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Port Blackness

Where is the Port?
BLACKNESS is located near the monitored sea lanes. The official UN/LOCODE of this port is GBBKS.

How many vessels are in Blackness port?
There are currently 29 vessels in port and 0 vessels recently departed.

Port map updates in near real-time from AIS snapshots and route transitions. Use the vessel-type filters and names toggle in the map control.


Most frequent incoming origins

Most frequent outgoing destinations

Granton · 1


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Recent vessel arrivals at the port

Latest available transitions/port-call records (UTC). Total: 0
No recent arrived vessels found.

Recent vessel departures from the port

Latest available transitions/port-call records (UTC). Total: 0
No recent departure vessels found.

Shipping companies (lines) whose ships most often called at the port Blackness:

Arklow Shipping, traffic: 2

Port summary

Port congestion score

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Vessel type distribution for the last 3 months:

Unknown · 22 calls (81.5%)
Tug · 1 calls (3.7%)
Hopper Dredger · 1 calls (3.7%)
LRS · 1 calls (3.7%)
Multi Purpose Carrier · 1 calls (3.7%)
Pleasure Craft · 1 calls (3.7%)

Most frequent incoming origins

Most frequent outgoing destinations

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Vessels currently in port

Detected by latest AIS in the extended port area, latest 72 hours (deduplicated by vessel).

RNLI LIFEBOAT B851
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235087721 | AIS: 2026-09-21 21:40:01 UTC
GB flagUkd-Marlin
Type: Hopper Dredger | IMO: 9064176, MMSI: 232001610 | AIS: 2026-09-21 17:57:04 UTC
GB flagGARDIAN 3
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235083968 | AIS: 2026-09-21 17:57:01 UTC
GB flagSKUA
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 232006107 | AIS: 2026-09-21 17:57:00 UTC
GB flagBEAMER ROCK
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 992320812 | AIS: 2026-09-21 17:56:51 UTC
PM flagBG RUBY
Type: Container Ship | IMO: 9436202, MMSI: 255771000 | AIS: 2026-09-21 17:56:50 UTC
IDRIL
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 368141470 | AIS: 2026-09-21 17:56:43 UTC
MMSI 231925000
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 231925000 | AIS: 2026-09-21 17:56:21 UTC
GB flagHopetoun
Type: Tug | IMO: 9140865, MMSI: 232002720 | AIS: 2026-09-21 17:56:13 UTC
GB flagSVITZER LYNDHURST
Type: Tug | IMO: 9129495, MMSI: 232002565 | AIS: 2026-09-21 17:55:21 UTC
BELLA II
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 232022562 | AIS: 2026-09-21 17:55:17 UTC
GB flagTARGE GUILLEMOT
Type: Tug | IMO: 9890123, MMSI: 232059678 | AIS: 2026-09-21 17:55:06 UTC
NL flagCoral-Leaf
Type: Lpg Tanker | IMO: 9404625, MMSI: 244036000 | AIS: 2026-09-21 17:55:02 UTC
GB flagFORTH SENTINEL
Type: LRS | IMO: 9031040, MMSI: 235066369 | AIS: 2026-09-21 17:54:52 UTC
SARK BELLE
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235037162 | AIS: 2026-09-21 17:54:15 UTC
'FIFI'
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235093516 | AIS: 2026-09-21 17:51:08 UTC
232035965
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 232035965 | AIS: 2026-09-21 17:27:42 UTC
MAID OF THE FORTH
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 232004061 | AIS: 2026-09-21 16:55:18 UTC
FORTH BELLE
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235033997 | AIS: 2026-09-21 16:23:01 UTC
GB flagFORTH KING
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 232020157 | AIS: 2026-09-21 16:19:57 UTC
'AMPHITRITE II'
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235065549 | AIS: 2026-09-21 16:01:52 UTC
GB flagCRC VANGUARD
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 232020455 | AIS: 2026-09-21 15:36:05 UTC
NL flagFrisian-Spring
Type: Multi Purpose Carrier | IMO: 9367774, MMSI: 246571000 | AIS: 2026-09-21 15:35:58 UTC
MH flagELISABETH SCHULTE
Type: Oil/Chemical Tanker | IMO: 9439840, MMSI: 538012432 | AIS: 2026-09-21 15:34:52 UTC
232032671
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 232032671 | AIS: 2026-09-21 13:39:05 UTC
GB flagPV VENUS
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235032573 | AIS: 2026-09-21 13:39:00 UTC
CORMORANT
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 232032672 | AIS: 2026-09-21 10:06:34 UTC
ERIN
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235033505 | AIS: 2026-09-20 15:38:30 UTC
232024420
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 232024420 | AIS: 2026-09-20 13:44:12 UTC

Expected arrivals

Forecast from transitions and inferred destination signals.


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