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Port Portpatrick

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

How many vessels are in Portpatrick port?
There are currently 6 vessels in port and 3 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 European Highlander (IMO 9244116) vesseltracker.com

BS flag European Highlander

Vessel type: Passenger Ro Ro Cargo Ship | IMO: 9244116 | MMSI: MMSI: 311404000
Call sign: C6SN6 | Dimensions: 161 m x 25 m
Current Status

Where is the vessel?

European Highlander is currently in Near Cairnryan, based on AIS data received about 1h ago.

Latest AIS update:

Current position: 54.96205° N, 5.01602° W (Near Cairnryan)

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Vessel profile: European Highlander is a Passenger Ro Ro Cargo Ship with dimensions 161m x 25m.

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

The current position of vessel European Highlander is 54.96205 lat / -5.01602 lng. Updated: 2026-04-19 06:21:21 UTC
Nearest reference points:
  • Near Girvan
  • Near Turnberry
  • Near Shiskine

Currently sailing under the flag of Bahamas BS flag

Details:

Live Vessel European Highlander Analytics (details, animations, etc.)


Recent AIS points (UTC):
2026-04-19 06:21:21 UTC · 54.96205, -5.01602 · SOG 0 kn · COG 299°

Track of the vessel in the last 60 days


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Recent vessel arrivals at the port

Latest available transitions/port-call records (UTC). Total: 3
2025-09-15 13:26 UTC · GI flagAtlantic-Twin
IMO: 9341328, MMSI: 236112059 | Type: Chemical Oil Products Tanker
2025-09-14 11:51 UTC · 2ETIS KAVIGATOR
IMO: 0, MMSI: 235113733 | Type:
2025-09-08 20:56 UTC · EXEHIBITIONIST
IMO: 0, MMSI: 232019553 | Type:

Recent vessel departures from the port

Latest available transitions/port-call records (UTC). Total: 3
2025-09-15 13:26 UTC · GI flagAtlantic-Twin
IMO: 9341328, MMSI: 236112059 | Type: Chemical Oil Products Tanker
2025-09-14 11:51 UTC · 2ETIS KAVIGATOR
IMO: 0, MMSI: 235113733 | Type:
2025-09-08 20:56 UTC · EXEHIBITIONIST
IMO: 0, MMSI: 232019553 | Type:

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

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Port summary

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Vessel type distribution for the last 3 months:

Unknown · 2 calls (50%)
Other Type · 1 calls (25%)
Passenger Ro Ro Cargo Ship · 1 calls (25%)

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).

GB flagStena-Superfast-Viii
Type: Passenger Ro Ro Cargo Ship | IMO: 9198953, MMSI: 235089436 | AIS: 2026-04-19 02:12:06 UTC
GB flagMILLEUR POINT BUOY
Type: Navigation Aid | IMO: 0, MMSI: 992351013 | AIS: 2026-04-19 02:10:41 UTC
BS flagEuropean-Highlander
Type: Passenger Ro Ro Cargo Ship | IMO: 9244116, MMSI: 311404000 | AIS: 2026-04-19 02:09:16 UTC
992351018
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 992351018 | AIS: 2026-04-19 02:06:37 UTC
GB flagNORTHERN BREEZE
Type: Other Type | IMO: 0, MMSI: 232060460 | AIS: 2026-04-19 02:05:10 UTC
2ETIS KAVIGATOR
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 235113733 | AIS: 2026-04-17 11:52:07 UTC

Expected arrivals

Forecast from transitions and inferred destination signals.

No expected arrivals found for next 10 days.

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