Port of Hualien
In short
Hualien: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 5, 2026, 17:55 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 Hualien, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.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.
| Vessel | ETA (UTC) | Destination as broadcast | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
 ASIA CEMENT NO.6Cargo | Oct 5, 2026, 20:00 UTC | TW HUN | 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 5, 2026, 17:55 UTC.
Vessels near Hualien
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 Hualien in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Hualien from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 57910). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- Coastal (breakwater)
- Shelter
- Excellent
- Channel depth
- 9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 8 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 8 m
- Mean tide
- 1 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Small
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Hualien 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 29° | 18 | 2.6 | 8 | 4.9 | |
| 10 | 29° | 21 | 3.1 | 9 | 10 | |
| 9 | 37° | 21 | 2.7 | 9 | 10 | |
| 9 | 27° | 20 | 2.7 | 9 | 9.9 | |
| 6 | 11° | 14 | 2.4 | 9 | 10 | |
| 6 | 17° | 13 | 2.3 | 9 | 10 | |
| 5 | 29° | 15 | 2.2 | 9 | 11 | |
| 7 | 35° | 17 | 2.2 | 9 | 10 | |
| 5 | 28° | 14 | 2.2 | 9 | 11 | |
| 4 | 24° | 9 | 2 | 9 | 19 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 5, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 15 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.
Hualien: 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 10 port calls in the 7 days and 43 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 54% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (28).
- Container
- 0
- Tanker
- 4
- Dry bulk
- 24
- General cargo
- 14
- Ro-ro
- 1
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.3 million tonnes.
09-12 1 | 09-13 1 | 09-14 1 | 09-15 2 | 09-16 3 | 09-17 3 | 09-18 1 | 09-19 2 | 09-20 2 | 09-21 1 | 09-22 2 | 09-23 0 | 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).
Hualien: 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
- 1,054
- 4% more than the year before
- Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2025
- 7.4 million GT
- 3% less than the year before
- Cargo handled, 2025
- 8.2 million tonnes
- About the same as the year before
- Sea passengers (in and out), 2025
- 3,419
- Cruise ship calls (arrivals and departures), 2025
- 14
- Cruise passengers (in and out), 2025
- 2,850
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Top connected ports: Hualien
Ports with the most ship movements to and from Hualien, September 2025 to August 2026: arrivals from each port plus departures to it, as reported monthly by Taiwan's Maritime and Port Bureau. Voydar adds up the reported counts; only ports the report names are ranked.
| Port | Arrivals from | Departures to | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keelung (Chilung) TWKEL | 200 | 236 | 436 |
| Taichung TWTXG | 141 | 110 | 251 |
| Kaohsiung TWKHH | 103 | 122 | 225 |
| Taipei TWTPE | 73 | 57 | 130 |
| Xiamen Pt CNXMG | 9 | 23 | 32 |
| TWKYD TWKYD | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| TWSUO TWSUO | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| Singapore SGSIN | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| GUGUM GUGUM | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| TWHOP TWHOP | 4 | 7 | 11 |
Derived by Voydar (method: port_top_connections v1) from tw_imarine_port_pairs. Computed September 30, 2026.
Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported
1 accident or incident within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Jul 12, 2014, located where the board states a position. The most recent:
- Jul 12, 2014국립해양조사원 선박사고 포인트 (KHOA marine casualty points from KMST cases)86 km away
Source: 국립해양조사원 선박사고 포인트 (KHOA marine casualty points from KMST cases). 출처: 해양수산부 국립해양조사원, 선박사고 포인트(해양안전심판원), 공공데이터포털 (Source: KHOA marine casualty points, Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal, data.go.kr). Licence: data.go.kr: 이용허락범위 제한 없음 (no restriction on the scope of use).
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