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Port of Ballebro

Denmark

UN/LOCODEDKBLBWhat is a UN/LOCODE?54.9993° N, 9.6697° ELocal timeEurope/Copenhagen, UTC+2

In short

Ballebro: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 21:11 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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In port now
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Arrivals, last 24 h
0
Departures, last 24 h
0
Ships nearby, last 6 h
1

Vessels near Ballebro

Ships Voydar received on AIS near the port in the last 6 hours, most recent first. Being near a port is not a port call; the board above lists calls.

Vessels near Ballebro
VesselLast seen
Antigua & BarbudaBULKNESCargo

Tide and water level

Latest readings at gauges within 20 km of Ballebro, as published by each water authority, with the last 48 hours. Times in UTC.

GaugeLevelChange (3 h)Last 48 hReading (UTC)
LangballigauOstsee · relative to gauge zero · 19.6 km away532 cmNormal range-7 cm

Source: PEGELONLINE water levels (German federal waterways). Water levels: WSV, PEGELONLINE (dl-de/zero-2-0). Unchecked raw data. Licence: DL-DE Zero 2.0.

Gauges are matched to this port by distance (within 20 km of the port position), a link derived by Voydar, not stated by the authority. Levels are relative to each gauge's own reference level: they are not water depths. Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Ballebro over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.

Time (UTC)Wind (kn)FromGusts (kn)Waves (m)Period (s)Visibility (km)
8278°150.2224
6280°100.2224
5281°100.2224
5272°100.1224
3221°50224
4195°80.1224
6195°120.2224
8232°170.2224
7210°120.2224
3272°70.3224
6269°120.2224

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 21 km away.

Source: ECMWF open data (IFS 0.25° forecasts, ECMWF WAM waves). This service is based on data and products of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Source: www.ecmwf.int. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC-BY-4.0 + ECMWF Terms of Use.

Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° and GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III) forecasts. Forecast: NOAA NCEP GFS / GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III). Licence: US Government work (public domain); NOAA Open Data Dissemination.

A model forecast, not an observation. Not for navigation.

Ballebro: official port statistics

Figures published by national statistics offices and port authorities, shown as they publish them. They count what the publisher counts, which can differ from AIS-detected calls.

Ships arrived, 2023
10,063
Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2023
4.4 million GT
Cargo handled, 2024
0.1 million tonnes
About the same as the year before
Sea passengers (in and out), 2024
198,000
2% less than the year before

Source: Eurostat (mar_go_qmc, mar_go_aa, mar_go_qm_c*, mar_pa_aa, mar_tf_qm), accessed 2026-10-01. Modified: port codes mapped to UN/LOCODE, values converted from thousands. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026.

Ships arrived, 2025
10,103
2% less than the year before
Cargo handled, 2025
0.1 million tonnes
16% more than the year before
Sea passengers (in and out), 2025
192,000
3% less than the year before

Source: Statistics Denmark, Statbank SKIB101 (statistikbanken.dk/SKIB101); ports mapped to UN/LOCODE by Seadar Retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Feb 15, 2020. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • OtherFeb 15, 202082 km away

    Tuesday, April 14, 2020 8:03 AM On 15 February, authorities found 310 kilograms of cocaine on the reefer DUNCAN ISLAND while the ship was transferring the drugs to several small boats near Langeland, Denmark. The ship was en route St. Petersburg, Russia.

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