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Port Cardiff

Multiple ports share this name. By default, the page opened the one with the lowest ID. Other same-name ports: Cardiff #8508 (Australia); Cardiff #55598 (UNITED KINGDOM).

Where is the Port?
CARDIFF is located near the monitored sea lanes.

How many vessels are in Cardiff port?
There are currently 40 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

Penarth · 1484
Barry · 1377
Bristol · 662
Avonmouth · 374
Newport · 201
Bird Port · 170
Sharpness · 39

Most frequent outgoing destinations

Penarth · 1018
Barry · 818
Avonmouth · 515
Newport · 175
Bristol · 97
Bird Port · 36
Zeebrugge · 34


You can see routes between ports on port-to-port analytics.


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 Cardiff:

AMASUS SHIPPING, traffic: 515
Arklow Shipping, traffic: 502
WIJNNE BARENDS, traffic: 36
Wagenborg Shipping BV, traffic: 20
Afage, traffic: 15
MARLOW NAVIGATION, traffic: 14

Port summary

Port congestion score

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Vessel type distribution for the last 3 months:

Unknown · 63 calls (79.7%)
Sailing · 7 calls (8.9%)
Pleasure Craft · 5 calls (6.3%)
Dredger · 1 calls (1.3%)
Multi Purpose Carrier · 1 calls (1.3%)
Tug · 1 calls (1.3%)
Cargo · 1 calls (1.3%)

Most frequent incoming origins

Penarth · 1484
Barry · 1377
Bristol · 662
Avonmouth · 374
Newport · 201
Bird Port · 170
Sharpness · 39

Most frequent outgoing destinations

Penarth · 1018
Barry · 818
Avonmouth · 515
Newport · 175
Bristol · 97
Bird Port · 36
Zeebrugge · 34

Vessels currently in port

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

GI flagLADY NOLLY
Type: Pleasure Craft | IMO: 0, MMSI: 236112088 | AIS: 2026-10-11 11:29:55 UTC
GB flagOLWEN
Type: Sailing | IMO: 0, MMSI: 232058285 | AIS: 2026-10-11 11:29:43 UTC
RNLI LIFEBOAT B839
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235100648 | AIS: 2026-10-11 11:29:39 UTC
GB flagMIDNIGHT RAMBLER
Type: Sailing | IMO: 0, MMSI: 232029063 | AIS: 2026-10-11 11:27:36 UTC
232012719
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 232012719 | AIS: 2026-10-11 11:27:14 UTC
FRANCES K
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235089672 | AIS: 2026-10-11 11:26:23 UTC
GB flagPV HUMBER SATURN
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235032574 | AIS: 2026-10-11 10:52:40 UTC
GB flagMACBOAT
Type: Pleasure Craft | IMO: 0, MMSI: 232058475 | AIS: 2026-10-11 10:15:36 UTC
SIESTA
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235114669 | AIS: 2026-10-11 08:20:25 UTC
GB flagHAPPY DAZE II
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235116996 | AIS: 2026-10-11 06:56:50 UTC
ARIA
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235109072 | AIS: 2026-10-11 04:09:11 UTC
GB flagYORKSHIREMAN
Type: LRS | IMO: 9655884, MMSI: 235102971 | AIS: 2026-10-11 04:09:08 UTC
GB flagUKD SEADRAGON
Type: Dredging or underwater ops | IMO: 1020370, MMSI: 232059172 | AIS: 2026-10-11 04:09:06 UTC
GB flagSERVICEMAN
Type: Tug | IMO: 9345685, MMSI: 232004530 | AIS: 2026-10-11 04:09:03 UTC
GB flagSERVICEMAN
Type: Unknown | IMO: 934568500, MMSI: 232004530 | AIS: 2026-10-11 04:09:03 UTC
GB flagRIVERMAN
Type: Tug | IMO: 9513165, MMSI: 232042056 | AIS: 2026-10-11 04:09:02 UTC
GB flagCity-Of-Cardiff
Type: Hopper Dredger | IMO: 9141754, MMSI: 232002807 | AIS: 2026-10-11 04:09:02 UTC
Arco-Dart
Type: Dredger | IMO: 8902905, MMSI: 232003278 | AIS: 2026-10-11 04:09:01 UTC
Ikan-Leban
Type: Bulk Carrier | IMO: 9547178, MMSI: 538005604 | AIS: 2026-10-11 04:08:59 UTC
GB flagPenfret
Type: Hopper Dredger | IMO: 8620387, MMSI: 235113112 | AIS: 2026-10-11 04:08:36 UTC
PT flagSUEVE
Type: Cargo | IMO: 1068035, MMSI: 255915914 | AIS: 2026-10-11 04:08:16 UTC
MH flagSTAITHES
Type: Bulk Carrier | IMO: 9682760, MMSI: 538012500 | AIS: 2026-10-11 04:07:46 UTC
TOPAZ
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235100755 | AIS: 2026-10-11 04:07:38 UTC
SEVERN GUARDIAN
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235091052 | AIS: 2026-10-11 04:07:22 UTC
GB flagIRISHMAN
Type: Tug | IMO: 8816338, MMSI: 235089841 | AIS: 2026-10-11 04:07:14 UTC
WILLCHALLENGE
Type: Unknown | IMO: 9909261, MMSI: 232033014 | AIS: 2026-10-11 04:06:57 UTC
CY flagValentina
Type: Multi Purpose Carrier | IMO: 9155418, MMSI: 209452000 | AIS: 2026-10-11 04:06:47 UTC
PT flagBALTIC STEEL
Type: Cargo | IMO: 9954008, MMSI: 255915583 | AIS: 2026-10-11 04:06:32 UTC
BREAKSEA BUOY
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 992351124 | AIS: 2026-10-11 04:06:10 UTC
VASILIA II
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235102086 | AIS: 2026-10-11 04:04:52 UTC
GB flagSEA ANGEL
Type: Sailing | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235039589 | AIS: 2026-10-11 04:00:55 UTC
GB flagPHYLLIS ANNE
Type: Pleasure Craft | IMO: 0, MMSI: 232055549 | AIS: 2026-10-11 01:45:40 UTC
NAUTIGIRL
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 232030690 | AIS: 2026-10-10 18:20:11 UTC
'X BEAT II'
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235062485 | AIS: 2026-10-10 17:06:22 UTC
'232014007'
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 232014007 | AIS: 2026-10-10 13:59:31 UTC
'BRISTOL INTERCEPTOR'
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235104735 | AIS: 2026-10-09 21:57:07 UTC
SARA LIFEBOAT 14
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 232003431 | AIS: 2026-10-08 21:30:10 UTC
SABINA
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235087379 | AIS: 2026-10-08 13:56:49 UTC
NUTMEG OF BEAUMARIS
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235010344 | AIS: 2026-10-08 13:56:33 UTC
GB flagSTRAVAIGER
Type: Pleasure Craft | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235061316 | AIS: 2026-10-08 13:52:25 UTC

Expected arrivals

Forecast from transitions and inferred destination signals.


Port in news

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