Port of Kobe
In short
Kobe: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 21:13 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 Kobe, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.
7 ships shown, earliest first.
| Vessel | ETA (UTC) | Destination as broadcast | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
 SUNFLOWER GOLDPassenger | Oct 1, 2026, 21:40 UTC | JP UKB | UN/LOCODE |
 CNC BANGKOKCargo (hazardous cat. A) | Oct 2, 2026, 00:00 UTC | JPUKB | UN/LOCODE |
 IRENES RESPECTCargo (hazardous cat. B) | Oct 2, 2026, 00:20 UTC | JP UKB | UN/LOCODE |
| AREQUIPA QUEENCargo | Oct 2, 2026, 05:00 UTC | JP UKB | UN/LOCODE |
| KOUKA MARU | Oct 2, 2026, 07:00 UTC | JP UKB | UN/LOCODE |
 SKY AURORACargo | Oct 2, 2026, 13:30 UTC | JP UKB | UN/LOCODE |
 HYUNDAI FORWARDCargo | Oct 2, 2026, 19:50 UTC | JP UKB | 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, 21:13 UTC.
Vessels near Kobe
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 Kobe in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Kobe from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 61560). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Large
- Harbour type
- Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Good
- Channel depth
- 14 m
- Anchorage depth
- 16 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 14 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 14 m
- Mean tide
- 2 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Large
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Kobe 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 | 16° | 20 | 0.4 | 3 | 24 | |
| 9 | 7° | 19 | 0.4 | 3 | 24 | |
| 8 | 9° | 19 | 0.6 | 3 | 24 | |
| 9 | 5° | 19 | 0.5 | 3 | 24 | |
| 7 | 27° | 17 | 0.5 | 3 | 24 | |
| 9 | 26° | 20 | 0.3 | 3 | 24 | |
| 9 | 21° | 20 | 0.6 | 3 | 24 | |
| 7 | 34° | 15 | 0.5 | 3 | 24 | |
| 7 | 37° | 14 | 0.5 | 3 | 24 | |
| 8 | 43° | 16 | 0.4 | 3 | 24 | |
| 7 | 55° | 13 | 0.5 | 3 | 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, 22 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 Kobe
Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.
Weather buoys
- South of Shikoku244.1 km
Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.
Kobe: 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 179 port calls in the 7 days and 848 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 5% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (893).
- Container
- 310
- Tanker
- 207
- Dry bulk
- 80
- General cargo
- 212
- Ro-ro
- 39
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 3.3 million tonnes.
09-12 33 | 09-13 25 | 09-14 31 | 09-15 23 | 09-16 36 | 09-17 38 | 09-18 35 | 09-19 17 | 09-20 22 | 09-21 27 | 09-22 26 | 09-23 27 | 09-24 31 | 09-25 29 |
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).
Kobe: global benchmarks
How Kobe compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Container Port Performance Index 2023
- #64 of 405
- World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "KOBE" (80% confidence).
- Source: World Bank, The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
- 542.1
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Down 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.
Kobe: 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
- 29,365
- Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2024
- 170.4 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.
Recent arrivals & departures AIS-detected
| Vessel | Arrived | Departed |
|---|---|---|
| JOUEI MARU NO.2Tanker | not recorded | |
| MIZUHO MARUCargo |
Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported
109 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Apr 7, 2009, located where the board states a position. The most recent:
- Aug 12, 2025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)11 km away
- Jun 16, 2025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)3 km away
- Jun 14, 2025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)50 km away
- Apr 19, 2025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)3 km away
- Mar 12, 2025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)89 km away
- Feb 14, 2025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)32 km away
- Feb 13, 2025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)61 km away
- Feb 12, 2025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)24 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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