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Port of Leith

United Kingdom

UN/LOCODEGBLEIWhat is a UN/LOCODE?55.95° N, 3.1667° WLocal timeEurope/London, UTC+1

In short

Leith: 1 ship in port now, 1 arrival and 2 departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 1, 2026, 21:12 UTC).

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In port now
1
Arrivals, last 24 h
1
Departures, last 24 h
2
Ships nearby, last 6 h
9

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.

In port now

VesselArrived
Portugal CELTIC CRUSADERCargoOct 1, 2026, 12:23 UTC

Left in the last 48 h

VesselLeftTime in port
Malta HANSEATIC SPIRITPassengerOct 1, 2026, 17:27 UTC33 h 4 min
Bahamas WILSON BORGCargoOct 1, 2026, 12:49 UTC41 h 26 min
Netherlands OHIOBORGCargoSep 29, 2026, 22:02 UTC3 d 5 h

As of Oct 1, 2026, 21:12 UTC.

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Expected arrivals AIS-detected

Ships whose AIS destination names Leith, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.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
Portugal ANTARESTankerOct 2, 2026, 05:00 UTCGBLEIUN/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, 21:12 UTC.

Arrivals per day AIS-detected

Ships Voydar detected arriving at Leith on each of the last 30 days (UTC), counted once per ship per day. A day with no bar had no detected arrivals, which can also mean a gap in our AIS coverage.

024Sep 1, 2026: 0 shipsSep 1Sep 2, 2026: 0 shipsSep 3, 2026: 0 shipsSep 4, 2026: 0 shipsSep 5, 2026: 0 shipsSep 6, 2026: 0 shipsSep 7, 2026: 0 shipsSep 8, 2026: 0 shipsSep 8Sep 9, 2026: 0 shipsSep 10, 2026: 0 shipsSep 11, 2026: 0 shipsSep 12, 2026: 0 shipsSep 13, 2026: 0 shipsSep 14, 2026: 0 shipsSep 15, 2026: 0 shipsSep 15Sep 16, 2026: 0 shipsSep 17, 2026: 0 shipsSep 18, 2026: 0 shipsSep 19, 2026: 0 shipsSep 20, 2026: 0 shipsSep 21, 2026: 0 shipsSep 22, 2026: 0 shipsSep 22Sep 23, 2026: 1 shipSep 24, 2026: 1 shipSep 25, 2026: 0 shipsSep 26, 2026: 1 shipSep 27, 2026: 0 shipsSep 28, 2026: 1 shipSep 29, 2026: 1 shipSep 29Sep 30, 2026: 1 ship
6 arrivals in 30 days, 0.2 a day on average.
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Day (UTC)Ships arriving
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Vessels near Leith

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 Leith
VesselLast seen
United KingdomFORTH PUMAPilot vessel
United KingdomHALE KAISailing
United KingdomCAPALL MARADredging or underwater ops
United KingdomFORTH CHEETAHPilot vessel
United KingdomHORIZON PROSPECTORDredging or underwater ops
PortugalCELTIC CRUSADERCargo
United KingdomINGRIDPleasure craft
United KingdomCRAIGLEITHTug
GibraltarHEINRICHTanker

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Leith from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 31930). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Medium
Harbour type
River (tide gate)
Shelter
Good
Channel depth
6 m
Anchorage depth
8 m
Cargo pier depth
6 m
Oil terminal depth
8 m
Mean tide
2 m
First port of entry
Yes
Repairs
Major
Dry dock
Medium

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 Leith, as published by each water authority, with the last 48 hours. Times in UTC.

GaugeLevelChange (3 h)Last 48 hReading (UTC)
Leithrelative to local gauge datum · 4.5 km away3.28 m-2.13 m
Leithrelative to mAOD (Ordnance Datum Newlyn) · 4.5 km away0.38 m-2.13 m

Source: Environment Agency tide gauges (UK National Tide Gauge Network, real-time API). This uses Environment Agency tide gauge data from the real-time data API (Beta). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Licence: OGL-UK-3.0.

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 Leith 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)
8191°120.4424
9204°150.3724
9197°150.3524
14190°220.539
11247°200.4324
10241°170.4324
8240°150.3224
11253°200.4324
8217°130.2224
13218°220.5324
15222°250.7324

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, 12 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.

Leith: 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 1 port calls in the 7 days and 7 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 30% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (10).

Container
1
Tanker
0
Dry bulk
0
General cargo
6
Ro-ro
0

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

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Leith, last 14 days
09-12
1
09-13
0
09-14
1
09-15
0
09-16
0
09-17
0
09-18
0
09-19
0
09-20
0
09-21
0
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).

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