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Port Natal

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

How many vessels are in Natal port?
There are currently 7 vessels in port and 13 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.

Vessel photo of KENFORD (IMO 8821826) vesseltracker.com

BL flag KENFORD

Vessel type: Hopper Dredger | IMO: 8821826 | MMSI: MMSI: 312678000
Call sign: V3BE2 | Dimensions: 14 m x 82 m
Current Status

Where is the vessel?

KENFORD is currently in Near Natal, based on AIS data received less than 1h ago.

Latest AIS update:

Current position: 5.75043° S, 35.17415° W (Near Natal)

Average speed (last 7 days): Loading…

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Vessel profile: KENFORD is a Hopper Dredger with dimensions 14m x 82m.

This page combines live AIS, route history, probable destination signals, nearby traffic, and port activity for practical vessel monitoring.

The current position of vessel KENFORD is -5.75043 lat / -35.17415 lng. Updated: 2026-05-02 22:17:26 UTC
Nearest reference points:
  • 20 nm E of Natal
  • Near Boa Viagem

Currently sailing under the flag of Belize BL flag

KENFORD built in 1990 year

Deadweight:
0 t

Details:

Live Vessel KENFORD Analytics (details, animations, etc.)


Recent AIS points (UTC):
2026-05-02 22:17:26 UTC · -5.75043, -35.17415 · SOG 0.4 kn · COG 160°

Track of the vessel in the last 60 days


Most frequent incoming origins

Most frequent outgoing destinations



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


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Recent vessel arrivals at the port

Latest available transitions/port-call records (UTC). Total: 13
2025-09-01 16:00 UTC · BAZ
IMO: 8808757, MMSI: 224306000 | Type:
2025-08-15 22:24 UTC · CU flagHAIZEA BAT
IMO: 9717943, MMSI: 306142000 | Type: Fishing Support Vessel
2025-07-30 22:20 UTC · BM flagLng-Imo
IMO: 9311581, MMSI: 310565000 | Type: Lng Tanker
2025-07-27 05:13 UTC · FR flagMALAGA KNUTSEN
IMO: 9904182, MMSI: 228420900 | Type: LNG Tanker
2025-07-18 12:09 UTC · ES flagMARAL SEGUNDO
IMO: 8962515, MMSI: 224459000 | Type: Fishing Vessel
2025-07-17 07:07 UTC · MT flagKiran-China
IMO: 9577006, MMSI: 229789000 | Type: Bulk Carrier
2025-07-02 17:09 UTC · LB flagOCEAN DESTINY
IMO: 9485045, MMSI: 636017981 | Type: Bulk Carrier
2025-07-01 16:25 UTC · Maersk-Avon
IMO: 9164275, MMSI: 477958900 | Type: Container Ship
2025-06-29 19:03 UTC · Sheng-Wang-Hai
IMO: 9416549, MMSI: 413896000 | Type: Bulk Carrier
2025-06-16 00:56 UTC · BB flagMilos
IMO: 9138446, MMSI: 314429000 | Type: Bulk Carrier
2025-06-11 08:13 UTC · Crane
IMO: 9441283, MMSI: 538003817 | Type: Bulk Carrier
2025-05-28 21:14 UTC · LB flagRED SAKURA
IMO: 9781968, MMSI: 636022134 | Type: Bulk Carrier
2025-05-08 20:40 UTC · BM flagLng-Bonny-Ii
IMO: 9692002, MMSI: 310720000 | Type: Lng Tanker

Recent vessel departures from the port

Latest available transitions/port-call records (UTC). Total: 13
2025-09-01 16:00 UTC · BAZ
IMO: 8808757, MMSI: 224306000 | Type:
2025-08-15 22:24 UTC · CU flagHAIZEA BAT
IMO: 9717943, MMSI: 306142000 | Type: Fishing Support Vessel
2025-07-30 22:20 UTC · BM flagLng-Imo
IMO: 9311581, MMSI: 310565000 | Type: Lng Tanker
2025-07-27 05:13 UTC · FR flagMALAGA KNUTSEN
IMO: 9904182, MMSI: 228420900 | Type: LNG Tanker
2025-07-18 12:09 UTC · ES flagMARAL SEGUNDO
IMO: 8962515, MMSI: 224459000 | Type: Fishing Vessel
2025-07-17 07:07 UTC · MT flagKiran-China
IMO: 9577006, MMSI: 229789000 | Type: Bulk Carrier
2025-07-02 17:09 UTC · LB flagOCEAN DESTINY
IMO: 9485045, MMSI: 636017981 | Type: Bulk Carrier
2025-07-01 16:25 UTC · Maersk-Avon
IMO: 9164275, MMSI: 477958900 | Type: Container Ship
2025-06-29 19:03 UTC · Sheng-Wang-Hai
IMO: 9416549, MMSI: 413896000 | Type: Bulk Carrier
2025-06-16 00:56 UTC · BB flagMilos
IMO: 9138446, MMSI: 314429000 | Type: Bulk Carrier
2025-06-11 08:13 UTC · Crane
IMO: 9441283, MMSI: 538003817 | Type: Bulk Carrier
2025-05-28 21:14 UTC · LB flagRED SAKURA
IMO: 9781968, MMSI: 636022134 | Type: Bulk Carrier
2025-05-08 20:40 UTC · BM flagLng-Bonny-Ii
IMO: 9692002, MMSI: 310720000 | Type: Lng Tanker

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

GreenSea Chartering, traffic: 12
Cool Carriers AB, traffic: 6
Seatrade, traffic: 5
ionic, traffic: 2
Baltic Reefers Ltd, traffic: 2
Arklow Shipping, traffic: 1
Ocean 7 Projects, traffic: 1

Port summary

Port congestion score

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Vessel type distribution for the last 3 months:

Unknown · 8 calls (72.7%)
Tug · 1 calls (9.1%)
Hopper Dredger · 1 calls (9.1%)
Sailing · 1 calls (9.1%)

Most frequent incoming origins

Most frequent outgoing destinations


Vessels currently in port

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

BL flagKENFORD
Type: Hopper Dredger | IMO: 8821826, MMSI: 312678000 | AIS: 2026-05-02 15:52:15 UTC
SG flagMonte-Alegre
Type: Container Ship | IMO: 9348065, MMSI: 563050400 | AIS: 2026-05-02 15:52:14 UTC
MMSI 710400294
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 710400294 | AIS: 2026-05-02 15:52:11 UTC
'ROCKY I'
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 710000542 | AIS: 2026-05-02 15:50:28 UTC
PL flagSAUVAGE
Type: Sailing | IMO: 0, MMSI: 261008900 | AIS: 2026-05-02 15:44:55 UTC
TROMBETAS
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 710014290 | AIS: 2026-05-02 15:44:37 UTC
ARGONAUTA
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 710000356 | AIS: 2026-05-01 18:00:58 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.

Port congestion shock: PUERTO NATALES
ports_congestion · 2026-05-01 06:00:00
Internal snapshot model detected a congestion shock at PUERTO NATALES.
Port congestion shock: PUERTO NATALES
ports_congestion · 2026-04-30 22:00:00
Internal snapshot model detected a congestion shock at PUERTO NATALES.
Port congestion shock: PUERTO NATALES
ports_congestion · 2026-04-29 22:00:00
Internal snapshot model detected a congestion shock at PUERTO NATALES.
Port congestion shock: PUERTO NATALES
ports_congestion · 2026-04-23 10:00:00
Internal snapshot model detected a congestion shock at PUERTO NATALES.
Port congestion shock: PUERTO NATALES
ports_congestion · 2026-03-09 21:00:00
Internal snapshot model detected a congestion shock at PUERTO NATALES.
Port congestion shock: PUERTO NATALES
ports_congestion · 2026-03-03 17:00:00
Internal snapshot model detected a congestion shock at PUERTO NATALES.
Port congestion shock: PUERTO NATALES
ports_congestion · 2026-03-03 05:00:00
Internal snapshot model detected a congestion shock at PUERTO NATALES.