Port of Howland Hook
In short
Howland Hook: 4 ships in port now, 5 arrivals and 4 departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 2, 2026, 15:14 UTC).
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- In port now
- 4
- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 5
- Departures, last 24 h
- 4
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
- 40
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 |
|---|---|
 CAPTAIN DANNLocal vessel | Oct 2, 2026, 13:46 UTC |
| ROBERT BURTONTowing (long/wide) | Oct 2, 2026, 10:27 UTC |
| HAGGERTY GIRLSLocal vessel | Oct 2, 2026, 06:30 UTC |
 PHOENIX ADMIRALTanker | Oct 2, 2026, 04:18 UTC |
Left in the last 48 h
| Vessel | Left | Time in port |
|---|---|---|
| GERARD MCALLISTERTowing | Oct 2, 2026, 11:02 UTC | 6 h 44 min |
 STEELTanker | Oct 2, 2026, 01:51 UTC | 23 h 3 min |
| ROBERT BURTONTowing (long/wide) | Oct 1, 2026, 20:04 UTC | 2 h 7 min |
| GENESIS VICTORYLocal vessel | Oct 1, 2026, 19:44 UTC | 20 h 25 min |
| LINDA SUETowing (long/wide) | Oct 1, 2026, 10:35 UTC | 8 h 19 min |
| LUCY REINAUERLocal vessel | Oct 1, 2026, 02:50 UTC | 22 d 15 h |
 CMA CGM SURABAYACargo | Sep 30, 2026, 22:30 UTC | 24 h 12 min |
| CAPTAIN DANNLocal vessel | Sep 30, 2026, 16:06 UTC | 12 h 15 min |
As of Oct 2, 2026, 15:14 UTC.
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Ships Voydar detected arriving at Howland Hook 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.
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| Day (UTC) | Ships arriving |
|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 3 |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3 |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 4 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 4 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 3 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 3 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 4 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 4 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 4 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4 |
Vessels near Howland Hook
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.
| Vessel | Type | IMO / MMSI | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEGASUSTug | Tug | MMSI 367365380 | |
| REINAUER TWINSTug | Tug | IMO 9592965 | |
| THE MANHATTAN 2Passenger | Passenger | MMSI 368029640 | |
| POTOMACLocal vessel | Local vessel | IMO 9475806 | |
| FORT MCHENRYTug | Tug | IMO 9804681 | |
| DELAWARE BAYDredging or underwater ops | Dredging or underwater ops | MMSI 367128570 | |
| DAISY MAEReserved | Reserved | MMSI 367797720 | |
| JAMES CHARLESTowing (long/wide) | Towing (long/wide) | IMO 7042875 | |
| MATTHEW TIBBETTSTug | Tug | IMO 8986949 | |
| SUNSET CROSSINGPassenger | Passenger | MMSI 367779550 | |
| WILLIAM F FALLON JRTug | Tug | IMO 9137325 | |
 OOCL EGYPTCargo | Cargo | IMO 9622631 | |
| FRANKLIN REINAUER | — | IMO 8987462 | |
| JAYDEN MARIE 2Sailing | Sailing | MMSI 338179078 | |
| JAMES D MORANTug | Tug | IMO 9786499 | |
 INCENTIVEPleasure craft | Pleasure craft | MMSI 319795000 | |
| AYE ARR ARRPleasure craft | Pleasure craft | MMSI 338445943 | |
| PILOT ROMERPilot vessel | Pilot vessel | MMSI 368434250 | |
| ALEX MCALLISTERTug | Tug | IMO 8601159 | |
| HMS JUSTICETowing | Towing | MMSI 367605850 | |
| AMERICAN RANGERPassenger | Passenger | MMSI 368483880 | |
| SUSAN B ANTHONYPassenger | Passenger | MMSI 368078230 | |
| CG45605Search and rescue | Search and rescue | MMSI 369493605 | |
| MOUNT ST ELIASTug | Tug | IMO 8749884 | |
| CAPT BRIAN A MCALLISTug | Tug | IMO 9813632 | |
| MISTER JIMTug | Tug | IMO 8957376 | |
| GUY V MOLINARIPassenger | Passenger | IMO 9333486 | |
| GENESIS VICTORYLocal vessel | Local vessel | IMO 8973942 | |
| RANAPleasure craft | Pleasure craft | MMSI 368378770 | |
| MARJORIE B MCALLISTETug | Tug | IMO 7391020 | |
| LIBERTY NATIONALPassenger | Passenger | MMSI 368148690 | |
| NEWT MORANTug | Tug | IMO 1117850 | |
| CAPTAIN DTowing | Towing | IMO 8424587 | |
| GABBY L MILLERTowing | Towing | MMSI 367338610 | |
| ANNIE MOOREPassenger | Passenger | MMSI 368210940 | |
| SANDY GROUNDPassenger | Passenger | MMSI 368143060 | |
| CAPE FEARTug | Tug | IMO 9914307 | |
| ATLANTIC COASTTug | Tug | IMO 9484065 | |
| ALEXANDRATug | Tug | IMO 7512014 | |
| MISS NEW JERSEY | — | MMSI 367754120 |
Forecast
Model forecast for Howland Hook 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 | 226° | 15 | 0.4 | 10 | 24 | |
| 7 | 252° | 19 | 0.4 | 8 | 24 | |
| 8 | 332° | 16 | 0.4 | 9 | 20 | |
| 6 | 344° | 13 | 0.4 | 10 | 24 | |
| 7 | 23° | 16 | 0.4 | 10 | 24 | |
| 4 | 100° | 11 | 0.4 | 10 | 24 | |
| 3 | 58° | 6 | 0.5 | 5 | 24 | |
| 5 | 58° | 10 | 0.7 | 6 | 24 | |
| 8 | 84° | 18 | 1 | 6 | 24 | |
| 5 | 66° | 12 | 0.9 | 6 | 21 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 2, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 2, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 21 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 Howland Hook
Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.
Weather buoys
- MHRN62.5 km
- 8519532 - Mariners Harbor, NY2.5 km
- 8519483 - Bergen Point West Reach, NY4.2 km
- ROBN413.4 km
- 8530973 - Robbins Reef, NJ13.4 km
Tide gauges
- The Battery, NY20.2 km
Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.
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 May 8, 2010, located where the board states a position. The most recent:
- May 24, 2025Cargo, Liquid BulkNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)28 km away
Hunts Point, New York, NY, USA (NTSB DCA25FM045) · HUNTS POINT
- May 17, 2025Combatant/MilitaryNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)18 km away
- Feb 22, 2025YachtNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)45 km away
Mastram / Here Today, Gone Tomorrow / How's Your Mother, New Rochelle, NY, USA (NTSB DCA25FM021)
- Jul 5, 2023Cargo, GeneralNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)8 km away
Grande Costa D’Avorio, Newark, NJ, USA (NTSB DCA23FM039) · GRANDE COSTA D'AVORI
- Dec 22, 2022PassengerNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)11 km away
- Apr 29, 2022ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)14 km away
ENDO BREEZE, New York, NY, USA (NTSB DCA22FM016) · Endo Breeze
- Jun 5, 2021ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)22 km away
Seastreak Commodore, New York, NY, USA (NTSB DCA21FM029) · COMMODORE
- Sep 17, 2018ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)70 km away
Seeley / Sea Jay / WEEKS 207, Stamford, CT, USA (NTSB DCA18FM039) · LILY ANNE
Source: NTSB marine investigations (CAROL). Courtesy: National Transportation Safety Board. Licence: US Government work (17 U.S.C. §105), public domain.
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Mar 2, 2000. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Pirate AssaultMar 2, 2000Merchant Vessel12 km away
UNITED STATES: Two intruders armed with guns boarded an unidentified bulk carrier at 0230 (local) 2 Mar in Port Newark, New Jersey. After breaking into the Chief Mate's cabin and threatening him, they stole personal belongings and cash. The intruders also tried to break into the cabins of the Captain and Chief Engineer without success.
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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