Port of Belfast

UN/LOCODEUSBELWhat is a UN/LOCODE?44.4167° N, 69° WLocal timeAmerica/New_York, UTC-4

In short

Belfast: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 5, 2026, 06:10 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

Vessels near Belfast

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 Belfast in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Belfast from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 6920). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size: Very small
Harbour type: River (natural)
Shelter: Fair
Channel depth: 3 m
Anchorage depth: 8 m
Cargo pier depth: 3 m
Mean tide: 3 m
Pilotage compulsory: Yes
First port of entry: Yes
Repairs: Limited

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

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Belfast 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)
Oct 5 06:00	4	135°	6	0.3	4	19
Oct 5 12:00	6	222°	12	0.4	8	8.3
Oct 5 18:00	10	277°	23	0.5	9	21
Oct 6 00:00	12	285°	23	0.6	3	24
Oct 6 06:00	10	275°	17	0.4	3	24
Oct 6 12:00	12	273°	22	0.6	3	24
Oct 6 18:00	14	297°	28	0.6	3	24
Oct 7 00:00	9	285°	16	0.4	3	24
Oct 7 06:00	6	262°	11	0.3	2	24
Oct 7 12:00	5	256°	10	0.2	2	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, 19 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.

Marine conditions near Belfast

Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.

Buoy Buoy F01 - Penobscot Bay · 40.1 kmobserved Oct 5, 2026, 04:30 UTC

Water temp

—

Air temp

13.6°C (56°F)

Wind

3.9 kn @ 110°

Waves

—

Weather buoys

Tide gauges

Bar Harbor, ME88.4 km

Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.

Anchorages, pilot boarding and routing near Belfast

Charted areas within 40 km, from NOAA's MarineCadastre.gov. Reference only, not for navigation: the regulation cited governs.

AnchorageSpecial anchorage area BspecialPenobscot Bay, ME110.4(d)(2) · 0.7 km
AnchorageSpecial anchorage area AspecialPenobscot Bay, ME110.4(d)(1) · 1.3 km
Routing measureWest Penobscot BayRecommended Routenot applicable · 6.7 km
AnchorageAnchorage AspecialPenobscot Bay, ME110.4(b)(1) · 22.6 km
AnchorageAnchorage BspecialPenobscot Bay, ME110.4(b)(2) · 23.6 km
AnchorageAnchorage BgeneralRockland Harbor, ME110.132(a)(2) · 34.6 km
AnchorageAnchorage AgeneralRockland Harbor, ME110.132(a)(1) · 35.8 km
AnchorageRockland HarborspecialPenobscot Bay, ME110.4(a) · 35.8 km
AnchorageCrotch IslandspecialPenobscot Bay, ME110.4(c)(1) · 39.9 km

Sources: NOAA Office for Coastal Management (MarineCadastre.gov) and NOAA Fisheries (public domain). Retrieved Oct 1, 2026.

Reported arrivals & departures Authority-reported

Arrival and departure records for Belfast published by the authority named on each row, separate from the calls Voydar detects on AIS. Earliest record: Jun 9, 1997.

Vessel	Record	Date (UTC)	Berth / route	Source
RENAISSANCE	Departure	Jun 26, 2009(date only)	— → Boston, MA	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
RENAISSANCE	Arrival	Jun 26, 2009(date only)	Canada → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Aulac Vision	Departure	Aug 24, 2008(date only)	— → Canada	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
ASPHALT TERANGA	Arrival	Oct 7, 2007(date only)	Canada → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
JAMESON POINT	Departure	Sep 22, 2006(date only)	— → CANADA	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Irina	Departure	Mar 17, 2005(date only)	— → CANADA	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
VEENDAM	Departure	Jul 24, 1998(date only)	— → CANADA	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
VEENDAM	Arrival	Jul 24, 1998(date only)	PENOBSCOT RIVER, ME → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
CHI LIN	Departure	Jun 9, 1997(date only)	— → CANADA	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.

Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

3 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Jul 30, 2021, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Jul 24, 2025FishingNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)86 km away
GIT'N R DUN, ME, USA (NTSB DCA25FM051)
Nov 5, 2023FishingNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)98 km away
Whiskey Business, Harpswell, ME, USA (NTSB DCA24FM009)
Jul 30, 2021ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)88 km away
Mary E, Bath, ME, USA (NTSB DCA21FM034)

Source: NTSB marine investigations (CAROL). Courtesy: National Transportation Safety Board. Licence: US Government work (17 U.S.C. §105), public domain.

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