Port of Richmond

UN/LOCODEUSRICWhat is a UN/LOCODE?37.55° N, 77.45° WLocal timeAmerica/New_York, UTC-4

In short

Richmond: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 05:01 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

Expected arrivals AIS-detected

Ships whose AIS destination names Richmond, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.

1 ship shown, earliest first.

Vessel	ETA (UTC)	Destination as broadcast	Matched by
TAHOE SPIRITTanker	Oct 4, 2026, 04:00 UTC	USRIC	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 3, 2026, 05:01 UTC.

Vessels near Richmond

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

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Richmond from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 8320). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size: Very small
Harbour type: River (natural)
Shelter: Excellent
Channel depth: 5 m
Anchorage depth: 5 m
Cargo pier depth: 5 m
Oil terminal depth: 5 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 Richmond 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 03:00	4	255°	12	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 3 09:00	8	19°	17	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 3 15:00	7	17°	16	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 3 21:00	4	14°	9	NaN	NaN	23
Oct 4 03:00	4	27°	8	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 4 09:00	5	47°	10	NaN	NaN	3.4
Oct 4 15:00	4	53°	10	NaN	NaN	2.2
Oct 4 21:00	4	340°	11	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 5 03:00	3	320°	7	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 5 09:00	2	342°	4	NaN	NaN	24

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 3, 2026, 00:00 UTC.

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 Richmond

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

Buoy YRSV2 · 83.3 kmobserved Oct 3, 2026, 03:30 UTC

Water temp

—

Air temp

23.8°C (75°F)

Wind

0 kn

Waves

—

Weather buoys

VCU Rice Rivers Center38.9 km
Sweethall Pier, Chesapeake Bay Reserve, VA62.9 km
Jamestown, VA82.7 km
Taskinas Creek, Chesapeake Bay Reserve, VA83.1 km
YRSV283.3 km

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

Richmond: global benchmarks

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

Port liner shipping connectivity, 1 2011: 9.7; UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Down 5% 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.

Reported arrivals & departures Authority-reported

Arrival and departure records for Richmond published by the authority named on each row, separate from the calls Voydar detects on AIS. Earliest record: Jan 3, 1997.

Vessel	Record	Date (UTC)	Berth / route	Source
BREB CUXHAVEN	Departure	Nov 29, 2016(date only)	— → Tampico	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
BREB CUXHAVEN	Arrival	Nov 29, 2016(date only)	Freeport, Grand Bahama I → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
BREB CUXHAVEN	Departure	Nov 19, 2016(date only)	— → Freeport, Grand Bahama I	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
BREB CUXHAVEN	Arrival	Nov 15, 2016(date only)	Freeport, Grand Bahama I → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
BREB CUXHAVEN	Departure	Nov 6, 2016(date only)	— → Freeport, Grand Bahama I	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
BREB CUXHAVEN	Arrival	Nov 6, 2016(date only)	Freeport, Grand Bahama I → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
BREB CUXHAVEN	Departure	Oct 27, 2016(date only)	— → Freeport, Grand Bahama I	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
BREB CUXHAVEN	Arrival	Oct 25, 2016(date only)	Freeport, Grand Bahama I → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
OSLO BULK 12	Departure	May 30, 2016(date only)	— → Auld's Cove, NS	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
OSLO BULK 12	Arrival	May 30, 2016(date only)	Freeport, Grand Bahama I → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
OSLO BULK 12	Departure	May 20, 2016(date only)	— → Freeport, Grand Bahama I	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
OSLO BULK 12	Arrival	May 20, 2016(date only)	Freeport, Grand Bahama I → —	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.

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