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Port of Keelung (Chilung)

Taiwan

UN/LOCODETWKELWhat is a UN/LOCODE?25.1333° N, 121.7667° ELocal timeAsia/Taipei, UTC+8

In short

Keelung (Chilung): 125 ships in port now, 6 arrivals and 8 departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 6, 2026, 11:28 UTC).

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In port now
125
Arrivals, last 24 h
6
Departures, last 24 h
8
Ships nearby, last 6 h
0

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

VesselArrived
Taiwan NEW OCEANRESEARCHER1Towing (long/wide)Oct 6, 2026, 02:11 UTC
Taiwan JUI SHENG MAN NO 2FishingOct 6, 2026, 01:49 UTC
Taiwan LI SHENGCargoOct 6, 2026, 00:38 UTC
Panama OCEAN FORCECargoOct 5, 2026, 23:44 UTC
China CHANG HANG HU POTankerOct 5, 2026, 23:35 UTC
Marshall Islands TS KOBECargo (hazardous cat. C)Oct 5, 2026, 14:32 UTC
China HEBINCargoOct 5, 2026, 08:04 UTC
Taiwan JIN YIH NO.168FishingOct 5, 2026, 06:44 UTC
Taiwan YEOU LI 858FishingOct 5, 2026, 05:55 UTC
Taiwan TAY SHENG FAFishingOct 5, 2026, 04:09 UTC
Taiwan SJA12FishingOct 5, 2026, 03:18 UTC
Taiwan JIN RUEI YI NO.106FishingOct 5, 2026, 02:21 UTC
Taiwan KAI SHENG NO.7FishingOct 5, 2026, 01:39 UTC
Taiwan TAIWAN5049FishingOct 5, 2026, 01:28 UTC
Taiwan SHIN HER FA 168FishingOct 5, 2026, 01:25 UTC
Taiwan SHIN HER FA NO.88FishingOct 5, 2026, 01:19 UTC
Taiwan CHYH MAA NO.16FishingOct 5, 2026, 01:19 UTC
Taiwan SHIN HER FA 16FishingOct 5, 2026, 01:07 UTC
Taiwan MMSI 416001061FishingOct 5, 2026, 01:05 UTC
Taiwan QIAN CHUN NO.168FishingOct 5, 2026, 01:01 UTC
Taiwan YI DA NO.10FishingOct 5, 2026, 00:50 UTC
Taiwan SHIN HER FA 668FishingOct 5, 2026, 00:49 UTC
Taiwan MA RUEI FU NO.6FishingOct 5, 2026, 00:47 UTC
Taiwan LIAN LIH FA NO.16FishingOct 5, 2026, 00:45 UTC
Taiwan XIN JI NO 13FishingOct 5, 2026, 00:39 UTC
Taiwan YU JYI 168FishingOct 5, 2026, 00:02 UTC
Taiwan NAN YUEFishingOct 4, 2026, 23:53 UTC
Taiwan YNG MAN NO.1FishingOct 4, 2026, 23:48 UTC
Taiwan CHYUNG YU 888FishingOct 4, 2026, 23:42 UTC
Taiwan WMJGFishingOct 4, 2026, 23:18 UTC

and 95 more

Left in the last 48 h

VesselLeftTime in port
Taiwan SHENG YUNTankerOct 6, 2026, 10:52 UTC2 d 10 h
Taiwan ASIA CEMENT NO.3CargoOct 6, 2026, 10:16 UTC25 h 2 min
Hong Kong TVL KEELUNGCargo (hazardous cat. C)Oct 6, 2026, 06:20 UTC31 h 2 min
Panama HORAI BRIDGECargo (hazardous cat. D)Oct 5, 2026, 23:25 UTC16 h 33 min
China HUA HANG 1CargoOct 5, 2026, 23:08 UTC13 h 17 min
Marshall Islands TS PUSANCargo (hazardous cat. B)Oct 5, 2026, 19:35 UTC42 h 2 min
Hong Kong SNL NANTONGCargoOct 5, 2026, 19:14 UTC20 h 40 min
Hong Kong SWAN LAKECargoOct 5, 2026, 14:49 UTC25 h 35 min
Hong Kong NEW MINGZHOU 12Cargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 5, 2026, 10:58 UTC31 h 1 min
Taiwan FU YUNCargoOct 5, 2026, 08:17 UTC9 h 52 min
China HAI FENG HAI KOUCargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 5, 2026, 08:16 UTC26 h 44 min
Panama ITX HIGOCargoOct 5, 2026, 06:40 UTC16 h 30 min
China CHANG HANG HU POTankerOct 5, 2026, 04:55 UTC4 d 6 h
Hong Kong GLORY OCEANCargo (hazardous cat. B)Oct 5, 2026, 02:26 UTC35 h 4 min
Taiwan SHIN HER FA 16FishingOct 5, 2026, 01:07 UTC11 d 0 h
China WU TONGTankerOct 4, 2026, 23:18 UTC21 h 11 min
Taiwan SHING YUNN NO.168FishingOct 4, 2026, 20:48 UTC8 d 23 h
Singapore WAN HAI 288CargoOct 4, 2026, 17:38 UTC12 h 19 min
Hong Kong CA MANILACargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 4, 2026, 15:30 UTC23 h 26 min
Hong Kong XINDE KEELUNGCargo (hazardous cat. A)Oct 4, 2026, 15:04 UTC14 h 8 min
China HAI MENCargoOct 4, 2026, 14:05 UTC9 h 33 min
Taiwan HORNG DAR SHING NO.6FishingOct 4, 2026, 13:25 UTC44 h 58 min
Taiwan SHANG DAFishingOct 4, 2026, 12:49 UTC18 h 46 min
Taiwan YANG MING NO.166FishingOct 4, 2026, 12:08 UTC17 h 0 min

As of Oct 6, 2026, 11:28 UTC.

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Expected arrivals AIS-detected

Ships whose AIS destination names Keelung (Chilung), 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.

3 ships shown, earliest first.

VesselETA (UTC)Destination as broadcastMatched by
Liberia ANL OTAGOCargo (hazardous cat. B)Oct 6, 2026, 17:00 UTCTW KELUN/LOCODE
Panama YUSHO APRICOTCargoOct 9, 2026, 23:45 UTCTW KELUN/LOCODE
Panama APOLLO BRAVECargoOct 13, 2026, 03:00 UTCTW KELUN/LOCODE

Source: AIS voyage reports via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 6, 2026, 11:28 UTC.

Arrivals per day AIS-detected

Ships Voydar detected arriving at Keelung (Chilung) 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.

0100200Sep 6, 2026: 3 shipsSep 6Sep 7, 2026: 6 shipsSep 8, 2026: 5 shipsSep 9, 2026: 4 shipsSep 10, 2026: 1 shipSep 11, 2026: 4 shipsSep 12, 2026: 6 shipsSep 13, 2026: 12 shipsSep 13Sep 14, 2026: 10 shipsSep 15, 2026: 6 shipsSep 16, 2026: 11 shipsSep 17, 2026: 11 shipsSep 18, 2026: 8 shipsSep 19, 2026: 17 shipsSep 20, 2026: 15 shipsSep 20Sep 21, 2026: 9 shipsSep 22, 2026: 21 shipsSep 23, 2026: 37 shipsSep 24, 2026: 42 shipsSep 25, 2026: 45 shipsSep 26, 2026: 32 shipsSep 27, 2026: 33 shipsSep 27Sep 28, 2026: 38 shipsSep 29, 2026: 37 shipsSep 30, 2026: 61 shipsOct 1, 2026: 50 shipsOct 2, 2026: 40 shipsOct 3, 2026: 59 shipsOct 4, 2026: 101 shipsOct 4Oct 5, 2026: 26 ships
750 arrivals in 30 days, 25 a day on average.
Show as a table
Day (UTC)Ships arriving
Sep 6, 20263
Sep 7, 20266
Sep 8, 20265
Sep 9, 20264
Sep 10, 20261
Sep 11, 20264
Sep 12, 20266
Sep 13, 202612
Sep 14, 202610
Sep 15, 20266
Sep 16, 202611
Sep 17, 202611
Sep 18, 20268
Sep 19, 202617
Sep 20, 202615
Sep 21, 20269
Sep 22, 202621
Sep 23, 202637
Sep 24, 202642
Sep 25, 202645
Sep 26, 202632
Sep 27, 202633
Sep 28, 202638
Sep 29, 202637
Sep 30, 202661
Oct 1, 202650
Oct 2, 202640
Oct 3, 202659
Oct 4, 2026101
Oct 5, 202626

Vessels near Keelung (Chilung)

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 Keelung (Chilung) in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Keelung (Chilung) from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 57890). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Large
Harbour type
Coastal (breakwater)
Shelter
Good
Channel depth
16 m
Anchorage depth
13 m
Cargo pier depth
11 m
Oil terminal depth
8 m
Mean tide
1 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
First port of entry
Yes
Repairs
Major
Dry dock
Large

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Keelung (Chilung) 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)
1231°212.7924
943°152.4924
1047°172.3924
1258°212.2824
1159°192.1824
1171°172.1824
977°152824
1175°202823
1168°191.8824
986°141.8724
688°111.7724

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 6, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 6, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 13 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.

Keelung (Chilung): 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 64 port calls in the 7 days and 258 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 3% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (265).

Container
181
Tanker
16
Dry bulk
29
General cargo
29
Ro-ro
3

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 2 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Keelung (Chilung), last 14 days
09-12
10
09-13
7
09-14
8
09-15
10
09-16
10
09-17
8
09-18
4
09-19
12
09-20
9
09-21
8
09-22
7
09-23
5
09-24
6
09-25
17

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).

Keelung (Chilung): global benchmarks

How Keelung (Chilung) compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.

Container Port Performance Index 2023
#62 of 405
World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "KEELUNG" (80% confidence).
Source: World Bank, The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.

Keelung (Chilung): 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
4,739
3% less than the year before
Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2025
85.3 million GT
About the same as the year before
Container throughput (TEU), 2025
1,603,563
3% less than the year before
Cargo handled, 2025
15.2 million tonnes
1% more than the year before
Sea passengers (in and out), 2025
1,113,595
21% more than the year before
Cruise ship calls (arrivals and departures), 2025
436
32% more than the year before
Cruise passengers (in and out), 2025
993,020
26% more than the year before

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Top connected ports: Keelung (Chilung)

Ports with the most ship movements to and from Keelung (Chilung), 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.

PortArrivals fromDepartures toTotal
Taichung TWTXG2971,0211,318
Kaohsiung TWKHH224671895
Hualien TWHUN258212470
Shanghai Pt CNSHG244177421
TWMFK TWMFK198195393
Hong Kong HKHKG246109355
Taipei TWTPE11691207
Busan KRPUS11884202
Ningbo CNNBO76104180
Kobe JPUKB1691170

Derived by Voydar (method: port_top_connections v1) from tw_imarine_port_pairs. Computed September 30, 2026.

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

3 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Mar 27, 1994. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Pirate AssaultSep 20, 2003Merchant Vessel94 km away

    TAIWAN STRAIT: An unidentified bulk carrier reports attempt to board 20 Sep at 1930 local time while underway in position 25 10N, 120 50E, NW of Taiwan. When small craft approached master took evasive action, blew whistle and mustered crew whereupon the boat moved away (IMB).

  • Pirate AssaultJan 3, 1996Vessel97 km away

    ON 03 JAN 96 THW KEELUNG-BASED FENG YU MAN NO.1132 WAS HIJACKED BY TWO MAINLAND CHINESE FISHING VESSELS ABOUT 70NM OFF THE KEELUNG COAST OF TAIWAN.

  • Pirate AssaultMar 27, 1994Merchant Vessel95 km away

    CONTAINER VESSEL NORDSUND, ENROUTE KAOHSIUNG TAIWAN REPORTED THAT A BLACK, VERY FAST FISHING VESSEL ATTEMPTED TO BOARD VESSEL. NORDSUND ALTERED COURSE AND ALONG WITH ROUGH SEAS, PIRATES COULD NOT BOARD. M/V NORDSUND INFORMED M/V TASMAN SEA WHICH WAS FOUR MILES ON HER STARBOARD BEAM THAT A BOARDING WAS ATTEMPTED.

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Marinas near Keelung (Chilung)

Marinas and small craft harbours whose nearest Voydar port is Keelung (Chilung), with their straight-line distance (derived). Each page shows the facilities and contacts its sources report.