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Port Hele

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

How many vessels are in Hele port?
There are currently 7 vessels in port and 2 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

No route destination distribution yet.

Most frequent outgoing destinations

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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: 2
2025-09-15 13:26 UTC · SG flagPROPEL PASSION
IMO: 9473676, MMSI: 563146800 | Type: General Cargo Ship
2025-09-15 12:53 UTC · GI flagSarnia-Cherie
IMO: 9322164, MMSI: 236401000 | Type: Oil Products Tanker

Recent vessel departures from the port

Latest available transitions/port-call records (UTC). Total: 2
2025-09-15 13:26 UTC · SG flagPROPEL PASSION
IMO: 9473676, MMSI: 563146800 | Type: General Cargo Ship
2025-09-15 12:53 UTC · GI flagSarnia-Cherie
IMO: 9322164, MMSI: 236401000 | Type: Oil Products Tanker

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

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Port summary

Port congestion score

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Vessel type distribution for the last 3 months:

Container Ship · 1 calls (25%)
Unknown · 1 calls (25%)
Vehicles Carrier · 1 calls (25%)
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker · 1 calls (25%)

Most frequent incoming origins

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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).

Lake-Fuxian
Type: Vehicles Carrier | IMO: 9494905, MMSI: 636014472 | AIS: 2026-03-27 02:01:51 UTC
BR flagWILSON BLYTH
Type: General Cargo Ship | IMO: 9124419, MMSI: 314544000 | AIS: 2026-03-27 02:01:34 UTC
LR flagBomar-Valour
Type: Container Ship | IMO: 9242637, MMSI: 636018491 | AIS: 2026-03-27 02:01:15 UTC
DE flagContainerships-6
Type: Container Ship | IMO: 9188518, MMSI: 211315100 | AIS: 2026-03-27 01:59:34 UTC
LB flagAVENCA
Type: Chemical/Oil Products Tanker | IMO: 9410002, MMSI: 636021420 | AIS: 2026-03-27 01:59:30 UTC
FR flagECOMAR GARONNE
Type: Tanker | IMO: 1029285, MMSI: 228475600 | AIS: 2026-03-27 01:59:00 UTC
RNLI LIFEBOAT 1627
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235069218 | AIS: 2026-03-26 20:18:48 UTC

Expected arrivals

Forecast from transitions and inferred destination signals.

No expected arrivals found for next 10 days.

Port in news

Mentions from Topos news feed and spotlights.

Robert M. Howe on the Battle of Kula Gulf & the USS Helena
reddit:r/Warships · 2026-03-22 15:04:20
This audio recording was digitized from a cassette tape made in the early 1990s. About Robert M. Howe Robert Howe grew up in Texas and enlisted in the U.S. Navy on December 8, 1941, the day after Pearl Harbor. He served as a gunner’s mate aboard the USS Helena (CL‑50) until she was torpedoed and sunk during the Battle of Kula Gulf in 1943. After the war, he studied engineering, worked for the Department of the Ai
Robert M. Howe on the Battle of Kula Gulf & the USS Helena
people_culture · 2026-03-22 15:04:20
This audio recording was digitized from a cassette tape made in the early 1990s. About Robert M. Howe Robert Howe grew up in Texas and enlisted in the U.S. Navy on December 8, 1941, the day after Pearl Harbor. He served as a gunner’s mate aboard the USS Helena (CL‑50) until sh...
Why hasn’t real-time tracking taken over Noon reports?
reddit:r/maritime · 2026-03-16 20:45:24
Little bit of background: I work on the IT side of shipping at an Oil & Gas company so I’ve never set foot on a vessel and have a lot to learn about how the industry actually works. Nonetheless, I’ve come to be really interested in maritime shipping. Our operations rely heavily on noon reports and port agents as we determine scheduling and pricing. One problem is that this info can be all over the place and not a
Why hasn’t real-time tracking taken over Noon reports?
ports_congestion · 2026-03-16 20:45:24
Little bit of background: I work on the IT side of shipping at an Oil & Gas company so I’ve never set foot on a vessel and have a lot to learn about how the industry actually works. Nonetheless, I’ve come to be really interested in maritime shipping. Our operations rely heavil...
Saudi Arabia’s Dream of a Futuristic Mega-City Collides With Reality
sanctions_shadow_enforcement · 2026-03-15 15:00:00
Since Saudi Arabia announced plans to develop its Neom mega-project in 2017, it has been widely criticised by architects, engineers, and energy experts for being unattainable. Nevertheless, the Kingdom marched on, commencing works on several parts of its mega-city, including T...
US GDP set to bounce back after government shutdown depresses 4Q activity
Hellenic Shipping News · 2026-02-24 11:00:13
The government shutdown was more of a drag than predicted while the trade story failed to provide the anticipated boost. Nonetheless, the underlying consumer and investment data remain firm. However, there is a lack of breadth within those two components, with technology investment and high-income consumers driving activity forward. Underlying growth remains firm despite government ...
US GDP set to bounce back after government shutdown depresses 4Q activity
people_culture · 2026-02-24 11:00:13
The government shutdown was more of a drag than predicted while the trade story failed to provide the anticipated boost. Nonetheless, the underlying consumer and investment data remain firm. However, there is a lack of breadth within those two components, with technology inves...