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Port of Songnim

North Korea

UN/LOCODEKPSGNWhat is a UN/LOCODE?38.7667° N, 125.5833° ELocal timeAsia/Pyongyang, UTC+9

In short

Songnim: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 21:28 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Vessels near Songnim

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 Songnim in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Songnim from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 60290). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Very small
Harbour type
River (natural)
Shelter
Fair
Channel depth
9 m
Anchorage depth
9 m
Mean tide
19 m

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

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Songnim 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)
2343°30.7424
9334°180.6424
4304°130.6424
54°70.6424
170°20.4324
3161°100.2324
3173°70.2324
275°40.1224
5140°90.3224
9166°190.6324
8189°151612

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, 51 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 Songnim

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

Buoy 22101 · 177.3 kmobserved
Water temp
23.6°C (74°F)
Air temp
19.3°C (67°F)
Wind
9.7 kn @ 20°
Waves
0.5 m (2 ft)

Weather buoys

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

Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

2 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Mar 1, 2017, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Source: 국립해양조사원 선박사고 포인트 (KHOA marine casualty points from KMST cases). 출처: 해양수산부 국립해양조사원, 선박사고 포인트(해양안전심판원), 공공데이터포털 (Source: KHOA marine casualty points, Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal, data.go.kr). Licence: data.go.kr: 이용허락범위 제한 없음 (no restriction on the scope of use).

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jul 8, 1993. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Naval EngagementJul 8, 1993Merchant Vessel72 km away

    08 JULY 93 M/V VALERIYT VOLKOV WAS SAILING THROUGH THE KOREAN ECONOMIC ZONE WHEN THE CHINESE BORDER VESSEL FIRED THEM. IN ORDER TO AVOID COMPLICATIONS THEY ALLOWED THE PIRATES TO BOARD THEM AND CARRY OUT THEIR SEARCH. WHEN THEY FOUND NOTHING WORTHY OF TAKING, THEY LEFT THE VESSEL. NO REPORTS OF INJURY.

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