 | 24 | |
| 7 | 231° | 11 | 0.4 | 3 | 24 | |
| 5 | 233° | 8 | 0.3 | 3 | 24 | |
| 7 | 277° | 14 | 0.3 | 3 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 1, 2026, 18:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 20 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.
Karlshamn: 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 21 port calls in the 7 days and 72 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 16% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (62).
- Container
- 3
- Tanker
- 20
- Dry bulk
- 1
- General cargo
- 44
- Ro-ro
- 4
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.2 million tonnes.
09-12 6 | 09-13 1 | 09-14 2 | 09-15 2 | 09-16 2 | 09-17 0 | 09-18 2 | 09-19 3 | 09-20 4 | 09-21 4 | 09-22 1 | 09-23 3 | 09-24 3 | 09-25 3 |
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).
Karlshamn: global benchmarks
How Karlshamn compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 4 2018
- 10.3
- 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.
Karlshamn: 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
- 1,171
- 15% less than the year before
- Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2025
- 24.7 million GT
- 12% less than the year before
- Cargo handled, 2025
- 4.7 million tonnes
- 4% less than the year before
- Sea passengers (in and out), 2025
- 180,000
- 20% less 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.
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