Port of Niigata
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Niigata: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 21:26 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 Niigata, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 JIA DECargo | Oct 1, 2026, 22:42 UTC | JP KIJ | UN/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, 21:26 UTC.
Vessels near Niigata
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 Niigata in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Niigata from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 61870). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- River (basin)
- Shelter
- Fair
- Channel depth
- 9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 14 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 14 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- No
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Medium
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Niigata 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 276° | 8 | 1.1 | 6 | 24 | |
| 11 | 296° | 19 | 1.3 | 7 | 20 | |
| 9 | 321° | 16 | 1.5 | 8 | 24 | |
| 5 | 288° | 9 | 1.6 | 8 | 24 | |
| 5 | 299° | 12 | 1.6 | 9 | 24 | |
| 8 | 329° | 14 | 1.4 | 8 | 24 | |
| 5 | 13° | 8 | 1.3 | 8 | 24 | |
| 5 | 102° | 9 | 1.1 | 7 | 24 | |
| 6 | 62° | 10 | 1 | 7 | 24 | |
| 5 | 43° | 11 | 0.8 | 7 | 24 | |
| 8 | 45° | 12 | 0.8 | 7 | 24 |
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, 10 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.
Niigata: global benchmarks
How Niigata compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
- 74.3
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Up 3% 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.
Niigata: 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, 2024
- 9,389
- Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2024
- 42.6 million GT
出典：国土交通省「港湾調査（港湾統計年報）」（政府統計の総合窓口 e-Stat）を加工して作成 Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.
Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported
11 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Aug 19, 2017, located where the board states a position. The most recent:
- Jan 18, 2023乗揚運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)61 km away
- Aug 24, 2020死傷等運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)2 km away
- Apr 11, 2020衝突(単)運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)2 km away
- Nov 22, 2019座洲運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)57 km away
- Oct 12, 2019運航不能(航行設備故障)運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)92 km away
- Aug 1, 2019衝突運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)6 km away
- Jul 25, 2019転覆運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)1 km away
- Apr 19, 2018衝突運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)71 km away
Source: 運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports). 出典：運輸安全委員会「船舶事故等調査報告書」（https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/）。Seadar が項目を抽出・加工して作成 (Source: Japan Transport Safety Board marine accident reports; fields extracted and edited by Seadar). Licence: Public Data License 1.0 (公共データ利用規約 第1.0版, PDL1.0; compatible with CC BY 4.0).
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