Port of Kaohsiung
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Kaohsiung: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 5, 2026, 06:13 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 0
- Departures, last 24 h
- 0
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Expected arrivals AIS-detected
Ships whose AIS destination names Kaohsiung, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.
5 ships shown, earliest first.
| Vessel | ETA (UTC) | Destination as broadcast | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
 WAN HAI 288Cargo | Oct 5, 2026, 09:10 UTC | TW KHH | UN/LOCODE |
 HUI DECargo (hazardous cat. C) | Oct 5, 2026, 18:00 UTC | TW KHH | UN/LOCODE |
 AZALEATanker (hazardous cat. B) | Oct 6, 2026, 00:01 UTC | TW KHH | UN/LOCODE |
 OCEANIC JOYCargo | Oct 6, 2026, 13:00 UTC | TW KHH | UN/LOCODE |
 EVER CONVEYCargo (hazardous cat. D) | Oct 8, 2026, 16:00 UTC | CN RZH > TW KHH | 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, 06:13 UTC.
Vessels near Kaohsiung
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 Kaohsiung in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Kaohsiung from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 57920). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- Coastal (breakwater)
- Shelter
- Fair
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Anchorage depth
- 20 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 8 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 9 m
- Mean tide
- 1 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Large
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Kaohsiung 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 | 302° | 11 | 0.3 | 6 | 24 | |
| 6 | 13° | 12 | 0.9 | 6 | 22 | |
| 6 | 324° | 11 | 0.9 | 8 | 24 | |
| 1 | 57° | 6 | 0.9 | 8 | 18 | |
| 4 | 286° | 8 | 0.9 | 8 | 13 | |
| 4 | 127° | 10 | 1.2 | 7 | 24 | |
| 2 | 120° | 7 | 1 | 7 | 24 | |
| 4 | 168° | 11 | 0.9 | 7 | 19 | |
| 10 | 272° | 15 | 0.9 | 7 | 18 | |
| 7 | 165° | 10 | 1 | 7 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 5, 2026, 00:00 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.
Kaohsiung: 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 178 port calls in the 7 days and 809 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 10% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (901).
- Container
- 485
- Tanker
- 124
- Dry bulk
- 104
- General cargo
- 93
- Ro-ro
- 3
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 12.4 million tonnes.
09-12 34 | 09-13 30 | 09-14 32 | 09-15 29 | 09-16 28 | 09-17 26 | 09-18 36 | 09-19 23 | 09-20 27 | 09-21 29 | 09-22 22 | 09-23 32 | 09-24 23 | 09-25 22 |
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).
Kaohsiung: global benchmarks
How Kaohsiung compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Container Port Performance Index 2023
- #18 of 405
- World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "KAOHSIUNG" (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
- 821.6
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Down 4% 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.
Kaohsiung: 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
- 14,447
- 4% less than the year before
- Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2025
- 374.2 million GT
- 3% less than the year before
- Container throughput (TEU), 2025
- 8,885,855
- 4% less than the year before
- Cargo handled, 2025
- 98.7 million tonnes
- 6% less than the year before
- Sea passengers (in and out), 2025
- 244,646
- Cruise ship calls (arrivals and departures), 2025
- 95
- Cruise passengers (in and out), 2025
- 142,307
- 150% more than the year before
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Top connected ports: Kaohsiung
Ports with the most ship movements to and from Kaohsiung, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taichung TWTXG | 1,732 | 1,454 | 3,186 |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | 681 | 1,234 | 1,915 |
| Taipei TWTPE | 624 | 439 | 1,063 |
| Keelung (Chilung) TWKEL | 715 | 215 | 930 |
| Xiamen Pt CNXMG | 353 | 414 | 767 |
| Shanghai Pt CNSHG | 281 | 485 | 766 |
| Singapore SGSIN | 340 | 375 | 715 |
| Shekou Pt CNSHK | 242 | 369 | 611 |
| Manila PHMNL | 269 | 289 | 558 |
| Haiphong VNHPH | 279 | 236 | 515 |
Derived by Voydar (method: port_top_connections v1) from tw_imarine_port_pairs. Computed September 30, 2026.
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
2 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Sep 8, 1998. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- OtherJul 18, 2001Merchant Vessel59 km away
EAST CHINA SEA: AN UNIDENTIFIED SUPPLY VESSEL REPORTS APPROACH 18 JUL AT 2125 LOCAL TIME WHILE UNDERWAY IN POSITION 23-00N 119-51E. A CRAFT RESEMBLING A NAVAL PATROL BOAT ORDERED THE SUPPLY BOAT TO STOP. MASTER MUSTERED THE CREW AND REPLIED HE HAD CONTACTED U. S. NAVY AT OKINAWA. AN INDIVIDUAL ON THE APPROACHING VESSEL IS QUOTED AS HAVING RESPONDED "OK, NO TROUBLE, WE PULL OUT, MAY WE CATCH YOU NEXT TIME." THE MEANING OF THE EXCHANGE IS UNKNOWN AND THE BOAT WHICH CARRIED NO NAME OR PENNANT NUMBE
- Pirate AssaultSep 8, 1998Vessel0 km away
A SINGAPORE-FLAG CHEMICAL TANKER, FEARED HIJACKED BY PIRATES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AFTER IT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DAILY RADIO CONTACT WITH ITS OWNERS FOLLOWING AN 08 SEP MESSAGE, WAS RELEASED 17 SEP. THE LOADED VESSEL WAS ENROUTE FROM SINGAPORE TO LAN SHAN, CHINA WHEN IT WAS REPORTEDLY HIJACKED 40 NM OFF KAO HSIUG (22-37N,120-15E), TAIWAN. CREW MEMBERS WERE KEPT LOCKED IN A CABIN FOR SEVERAL DAYS WHILE THE PIRATES TRIED AND FAILED TO FIND A BUYER FOR THE CARGO WHICH WAS RECOVERED INTACT.
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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