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Port of Caen

France

UN/LOCODEFRCFRWhat is a UN/LOCODE?49.1833° N, 0.3667° WLocal timeEurope/Paris, UTC+2

In short

Caen: no ships in port now, no arrivals and 2 departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 1, 2026, 21:13 UTC).

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In port now
0
Arrivals, last 24 h
0
Departures, last 24 h
2
Ships nearby, last 6 h
14

Arrivals and departures AIS-detected

Ships Voydar detected in port from their AIS positions: who is in port now and who left in the last 48 hours. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown, and at places without a charted harbour only ships with an IMO number count. Times UTC.

Left in the last 48 h

VesselLeftTime in port
France CAEN OUISTREHAM 5TowingOct 1, 2026, 12:03 UTC2 d 1 h
Antigua & Barbuda KLARIKACargoOct 1, 2026, 10:09 UTC3 d 0 h

As of Oct 1, 2026, 21:13 UTC.

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Expected arrivals AIS-detected

Ships whose AIS destination names Caen, with the arrival time their crew entered. Reported in the last 24 hours, due within 7 days. Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.

1 ship shown, earliest first.

VesselETA (UTC)Destination as broadcastMatched by
Marshall Islands OCEAN BREEZECargoOct 2, 2026, 00:01 UTCFRCFRUN/LOCODE

Source: AIS voyage reports via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 1, 2026, 21:13 UTC.

Vessels near Caen

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 Caen
VesselLast seen
FranceCAEN OUISTREHAM 5Towing
FranceF/V LALFA IIFishing
FranceNOS LEOPARDOther
FranceF/V CHRISMERYL IIFishing
FranceTSM WINDCAT 44High-speed craft
FranceMELODIE DE LA MER 3Fishing
United KingdomNOS LYNXOther
FranceADALIESailing
FranceTSM WINDCAT 56High-speed craft
FranceYAKA IIFishing
FranceF/V LA ROSE DES VENTFishing
FranceCOCODYFishing
United KingdomJLD LAETITIAHigh-speed craft
FranceF\V HERMES 1Fishing

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Caen from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 35880). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Small
Harbour type
Lake or canal
Shelter
Excellent
Channel depth
6 m
Anchorage depth
11 m
Cargo pier depth
8 m
Oil terminal depth
8 m
Mean tide
7 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
First port of entry
Yes
Repairs
Limited
Dry dock
Small

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.

Not for navigation.

Tide and water level

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

GaugeLevelChange (3 h)Last 48 hReading (UTC)
Ouistrehamrelative to chart datum (zéro hydrographique) · 13.8 km away3.42 m+1.82 m

Source: SHOM REFMAR / RONIM tide gauges (live sea level). Sea level: SHOM / REFMAR (Licence Ouverte 2.0). Licence: etalab-2.0 (Licence Ouverte 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 Caen 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)
2211°40.5424
2173°50.4424
3159°90.3324
1103°60.2624
3108°60.2424
1180°20.21024
076°50.11024
518°120.11024
352°60.21024
198°30.2924
238°70.1924

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, 36 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.

Marine conditions near Caen

Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.

Buoy Greenwich Lightship · 141.1 kmobserved
Water temp
18.5°C (65°F)
Air temp
17.9°C (64°F)
Wind
14 kn @ 260°
Waves
—

Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.

Caen: daily port calls from satellite AIS (IMF PortWatch)

Estimates published by the International Monetary Fund's PortWatch, built from satellite and terrestrial AIS. They cover waters our own receivers do not reach yet. These are the IMF's figures, not Voydar's counts.

The IMF estimates 2 port calls in the 7 days and 5 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 50% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (10).

Container
0
Tanker
0
Dry bulk
0
General cargo
5
Ro-ro
0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Caen, last 14 days
09-12
0
09-13
1
09-14
0
09-15
0
09-16
0
09-17
0
09-18
0
09-19
0
09-20
0
09-21
1
09-22
0
09-23
1
09-24
0
09-25
0

Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org). IMF estimates, updated weekly; the latest days are revised. portwatch.imf.org. Counts cover container ships, tankers, dry bulk, general cargo and ro-ro vessels (30-day totals above).

Caen: global benchmarks

How Caen compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.

Port liner shipping connectivity, 1 2012
11.7
UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Unchanged on a year earlier.
Source: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Data Hub, port liner shipping connectivity index (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.

Caen: 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, 2025
1,131
1% less than the year before
Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2025
32.8 million GT
2% more than the year before
Cargo handled, 2025
1.6 million tonnes
3% more than the year before
Sea passengers (in and out), 2025
838,000
3% more 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.

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