Port of Morehead City

UN/LOCODEUSMRHWhat is a UN/LOCODE?34.7167° N, 76.7° WLocal timeAmerica/New_York, UTC-4

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Morehead City: 2 ships in port now, 1 arrival and no departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 4, 2026, 04:28 UTC).

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In port now: 2
Arrivals, last 24 h: 1
Departures, last 24 h: 0
Ships nearby, last 6 h: 16

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
PAC SCHEDARCargo	Oct 3, 2026, 13:22 UTC
DOROTHY MARIEPleasure craft	Oct 1, 2026, 19:52 UTC

Left in the last 48 h

Vessel	Left	Time in port
SINGELGRACHTCargo	Oct 3, 2026, 01:33 UTC	31 h 47 min
ISLAND LOOKOUTTowing	Oct 2, 2026, 23:45 UTC	28 h 23 min
ALBERTO TOPICCargo	Oct 2, 2026, 18:26 UTC	3 d 2 h

As of Oct 4, 2026, 04:28 UTC.

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Arrivals per day AIS-detected

Ships Voydar detected arriving at Morehead 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.

8 arrivals in 30 days, 0.3 a day on average.

Show as a table

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

Vessels near Morehead 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 Morehead City
Vessel	Type	IMO / MMSI	Last seen
CAPE ROMAINTug	Tug	IMO 7908134	Oct 4, 2026, 04:27 UTC
EL CAZADORPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 367726130	Oct 4, 2026, 04:26 UTC
NORD LIONCargo	Cargo	IMO 9673173	Oct 4, 2026, 04:26 UTC
MAPLE MARINACargo	Cargo	IMO 9626376	Oct 4, 2026, 04:25 UTC
GRACE OF TIDESPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 319060200	Oct 4, 2026, 04:25 UTC
PAC SCHEDARCargo	Cargo	IMO 9443360	Oct 4, 2026, 04:25 UTC
BBC AUSTRIACargo	Cargo	IMO 9433327	Oct 4, 2026, 04:24 UTC
CG MAPLELaw enforcement	Law enforcement	IMO 9258208	Oct 4, 2026, 04:20 UTC
CGC HERONLaw enforcement	Law enforcement	MMSI 366999664	Oct 4, 2026, 03:58 UTC
R/V SHEARWATERHigh-speed craft	High-speed craft	MMSI 367002000	Oct 4, 2026, 03:58 UTC
BLUE SKY MESSENGERSailing	Sailing	MMSI 367482180	Oct 4, 2026, 03:58 UTC
IRON LEADERPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 368215160	Oct 4, 2026, 03:43 UTC
CGNATHANBRUCKENTHALLaw enforcement	Law enforcement	IMO 4686292	Oct 4, 2026, 03:26 UTC
SUPER FLATPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 338566866	Oct 3, 2026, 23:40 UTC
LUCKY FOUR US II	—	MMSI 368257490	Oct 3, 2026, 22:50 UTC
KARMAPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 338549708	Oct 3, 2026, 22:35 UTC

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Morehead City from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 8430). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size: Very small
Harbour type: Coastal (natural)
Shelter: Good
Channel depth: 8 m
Anchorage depth: 8 m
Cargo pier depth: 9 m
Oil terminal depth: 9 m
Mean tide: 1 m
Pilotage compulsory: Yes
First port of entry: Yes
Repairs: Limited
Dry dock: Small

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

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Morehead 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 4 03:00	2	136°	8	0.6	8	16
Oct 4 09:00	5	231°	10	0.6	8	20
Oct 4 15:00	7	241°	15	0.6	7	21
Oct 4 21:00	7	241°	14	0.7	5	11
Oct 5 03:00	3	342°	7	0.7	5	7.2
Oct 5 09:00	5	356°	7	0.6	7	20
Oct 5 15:00	6	359°	12	0.6	8	24
Oct 5 21:00	8	31°	17	0.7	5	24
Oct 6 03:00	10	39°	15	0.9	5	24
Oct 6 09:00	11	33°	19	1.4	5	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, 25 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 Morehead City

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

Buoy BFTN7 · 3.2 kmobserved Oct 4, 2026, 03:30 UTC

Water temp

26.6°C (80°F)

Air temp

23°C (73°F)

Wind

2.9 kn @ 80°

Waves

—

Weather buoys

BFTN73.2 km
8656483 - Beaufort, NC3.2 km
Cape Lookout, NC22.4 km
CLKN722.4 km
4100761.5 km

Tide gauges

Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab, NC3.3 km

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

Morehead 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 18 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 157% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (7).

Container: 0
Tanker: 0
Dry bulk: 7
General cargo: 11
Ro-ro: 0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.1 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Morehead City, last 14 days
09-12 1	09-13 0	09-14 1	09-15 2	09-16 0	09-17 0	09-18 3	09-19 0	09-20 0	09-21 0	09-22 0	09-23 1	09-24 1	09-25 1

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).

Morehead City: global benchmarks

How Morehead City compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.

Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026: 13.4; UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Unchanged 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.

Berths and terminals at Morehead City

14 docks, terminals and mooring places listed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Morehead City. Deepest listed berth: 13.7 m (45 ft). The 14 deepest are shown.

U.S. principal ports by tonnage, 2023: #116 of 150; 2.2 million short tons handled (Morehead City, NC).; Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (public domain). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.

Berths and terminals at Morehead City
Facility	Depth alongside	Longest berth	Owner / operator (as listed)
North Carolina State Ports Authority, Morehead City Berths Nos. 2 and 3. Shipment of dry-bulk materials including phosphate and wood chips; shipment of phosphoric acid.	13.7 m (45 ft)	304.8 m (1,000 ft)	Owner: North Carolina State Ports Authority Operator: North Carolina State Ports Authority Operator: and Morehead City Terminals, Inc.
North Carolina State Ports Authority, Morehead City Berths 6 and 7. Receipt and shipment of conventional general cargo; dry-bulk materials including lumber, potash, salt, and fish meal; and heavy-lift items including steel in foreign-and- domestic trade; receipt of asphalt.	12.2 m (40 ft)	332.2 m (1,090 ft)	Owner: North Carolina State Ports Authority Operator: North Carolina State Ports Authority Operator: Atlantic Shippers, Inc. Operator: and Owens Corning Corp., Trumbull Division
Aviation Fuel Terminals, Beaufort Terminal Tanker Wharf. Receipt of petroleum products, sulphur, sulfuric acid, and liquid fertilizer by vessel; shipment of same by barge.	11.3 m (37 ft)	236.2 m (775 ft)	Owner and operator: Aviation Fuel Terminals, Inc.
North Carolina State Ports Authority, Morehead City Berth No. 1. Shipment of phosphoric acid; and mooring towboats and other miscellaneous vessels.	11 m (36 ft)	213.4 m (700 ft)	Owner: North Carolina State Ports Authority Operator: North Carolina State Ports Authority Operator: and Morehead City Towboat Co., Inc.
North Carolina State Ports Authority, Morehead City Berths Nos. 8 and 9. Receipt and shipment of conventional-containerized-and- roll-on/roll-off general cargo and of dry-bulk materials in foreign-and-domestic trade; receipt of fish meal.	10.7 m (35 ft)	411.5 m (1,350 ft)	Owner: North Carolina State Ports Authority Operator: North Carolina State Ports Authority Operator: and Atlantic Shippers, Inc.
North Carolina State Ports Authority, Morehead City Berths 4 and 5. Receipt and shipment of conventional general cargo in foreign-and-domestic trade; receipt of asphalt. REMARKS (2nd cont.) Morgan-Carolina Corp. (Berth No. 5: At time of '79 sur- vey, company was operator in use for receipt/shipment of liquid fertilizer. O	10.7 m (35 ft)	390.4 m (1,281 ft)	Owner: North Carolina State Ports Authority Operator: North Carolina State Ports Authority Operator: and Owens Corning Corp., Trumbull Division
U.S. Coast Guard, Fort Macon Base Wharf. Mooring U.S. Coast Guard vessels.	7 m (23 ft)	97.5 m (320 ft)	Owner: United States Government Operator: U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard, Fort Macon Base Boat Basin. Mooring U.S. Coast Guard vessels.	6.1 m (20 ft)	192 m (630 ft)	Owner: United States Government Operator: U.S. Coast Guard
North Carolina State Ports Authority, Morehead City Barge Terminal East. Receipt of phosphoric acid; and mooring towboats and barges. (See Remarks.)	4.6 m (15 ft)	198.1 m (650 ft)	Owner: North Carolina State Ports Authority Operator: North Carolina State Ports Authority Operator: and Morehead City Towboat Co., Inc.
North Carolina State Ports Authority, Morehead City Barge Terminal North. Receipt of phosphate materials by barge.	4.6 m (15 ft)	182.9 m (600 ft)	Owner and operator: North Carolina State Ports Authority
Aviation Fuel Terminals, Beaufort Terminal Barge Wharf. Shipment of sulphur and sulfuric acid; occasional receipt of sulfuric acid.	3.7 m (12 ft)	54.9 m (180 ft)	Owner and operator: Aviation Fuel Terminals, Inc.
Lucky International Seafood, Morehead City East Wharf. Receipt of seafood; and icing fishing vessels.	3 m (10 ft)	22.9 m (75 ft)	Owner and operator: Lucky International Seafood
U S ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS MOREHEAD CITY WHARF Mooring government-owned floating equipment.	2.4 m (8 ft)	50.3 m (165 ft)	Owner: North Carolina State Ports Authority Operator: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
NORTH CAROLINA STATE PORTS AUTH., MOREHEAD CITY	—	—	Owner: NCSPA Operator: PCS Phosphate

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 Morehead City

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

Right whale speed zone (10 kn)Ports of Morehead City and Beaufort, NCSpeed RestrictionNovember 15 to April 3050 CFR 224.105(a) 2ii · 2.4 km
Pilot boardingMorehead City 2pilot_boardingEast of Beaufort Inlet Channel in positions 34°35.5'N,76°40.0'W and 34°37.5'N,76°39.4'W10 km
Pilot boardingMorehead City 1pilot_boardingIn the vicinity of Beaufort Inlet Channel Lighted Whistle Buoy BM 34°34'49"N,76°41'33"W13.2 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 Morehead City published by the authority named on each row, separate from the calls Voydar detects on AIS. Earliest record: Jan 2, 1997.

Vessel	Record	Date (UTC)	Berth / route	Source
Rora	Arrival	Dec 31, 2016(date only)	Freeport, Grand Bahama I → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
IMO 9047506	Departure	Dec 30, 2016(date only)	— → Bombay	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
MPV THALIA	Arrival	Dec 29, 2016(date only)	Philadelphia, PA → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
MPV THALIA	Departure	Dec 29, 2016(date only)	— → Montoir	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
IMO 9047506	Arrival	Dec 28, 2016(date only)	Houston, TX → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PENHAR	Departure	Dec 22, 2016(date only)	— → Savannah, GA	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PENHAR	Arrival	Dec 20, 2016(date only)	Newport → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PARAGON	Departure	Dec 14, 2016(date only)	— → New Orleans, LA	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PARAGON	Arrival	Dec 13, 2016(date only)	Padang → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PACIFIC PEARL	Departure	Dec 13, 2016(date only)	— → Baltimore, MD	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PACIFIC PEARL	Arrival	Dec 10, 2016(date only)	Charleston, SC → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Pac Acrux	Departure	Dec 8, 2016(date only)	— → Corpus Christi, TX	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

1 accident or incident within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Feb 23, 2026, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Feb 23, 2026FishingNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)75 km away
Ruthie B, Ocracoke, NC, USA (NTSB DCA26FM008)

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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