Port of Lerwick
In short
Lerwick: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 21:22 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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- In port now
- 0
- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 0
- Departures, last 24 h
- 0
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
- 0
Expected arrivals AIS-detected
Ships whose AIS destination names Lerwick, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.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.
| Vessel | ETA (UTC) | Destination as broadcast | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
 HELLIARCargo (hazardous cat. A) | Oct 2, 2026, 07:00 UTC | LERWICK | Name match |
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, 21:22 UTC.
Vessels near Lerwick
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.
No vessels detected near Lerwick in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Lerwick from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 32600). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- Coastal (natural)
- Shelter
- Fair
- Channel depth
- 9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 10 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 13 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 4 m
- Mean tide
- 2 m
- Max vessel length
- 200 m
- Max vessel beam
- 20 m
- Max vessel draft
- 8 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- No
- Repairs
- Moderate
- 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 Lerwick, as published by each water authority, with the last 48 hours. Times in UTC.
| Gauge | Level | Change (3 h) | Last 48 h | Reading (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwickrelative to local gauge datum · 0.7 km away | 0.85 m | -0.24 m | ||
| Lerwickrelative to mAOD (Ordnance Datum Newlyn) · 0.7 km away | -0.38 m | -0.24 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 Lerwick over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.
| Time (UTC) | Wind (kn) | From | Gusts (kn) | Waves (m) | Period (s) | Visibility (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 182° | 12 | 1.4 | 8 | 24 | |
| 12 | 173° | 18 | 1.3 | 8 | 24 | |
| 15 | 185° | 23 | 1.3 | 7 | 24 | |
| 15 | 174° | 23 | 1.2 | 6 | 24 | |
| 21 | 176° | 35 | 1.8 | 6 | 18 | |
| 16 | 266° | 26 | 1.5 | 8 | 24 | |
| 12 | 247° | 19 | 1.1 | 7 | 24 | |
| 16 | 228° | 26 | 1.1 | 7 | 16 | |
| 17 | 223° | 27 | 1 | 6 | 24 | |
| 23 | 203° | 35 | 1.5 | 5 | 24 | |
| 22 | 237° | 34 | 1.5 | 7 | 14 |
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, 14 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 Lerwick
Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.
Weather buoys
- Tartan "A" AWS241.8 km
Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.
Lerwick: 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 10 port calls in the 7 days and 36 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 13% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (32).
- Container
- 1
- Tanker
- 7
- Dry bulk
- 0
- General cargo
- 5
- Ro-ro
- 23
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0 million tonnes.
09-12 1 | 09-13 1 | 09-14 0 | 09-15 1 | 09-16 1 | 09-17 1 | 09-18 2 | 09-19 3 | 09-20 1 | 09-21 0 | 09-22 1 | 09-23 2 | 09-24 2 | 09-25 1 |
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).
Lerwick: global benchmarks
How Lerwick compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 1 2018
- 8.2
- 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.
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