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Port Sinop

Multiple ports share this name. By default, the page opened the one with the lowest ID. Other same-name ports: Sinop #90828 (Turkey).

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

How many vessels are in Sinop port?
There are currently 4 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

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Most frequent outgoing destinations

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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 Sinop:

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Port summary

Port congestion score

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Vessel type distribution for the last 3 months:

Unknown · 7 calls (63.6%)
Navigation Aid · 1 calls (9.1%)
Sailing · 1 calls (9.1%)
Fishing Vessel · 1 calls (9.1%)
LPG Tanker · 1 calls (9.1%)

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).

MMSI 994444478
Type: Unknown | IMO: 0, MMSI: 994444478 | AIS: 2026-04-18 19:27:49 UTC
ES flagBOYA 27
Type: Navigation Aid | IMO: 0, MMSI: 992241195 | AIS: 2026-04-18 19:27:09 UTC
CH flagHAI XIN 25
Type: Fishing Vessel | IMO: 8587286, MMSI: 412201868 | AIS: 2026-04-18 02:22:21 UTC
IN flagBW CEDAR
Type: LPG Tanker | IMO: 9320738, MMSI: 419001599 | AIS: 2026-04-16 11:48:58 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.

Brazil Court Lifts Export Tax for Select Oil Firms
ports_congestion · 2026-04-09 08:12:35
A Brazilian federal court has issued an injunction exempting TotalEnergies, Repsol Sinopec, Galp's Petrogal, Shell and Equinor from a tax on crude oil exports, a court document seen by Reuters shows…
Sinopec to cut refining runs, seeks access to state oil reserves
Hellenic Shipping News · 2026-03-24 11:00:21
Sinopec,  the world’s largest refiner, plans to reduce its refining runs by 5% this month due to supply disruptions and is seeking government approval to access state oil reserves, company President Zhao Dong said on Monday. The state-run Chinese refiner said it does not intend to purchase Iranian crude oil despite a recent U.S. sanctions ...
Sinopec to cut refining runs, seeks access to state oil reserves
sanctions_shadow_enforcement · 2026-03-24 11:00:21
Sinopec,  the world’s largest refiner, plans to reduce its refining runs by 5% this month due to supply disruptions and is seeking government approval to access state oil reserves, company President Zhao Dong said on Monday. The state-run Chinese refiner said it does not inten...
China’s Sinopec not Buying Iranian Crude despite U.S. Waiver
people_culture · 2026-03-23 17:30:00
Chinese state oil giant Sinopec, Asia’s biggest refiner by capacity, will not buy Iranian oil even after the U.S. waiver on purchases of crude from Iran loaded on tankers as of March 20, a senior Sinopec executive said on Monday. Sinopec, officially known as China Petroleum & ...
China’s Sinopec Plans to Skip Iranian Oil, Tap Strategic State Reserves
people_culture · 2026-03-23 09:46:19
China's state-run refiner Sinopec does not intend to buy Iranian oil but is pushing for permission to tap state reserves, a senior executive said on Monday, days after the U…
Sinopec Slashes Refining Runs as Hormuz Disruption Squeezes Crude Supply
ports_congestion · 2026-03-16 06:33:01
Sinopec, China’s biggest oil refiner, has reduced its run rates by 10%, Bloomberg reported today, citing unnamed sources, in response to the supply squeeze resulting from the traffic disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. The size of the cut is equal to about half a million barre...
China’s Sinopec to Slash Refinery Rates amid Crude Supply Shock
ports_congestion · 2026-03-13 17:30:00
The top Asian refiner, China’s state-controlled Sinopec, plans to slash this month its refinery processing rates by 11-13% as crude supply is choked by the Middle East war, Reuters reported on Friday, quoting sources with knowledge of the refining giant’s operations. Sinopec, ...