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Kaishuu

Vessel type: Hopper Dredger | IMO: 9226152 | MMSI: MMSI: 253082000
Call sign: LXHK | Dimensions: 28 m x 158 m
Current Status

Where is the vessel?

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

Latest AIS update:

Current position: 51.31804° N, 3.21599° E (Near Ramskapelle)

Average speed (last 7 days): Loading…

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Vessel profile: Kaishuu is a Hopper Dredger with dimensions 28m x 158m.

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

The current position of vessel Kaishuu is 51.31804 lat / 3.21599 lng. Updated: 2026-05-13 09:48:51 UTC
Nearest reference points:
  • Near Zeebrugge
  • Near Sas-Slijkens
  • Near Oostende
Details:

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


Recent AIS points (UTC):
2026-05-13 03:54:53 UTC · 51.31804, 3.21599 · SOG 0 kn · COG 163°
2026-05-13 04:06:53 UTC · 51.31804, 3.21599 · SOG 0.1 kn · COG 163°
2026-05-13 05:42:53 UTC · 51.31805, 3.21600 · SOG 0.1 kn · COG 163°
2026-05-13 09:48:51 UTC · 51.31804, 3.21599 · SOG 0 kn · COG 164°

Track of the vessel in the last 60 days


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Kaishuu (253082000) last ports (portcalls and passsages)

Altenbruch Reede | 2025-09-15 13:30:23
Cuxhaven | 2025-09-15 13:03:16
Schmedeswurth | 2025-09-08 17:58:17
Stader Sand | 2025-09-08 15:41:00
Wilhelmsburg | 2025-09-08 12:15:29
Steinkirchen (Altes Land) | 2025-09-08 11:14:43
Otterndorf | 2025-09-05 21:29:47
Brokdorf | 2025-09-05 19:52:23
WEDEL | 2025-09-05 18:24:13
Sankt Margarethen | 2025-09-04 12:27:45
Wischhafen | 2025-09-04 11:32:38
Wilhelmsburg | 2025-09-04 06:00:38
Steinkirchen (Altes Land) | 2025-09-03 14:52:39
Schulau | 2025-09-03 09:25:26
Schmedeswurth | 2025-09-02 14:43:01
Cuxhaven | 2025-09-02 08:20:42
FREIBURG | 2025-09-01 19:49:40
STADE | 2025-09-01 09:22:08
WEDEL | 2025-08-30 17:30:11
GLUECKSTADT | 2025-08-30 16:49:49
Stadersand | 2025-08-30 07:15:26
BRUNSBUETTEL | 2025-08-30 00:46:01
Cuxhaven | 2025-08-29 00:54:51
FREIBURG | 2025-08-28 15:23:20
STADE | 2025-08-28 06:56:34
WEDEL | 2025-08-26 15:44:18
Stadersand | 2025-08-26 06:07:22
BRUNSBUETTEL | 2025-08-25 22:42:02
GLUECKSTADT | 2025-08-25 14:24:30
Cuxhaven | 2025-08-24 22:27:02
FREIBURG | 2025-08-24 13:43:09
STADE | 2025-08-23 13:57:36
WEDEL | 2025-08-22 08:44:52
Stadersand | 2025-08-21 14:44:52
GLUECKSTADT | 2025-08-21 13:36:48
BRUNSBUETTEL | 2025-08-21 05:23:42
Cuxhaven | 2025-08-20 15:15:41
FREIBURG | 2025-08-20 13:24:24
STADE | 2025-08-18 15:12:48
WEDEL | 2025-08-17 23:04:49
Stadersand | 2025-08-17 11:24:41
BRUNSBUETTEL | 2025-08-17 04:08:47
GLUECKSTADT | 2025-08-16 14:42:45
Cuxhaven | 2025-08-16 08:11:47
FREIBURG | 2025-08-16 06:14:18
STADE | 2025-08-14 05:20:35
WEDEL | 2025-08-13 10:13:33
BRUNSBUETTEL | 2025-08-12 23:03:56
Stadersand | 2025-08-12 20:46:22
Cuxhaven | 2025-08-12 08:09:34
FREIBURG | 2025-08-12 05:33:12
STADE | 2025-08-09 21:05:13
WEDEL | 2025-08-09 05:19:44
Stadersand | 2025-08-08 11:37:22
Cuxhaven | 2025-08-08 05:02:45
FREIBURG | 2025-08-08 03:26:32
GLUECKSTADT | 2025-08-08 02:42:01
WEDEL | 2025-08-04 19:42:16
STADE | 2025-08-04 03:19:58
FREIBURG | 2025-08-04 02:12:58
BRUNSBUETTEL | 2025-08-04 01:17:05
Cuxhaven | 2025-08-03 23:43:14
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-07-31 18:24:50
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-07-27 18:18:44
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-07-23 17:43:00
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-07-19 17:27:09
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-07-15 16:50:57
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-07-11 16:03:52
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-07-07 16:02:49
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-07-03 15:54:56
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-06-29 14:37:25
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-06-25 14:15:38
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-06-21 14:13:51
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-06-17 14:06:27
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-06-13 13:54:33
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-06-09 12:24:08
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-06-05 10:57:20
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-06-01 10:51:21
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-05-28 09:59:51
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-05-24 09:01:09
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-05-20 08:21:35
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-05-16 06:48:21
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-05-12 06:43:16
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-05-08 06:32:49
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-05-04 06:01:32
EEMSHAVEN | 2025-04-30 05:27:07
HANSTHOLM | 2025-04-09 07:53:01
Zeebrugge | 2025-03-29 18:44:41
Zeebrugge | 2025-03-25 18:18:27
Zeebrugge | 2025-03-21 16:36:27
Zeebrugge | 2025-03-17 16:27:30
Zeebrugge | 2025-03-13 15:59:56
Zeebrugge | 2025-03-09 15:59:21
Zeebrugge | 2025-03-05 15:28:47
Zeebrugge | 2025-03-01 15:21:27
Zeebrugge | 2025-02-25 14:03:26
Zeebrugge | 2025-02-21 13:28:58
Zeebrugge | 2025-02-17 13:22:27
Zeebrugge | 2025-02-13 13:15:54
Zeebrugge | 2025-02-09 12:42:07
Zeebrugge | 2025-02-05 11:54:47
Zeebrugge | 2025-02-01 11:22:36
Zeebrugge | 2025-01-28 11:06:24
Zeebrugge | 2025-01-24 10:45:41
Zeebrugge | 2025-01-20 10:13:38
Zeebrugge | 2025-01-16 09:52:50
Zeebrugge | 2025-01-12 09:31:57
Zeebrugge | 2025-01-08 09:24:19
Zeebrugge | 2025-01-04 09:22:20
Zeebrugge | 2024-12-31 08:02:50
Zeebrugge | 2024-12-27 07:14:38
Zeebrugge | 2024-12-23 06:38:52
Zeebrugge | 2024-12-19 06:22:21
Zeebrugge | 2024-12-15 06:12:44
Zeebrugge | 2024-12-11 04:51:15
Zeebrugge | 2024-12-07 04:22:42
Zeebrugge | 2024-12-03 04:10:53
Stadersand | 2024-12-01 01:50:58
BRUNSBUETTEL | 2024-11-29 17:58:46
Cuxhaven | 2024-11-29 16:22:41
WEDEL | 2024-11-29 08:02:19
FREIBURG | 2024-11-28 17:45:09
GLUECKSTADT | 2024-11-28 02:29:13
STADE | 2024-11-28 01:53:03
Stadersand | 2024-11-25 22:03:58
BRUNSBUETTEL | 2024-11-25 13:43:25
WEDEL | 2024-11-25 07:25:04
Cuxhaven | 2024-11-25 04:52:42
FREIBURG | 2024-11-24 16:25:01
GLUECKSTADT | 2024-11-24 01:29:02
STADE | 2024-11-23 14:53:06
Stadersand | 2024-11-21 15:12:32
BRUNSBUETTEL | 2024-11-21 07:32:30
WEDEL | 2024-11-20 23:58:40
FREIBURG | 2024-11-20 03:32:26
Cuxhaven | 2024-11-20 01:29:39
GLUECKSTADT | 2024-11-19 19:21:21
Stadersand | 2024-11-17 07:59:13
BRUNSBUETTEL | 2024-11-16 22:32:26
WEDEL | 2024-11-16 19:59:34
GLUECKSTADT | 2024-11-15 18:07:27
Cuxhaven | 2024-11-15 07:32:24
Stadersand | 2024-11-13 00:17:11
BRUNSBUETTEL | 2024-11-12 17:21:18
WEDEL | 2024-11-12 08:26:07
Cuxhaven | 2024-11-11 03:58:45
Stadersand | 2024-11-08 12:11:44
WEDEL | 2024-11-08 08:24:04
BRUNSBUETTEL | 2024-11-08 05:38:31
Cuxhaven | 2024-11-06 18:27:42
Stadersand | 2024-11-04 03:29:56
Cuxhaven | 2024-11-02 11:58:51
Stadersand | 2024-10-31 00:26:43
Cuxhaven | 2024-10-29 11:19:50
Stadersand | 2024-10-26 08:29:59
Cuxhaven | 2024-10-25 09:30:41
Stadersand | 2024-10-21 19:30:53
Cuxhaven | 2024-10-21 04:50:44
Stadersand | 2024-10-17 15:04:12
Cuxhaven | 2024-10-17 01:42:08
Stadersand | 2024-10-13 13:48:50
Cuxhaven | 2024-10-13 01:31:19
Stadersand | 2024-10-09 12:44:11
Cuxhaven | 2024-10-08 23:11:04
Stadersand | 2024-10-05 08:49:50
Cuxhaven | 2024-10-04 20:26:58
Stadersand | 2024-10-01 08:01:49
Cuxhaven | 2024-09-30 08:03:50
Stadersand | 2024-09-26 07:47:54
Cuxhaven | 2024-09-26 05:14:32
Cuxhaven | 2024-09-22 02:15:21
Stadersand | 2024-09-21 18:07:06
Cuxhaven | 2024-09-17 23:15:22
Stadersand | 2024-09-17 04:33:30
Cuxhaven | 2024-09-13 15:00:36
Stadersand | 2024-09-12 22:50:46
Cuxhaven | 2024-09-08 21:37:50
Stadersand | 2024-09-08 18:35:21
Nord-Ostsee-Kanal | 2024-09-03 03:49:03
Gdansk | 2024-08-24 08:02:58
Gdansk | 2024-08-20 06:37:41
Gdansk | 2024-08-01 15:14:58
Gdansk | 2024-07-28 14:45:42
Gdansk | 2024-07-24 14:27:51
Gdansk | 2024-07-20 13:26:48
Gdansk | 2024-07-16 12:42:08
Gdansk | 2024-07-12 10:39:39
Gdansk | 2024-07-08 10:06:25
Gdansk | 2024-07-04 09:25:56
Gdansk | 2024-06-30 09:20:13
Warnemunde | 2024-06-27 14:03:49
Rostock | 2024-06-25 12:28:19
Warnemunde | 2024-06-23 12:26:52
Rostock | 2024-06-21 09:53:17
Warnemunde | 2024-06-19 11:11:59
Rostock | 2024-06-17 05:41:33
Warnemunde | 2024-06-15 10:57:11
Rostock | 2024-06-11 15:59:28
Warnemunde | 2024-06-11 10:52:26
Gdansk | 2024-06-09 12:30:45
Gdansk | 2024-06-05 12:28:47
Gdansk | 2024-06-01 11:24:35
Gdansk | 2024-05-28 10:41:28
Gdansk | 2024-05-24 09:51:10
Gdansk | 2024-05-20 09:01:00
Gdansk | 2024-05-16 08:41:22
Warnemunde | 2024-05-11 10:59:02
Rostock | 2024-05-11 09:32:24
Warnemunde | 2024-05-07 10:11:11
Rostock | 2024-05-07 09:00:38
Warnemunde | 2024-05-03 09:29:51
Rostock | 2024-05-02 13:41:38
Warnemunde | 2024-04-29 07:32:59
Warnemunde | 2024-04-25 07:17:42
Rostock | 2024-04-23 23:51:44
Warnemunde | 2024-04-21 04:39:12
Warnemunde | 2024-04-17 02:26:10
Rostock | 2024-04-16 00:51:06
Warnemunde | 2024-04-13 02:08:46
Rostock | 2024-04-12 00:31:29
Warnemunde | 2024-04-09 00:57:52
Rostock | 2024-04-07 23:38:05
Warnemunde | 2024-04-04 23:44:00
Rostock | 2024-04-03 23:04:03
Warnemunde | 2024-03-31 22:32:47
Rostock | 2024-03-30 20:59:21
Warnemunde | 2024-03-27 19:52:01
Rostock | 2024-03-25 05:27:54
Warnemunde | 2024-03-23 19:51:20
Rostock | 2024-03-20 11:50:52
Warnemunde | 2024-03-19 19:35:14
Warnemunde | 2024-03-13 11:40:57
Rostock | 2024-03-09 12:47:28
Warnemunde | 2024-03-09 10:36:27
Rostock | 2024-03-05 11:42:05
Warnemunde | 2024-03-05 10:09:32
Nord-Ostsee-Kanal | 2024-03-05 01:22:18
Stadersand | 2024-03-04 08:34:47
Stadersand | 2024-02-27 02:52:05
Cuxhaven | 2024-02-26 22:00:54
Stadersand | 2024-02-23 01:13:55
Cuxhaven | 2024-02-22 18:53:22
Cuxhaven | 2024-02-18 15:26:51
Stadersand | 2024-02-18 06:57:14
Cuxhaven | 2024-02-14 10:22:28
Stadersand | 2024-02-14 02:52:41
Cuxhaven | 2024-02-10 08:02:03
Stadersand | 2024-02-10 00:40:41
Cuxhaven | 2024-02-05 22:53:28
Stadersand | 2024-02-05 17:54:39
Cuxhaven | 2024-01-30 10:22:21
Stadersand | 2024-01-30 02:46:19
Cuxhaven | 2024-01-26 05:02:55
Stadersand | 2024-01-26 02:43:42
Stadersand | 2024-01-20 19:57:34
Cuxhaven | 2024-01-20 17:44:26
Stadersand | 2024-01-16 18:48:57
Cuxhaven | 2024-01-16 07:21:45
Stadersand | 2024-01-12 08:42:29
Cuxhaven | 2024-01-11 20:51:11
Stadersand | 2024-01-07 23:08:20
Cuxhaven | 2024-01-07 20:21:40
Cuxhaven | 2024-01-03 19:51:55
Stadersand | 2024-01-03 16:15:20
Cuxhaven | 2023-12-30 18:23:04
Stadersand | 2023-12-30 16:09:02
Stadersand | 2023-12-23 18:39:35
Cuxhaven | 2023-12-23 14:59:00
Cuxhaven | 2023-12-19 11:41:01
Stadersand | 2023-12-18 00:23:01
Cuxhaven | 2023-12-15 02:59:18
Stadersand | 2023-12-13 16:51:41
Cuxhaven | 2023-12-10 17:28:08
Stadersand | 2023-12-09 02:24:09
Cuxhaven | 2023-12-06 10:45:44
Stadersand | 2023-12-04 19:09:26
Cuxhaven | 2023-12-01 13:43:34
Stadersand | 2023-11-30 09:41:56
Cuxhaven | 2023-11-26 19:05:31
Stadersand | 2023-11-25 21:18:31
Cuxhaven | 2023-11-22 17:18:22
Stadersand | 2023-11-21 02:58:00
Cuxhaven | 2023-11-18 12:22:45
Stadersand | 2023-11-16 22:33:35
Cuxhaven | 2023-11-14 11:17:04
Stadersand | 2023-11-12 19:29:33
Cuxhaven | 2023-11-09 21:16:56
Stadersand | 2023-11-08 12:00:56
Cuxhaven | 2023-11-04 20:24:42
Stadersand | 2023-11-04 11:55:45
Cuxhaven | 2023-10-31 16:43:44
Stadersand | 2023-10-31 08:52:51
Stadersand | 2023-10-26 14:29:42
Cuxhaven | 2023-10-26 06:53:05
Stadersand | 2023-10-22 03:55:09
Cuxhaven | 2023-10-21 20:46:04
Stadersand | 2023-10-18 03:08:13
Cuxhaven | 2023-10-17 09:43:39
Stadersand | 2023-10-13 15:35:37
Cuxhaven | 2023-10-13 08:06:47
Stadersand | 2023-10-09 05:23:50
Cuxhaven | 2023-10-09 02:00:18
Cuxhaven | 2023-10-04 13:36:37
Stadersand | 2023-10-04 11:08:06
Stadersand | 2023-09-30 09:01:17
Cuxhaven | 2023-09-29 08:22:10
Stadersand | 2023-09-26 00:21:24
Cuxhaven | 2023-09-25 02:47:20
Stadersand | 2023-09-21 23:44:49
Cuxhaven | 2023-09-20 22:53:51
Stadersand | 2023-09-17 17:18:28
Cuxhaven | 2023-09-15 08:06:46
Stadersand | 2023-09-13 04:46:00
Cuxhaven | 2023-09-11 02:09:03
Stadersand | 2023-09-07 13:05:26
Cuxhaven | 2023-09-07 00:55:13
Stadersand | 2023-09-03 05:48:04
Cuxhaven | 2023-09-02 18:39:57
Stadersand | 2023-08-29 17:54:27
Cuxhaven | 2023-08-29 13:16:01
Stadersand | 2023-08-25 14:03:40
Cuxhaven | 2023-08-25 10:08:37
Stadersand | 2023-08-21 07:49:51
Cuxhaven | 2023-08-20 21:02:49
Stadersand | 2023-08-17 05:33:52
Cuxhaven | 2023-08-16 18:44:45
Stadersand | 2023-08-13 04:14:05
Cuxhaven | 2023-08-12 10:16:04
Stadersand | 2023-08-09 02:27:59
Cuxhaven | 2023-08-08 04:33:06
Stadersand | 2023-08-04 09:00:28
Cuxhaven | 2023-08-04 00:30:38
Stadersand | 2023-07-31 03:00:54
Cuxhaven | 2023-07-30 23:32:03
Oostende | 2023-07-28 19:39:21
Oostende | 2023-07-24 18:32:54
Oostende | 2023-07-20 18:18:40
Oostende | 2023-07-16 17:58:41
Oostende | 2023-07-12 17:23:09
Oostende | 2023-07-08 16:57:33
Oostende | 2023-07-04 15:51:44
Oostende | 2023-06-30 15:30:45
Dunkerque | 2023-06-26 22:56:57
Dunkerque | 2023-06-22 22:23:37
Dunkerque | 2023-06-18 20:58:19
Dunkerque | 2023-06-14 20:33:06
Dunkerque | 2023-06-10 19:05:10
Dunkerque | 2023-06-06 18:35:31
Dunkerque | 2023-06-02 17:29:00
Dunkerque | 2023-05-29 16:10:18
Dunkerque | 2023-05-25 15:26:03
Dunkerque | 2023-05-21 14:26:59
Dunkerque | 2023-05-17 13:11:58
Dunkerque | 2023-05-13 11:45:09
Dunkerque | 2023-05-09 10:28:04
Dunkerque | 2023-05-05 09:25:54
Dunkerque | 2023-05-01 09:11:52
Dunkerque | 2023-04-27 08:37:54
Dunkerque | 2023-04-23 08:09:11
Dunkerque | 2023-04-19 08:01:49
Dunkerque | 2023-04-15 07:46:54
Calais | 2023-04-15 06:12:09
Zeebrugge | 2023-04-09 19:26:39
Zeebrugge | 2023-04-05 19:02:21
Zeebrugge | 2023-04-01 17:02:00
Zeebrugge | 2023-03-28 16:19:19
Zeebrugge | 2023-03-24 15:08:49
Zeebrugge | 2023-03-20 14:09:26
Zeebrugge | 2023-03-16 11:59:59
Zeebrugge | 2023-03-12 11:17:23
Zeebrugge | 2023-03-08 09:00:52
Zeebrugge | 2023-03-04 08:13:50
Zeebrugge | 2023-02-28 06:07:50
Zeebrugge | 2023-02-24 03:05:56
Zeebrugge | 2023-02-20 00:23:01
Zeebrugge | 2023-02-15 20:38:24
Zeebrugge | 2023-02-11 17:50:07
Zeebrugge | 2023-02-07 17:49:55
Zeebrugge | 2023-02-03 15:03:53
Zeebrugge | 2023-01-30 14:41:25
Zeebrugge | 2023-01-26 14:03:36
Zeebrugge | 2023-01-22 12:04:53
Zeebrugge | 2023-01-18 11:20:18
Strait Of Gibraltar | 2023-01-13 17:55:51
Algeciras | 2023-01-13 08:30:58
Skikda | 2023-01-08 05:59:33
Skikda | 2023-01-04 03:05:11
Skikda | 2022-12-31 02:49:05
Skikda | 2022-12-26 23:44:56
Skikda | 2022-12-22 23:41:10
Skikda | 2022-12-18 20:30:08
Skikda | 2022-12-14 17:59:22
Skikda | 2022-12-10 14:31:58
Skikda | 2022-12-06 12:05:48
Skikda | 2022-12-02 11:52:57
Skikda | 2022-11-28 11:10:55
Skikda | 2022-11-24 08:16:52
Bur Ibrahim | 2022-08-09 07:07:07
Bur Safaga | 2022-08-06 22:28:30
Bur Safaga | 2022-07-31 19:47:43
Bur Safaga | 2022-07-27 19:05:36
Bur Safaga | 2022-07-23 16:58:00
Bur Safaga | 2022-07-19 16:53:31
Bur Safaga | 2022-07-15 16:36:38
Bur Safaga | 2022-07-11 16:33:26
Bur Safaga | 2022-07-07 13:57:11
Bur Safaga | 2022-07-03 13:41:51
Bur Safaga | 2022-06-29 13:15:50
Bur Safaga | 2022-06-25 13:12:03
Bur Safaga | 2022-06-21 13:11:11
Bur Safaga | 2022-06-17 10:31:54
Bur Safaga | 2022-06-13 10:12:25
Ras Gharib | 2022-06-13 01:04:23
Port Said | 2022-06-11 22:54:22
Canakkale | 2022-06-09 07:20:54
Uskudar | 2022-06-07 13:50:10
Canakkale | 2022-02-03 17:15:02
Zeebrugge | 2022-01-15 06:40:53
Cuxhaven | 2022-01-13 23:40:37
Stadersand | 2022-01-02 04:45:52
Cuxhaven | 2021-12-02 06:45:10
Stadersand | 2021-12-02 00:21:53
Cuxhaven | 2021-12-01 18:55:03
Stadersand | 2021-12-01 11:50:54
Cuxhaven | 2021-12-01 06:02:23
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