Port of Delaware City

UN/LOCODEUSDCIWhat is a UN/LOCODE?39.5667° N, 75.5833° WLocal timeAmerica/New_York, UTC-4

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Delaware City: 2 ships in port now, no arrivals and 1 departure in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 3, 2026, 23:28 UTC).

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In port now: 2
Arrivals, last 24 h: 0
Departures, last 24 h: 1
Ships nearby, last 6 h: 26

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
GENESIS LIBERTYLocal vessel	Oct 2, 2026, 21:55 UTC
MARTIN EXPLORERLocal vessel	Oct 2, 2026, 02:19 UTC

Left in the last 48 h

Vessel	Left	Time in port
SUSQUEHANNATowing	Oct 3, 2026, 08:13 UTC	3 d 1 h
OSG VISIONLocal vessel	Oct 2, 2026, 06:16 UTC	22 h 1 min

As of Oct 3, 2026, 23:28 UTC.

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Arrivals per day AIS-detected

Ships Voydar detected arriving at Delaware City 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.

20 arrivals in 30 days, 0.7 a day on average.

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Day (UTC)	Ships arriving
Sep 3, 2026	0
Sep 4, 2026	1
Sep 5, 2026	1
Sep 6, 2026	0
Sep 7, 2026	0
Sep 8, 2026	0
Sep 9, 2026	1
Sep 10, 2026	1
Sep 11, 2026	0
Sep 12, 2026	0
Sep 13, 2026	0
Sep 14, 2026	1
Sep 15, 2026	0
Sep 16, 2026	0
Sep 17, 2026	0
Sep 18, 2026	0
Sep 19, 2026	1
Sep 20, 2026	1
Sep 21, 2026	2
Sep 22, 2026	1
Sep 23, 2026	0
Sep 24, 2026	1
Sep 25, 2026	0
Sep 26, 2026	0
Sep 27, 2026	0
Sep 28, 2026	2
Sep 29, 2026	0
Sep 30, 2026	3
Oct 1, 2026	2
Oct 2, 2026	2

Vessels near Delaware City

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.

Vessels near Delaware City
Vessel	Type	IMO / MMSI	Last seen
MOUNTPARKCargo	Cargo	IMO 9773844	Oct 3, 2026, 23:26 UTC
DELAFORTPassenger	Passenger	MMSI 367036210	Oct 3, 2026, 23:26 UTC
MSC CANDICECargo (hazardous cat. A)	Cargo (hazardous cat. A)	IMO 9339284	Oct 3, 2026, 23:26 UTC
CAPT HARRYTug	Tug	IMO 9266401	Oct 3, 2026, 23:25 UTC
KATIE LYNNPassenger	Passenger	MMSI 367732690	Oct 3, 2026, 23:25 UTC
PERFECT PREDATORPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 338395269	Oct 3, 2026, 23:25 UTC
OYSTER CREEKLocal vessel	Local vessel	IMO 9569451	Oct 3, 2026, 23:22 UTC
EL JALEOSailing	Sailing	MMSI 368275830	Oct 3, 2026, 23:15 UTC
ANNA MARIESailing	Sailing	MMSI 368291510	Oct 3, 2026, 23:14 UTC
LOVE AFFAIRPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 338478461	Oct 3, 2026, 23:11 UTC
SALUSSailing	Sailing	MMSI 367775410	Oct 3, 2026, 23:11 UTC
MAKASailing	Sailing	MMSI 368328310	Oct 3, 2026, 23:08 UTC
MARTIN EXPLORERLocal vessel	Local vessel	IMO 9160853	Oct 3, 2026, 23:04 UTC
ASYLUMPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 368396260	Oct 3, 2026, 23:03 UTC
GENESIS LIBERTYLocal vessel	Local vessel	IMO 8207604	Oct 3, 2026, 23:00 UTC
OSPREYSailing	Sailing	MMSI 367197380	Oct 3, 2026, 22:31 UTC
THE LEGACYSailing	Sailing	MMSI 338421582	Oct 3, 2026, 21:55 UTC
PROVIDENCESailing	Sailing	MMSI 368323530	Oct 3, 2026, 21:11 UTC
ALPENGLOWSailing	Sailing	MMSI 319343800	Oct 3, 2026, 20:45 UTC
CHELSEA GIRLPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 338180932	Oct 3, 2026, 20:28 UTC
SUNKISSEDSailing	Sailing	MMSI 316022878	Oct 3, 2026, 20:26 UTC
BELIEVESailing	Sailing	MMSI 367350970	Oct 3, 2026, 19:56 UTC
GATSBYPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 338401479	Oct 3, 2026, 19:26 UTC
BELVEDEREPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 368419370	Oct 3, 2026, 19:08 UTC
KNOT WORKINPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 368486150	Oct 3, 2026, 19:03 UTC
OLIVIADredging or underwater ops	Dredging or underwater ops	MMSI 367375030	Oct 3, 2026, 18:40 UTC

Forecast

Model forecast for Delaware City 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 3 21:00	5	79°	10	0.1	2	24
Oct 4 03:00	6	60°	10	0.1	2	24
Oct 4 09:00	7	57°	12	0.1	2	23
Oct 4 15:00	7	58°	15	0.2	2	24
Oct 4 21:00	6	22°	12	0.1	2	23
Oct 5 03:00	5	16°	10	0.1	2	24
Oct 5 09:00	2	299°	4	0.1	2	24
Oct 5 15:00	9	303°	18	0.1	2	24
Oct 5 21:00	10	320°	22	0.2	2	24
Oct 6 03:00	6	331°	11	0.1	2	24
Oct 6 09:00	5	347°	10	0.2	2	24

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 3, 2026, 18:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 37 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 Delaware City

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

Buoy DELD1 · 1.8 kmobserved Oct 3, 2026, 22:30 UTC

Water temp

—

Air temp

19.5°C (67°F)

Wind

8.9 kn @ 100°

Waves

—

Weather buoys

Tide gauges

Reedy Point, DE1.6 km
Delaware City, DE1.8 km

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

Delaware City: 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 3 port calls in the 7 days and 12 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 33% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (9).

Container: 0
Tanker: 12
Dry bulk: 0
General cargo: 0
Ro-ro: 0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Delaware City, last 14 days
09-12 0	09-13 0	09-14 1	09-15 0	09-16 1	09-17 0	09-18 0	09-19 1	09-20 1	09-21 0	09-22 0	09-23 1	09-24 0	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).

Berths and terminals at Delaware City

4 docks, terminals and mooring places listed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Delaware City. Deepest listed berth: 11.6 m (38 ft). The 4 deepest are shown.

Berths and terminals at Delaware City
Facility	Depth alongside	Longest berth	Owner / operator (as listed)
PBF ENERGY, DELAWARE CITY REFINERY, PIER NO. 1 Receipt of crude oil; and bunkering tankers berthed at wharf.	11.6 m (38 ft)	335.3 m (1,100 ft)	Owner and operator: Star Enterprise
PBF ENERGY, DELAWARE CITY REFINERY, PIER NO. 2 Receipt of crude oil; shipment of petroleum products; and bunkering tankers berthed at wharf.	10.4 m (34 ft)	304.8 m (1,000 ft)	Owner and operator: Star Enterprise
PBF ENERGY, DELAWARE CITY REFINERY, PIER NO. 3 Receipt of crude oil; shipment of petroleum products and methanol; bunkering tankers berthed at wharf.	8.5 m (28 ft)	228.6 m (750 ft)	Owner and operator: Star Enterprise
FORT DEL ST PK PEA PATCH ISL EXCURSION VESSEL LDG Landing for excursion vessels.	2.4 m (8 ft)	19.8 m (65 ft)	Owner and operator: State of Delaware, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Navigation Data Center, Port and Waterway Facilities (public domain). Owner and operator names are USACE's text, not verified company records. Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.

Anchorages, pilot boarding and routing near Delaware City

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

AnchorageAnchorage 4 Reedy PointunrestrictedDelaware Bay and River, DE110.157(a)(5) · 1.1 km
AnchorageAnchorage 5 Pea Patch IslandunrestrictedDelaware Bay and River, DE110.157(a)(6) · 2.8 km
AnchorageAnchorage 3 Reedy PointunrestrictedDelaware Bay and River, DE110.157(a)(4) · 3.1 km
AnchorageAnchorage 2 Artificial IslandunrestrictedDelaware Bay and River, DE110.157(a)(3) · 6.2 km
AnchorageAnchorage 6 Deepwater PointunrestrictedDelaware Bay and River, DE110.157(a)(7) · 15.3 km
Pilot boardingDelaware Canalpilot_boardingVicinity of Chesapeake City Bridge18.4 km
AnchorageAnchorage 1 Bombay Hook PointunrestrictedDelaware Bay and River, DE110.157(a)(2) · 27.2 km
AnchorageAnchorage 7 Marcus HookunrestrictedDelaware Bay and River, DE110.157(a)(8)(i) · 28.5 km
AnchorageAnchorage 7 Marcus HookunrestrictedDelaware Bay and River, DE110.157(a)(8)(ii) · 31.6 km
AnchorageNortheast RiverspecialNorth East, MD110.70a · 31.9 km
AnchorageJacobs Nose CovespecialElk River, MD110.71 · 36.9 km
AnchorageAnchorage 8 Thompson PointunrestrictedDelaware Bay and River, DE110.157(a)(9) · 39.1 km

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

Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

15 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Jul 7, 2010, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Aug 26, 2025YachtNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)54 km away
True Blue II, Downe, NJ, USA (NTSB DCA25FM056)
Aug 18, 2025Cargo, Dry BulkNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)90 km away
W-Sapphire, Baltimore, MD, USA (NTSB DCA25FM053) · W-SAPPHIRE
Feb 18, 2025Towing/BargeNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)7 km away
Thor, New Castle, DE, USA (NTSB DCA25FM020)
Jan 8, 2025Cargo, Dry BulkNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)58 km away
Algoma Verity, Philadelphia, PA, USA (NTSB DCA25FM015) · ALGOMA VERITY
Dec 5, 2024Cargo, GeneralNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)90 km away
Morning Menad, Baltimore, MD, USA (NTSB DCA25FM009) · MORNING MENAD
Mar 26, 2024Cargo, GeneralNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)90 km away
Dali / Francis Scott Key Bridge, Baltimore, MD, USA (NTSB DCA24MM031) · DALI
Jan 31, 2024YachtNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)92 km away
Multiple Recreational, Baltimore, MD, USA (NTSB DCA24FM021)
Jun 9, 2022ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)92 km away
4 rec boats, Annapolis, MD, USA (NTSB DCA22FM023)

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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