Port of Ventspils
In short
Ventspils: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 19:48 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
- 6
Expected arrivals AIS-detected
Ships whose AIS destination names Ventspils, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026, 22:00 UTC | LVVNT | UN/LOCODE | |
| Oct 2, 2026, 00:01 UTC | LVVNT | UN/LOCODE | |
| Oct 2, 2026, 05:00 UTC | LV VNT | UN/LOCODE | |
| Oct 2, 2026, 10:00 UTC | LVVNT | UN/LOCODE | |
| Oct 2, 2026, 11:00 UTC | LVVNT | UN/LOCODE | |
| Oct 2, 2026, 15:00 UTC | LVVNT | UN/LOCODE | |
| Oct 3, 2026, 06:00 UTC | LV VNT | UN/LOCODE |
Source: AIS voyage reports via Digitraffic marine AIS, AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Seadar estimate. As of Oct 1, 2026, 19:48 UTC.
Vessels near Ventspils
Ships Seadar 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.
| Vessel | Type | IMO / MMSI | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanker | IMO 9705768 | ||
| Passenger | IMO 9329851 | ||
| Dredging or underwater ops | IMO 9113070 | ||
| — | MMSI 275465000 | ||
| Cargo | IMO 9155951 | ||
| Cargo | IMO 9312377 |
Forecast
Model forecast for Ventspils 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 122° | 14 | 0.3 | 4 | 24 | |
| 9 | 140° | 14 | 0.4 | 3 | 24 | |
| 9 | 142° | 15 | 0.4 | 3 | 24 | |
| 8 | 187° | 14 | 0.5 | 5 | 24 | |
| 7 | 165° | 10 | 0.6 | 6 | 24 | |
| 10 | 179° | 15 | 0.6 | 5 | 24 | |
| 9 | 250° | 14 | 0.6 | 4 | 24 | |
| 8 | 263° | 15 | 0.5 | 4 | 24 | |
| 8 | 240° | 12 | 0.5 | 4 | 24 | |
| 9 | 231° | 13 | 0.6 | 4 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 1, 2026, 00:00 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.
Ventspils: 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 Seadar's counts.
The IMF estimates 9 port calls in the 7 days and 34 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 13% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (30).
- Container
- 2
- Tanker
- 13
- Dry bulk
- 1
- General cargo
- 18
- Ro-ro
- 0
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.2 million tonnes.
09-12 1 | 09-13 1 | 09-14 2 | 09-15 0 | 09-16 1 | 09-17 1 | 09-18 1 | 09-19 1 | 09-20 2 | 09-21 2 | 09-22 1 | 09-23 2 | 09-24 1 | 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).
Ventspils: global benchmarks
How Ventspils compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Seadar's own measurements.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 3 2012
- 10.2
- 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.
Ventspils: 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, 2025
- 915
- 3% less than the year before
- Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2025
- 20.1 million GT
- About the same as the year before
- Cargo handled, 2025
- 7.8 million tonnes
- 3% more than the year before
- Sea passengers (in and out), 2025
- 270,000
- 4% more than the year before
Source: Eurostat (mar_go_qmc, mar_go_aa, mar_go_qm_c*, mar_pa_aa, mar_tf_qm), accessed 2026-10-01. Modified: port codes mapped to UN/LOCODE, values converted from thousands. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026.
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Oct 3, 2018. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- IncidentOct 3, 201873 km away
(U) LATVIA: On 3 October, police and Border Guard forces freed a man kidnapped on a yacht going from Sweden to Latvia. The massive operation was launched when the hostage tipped off his relatives that he'd being taken from Sweden to Latvia against his will. The Omega counter-terrorist force, as well as the armed forces and Border Guard were involved in resolving the situation. (www.eng.lsm.lv, Latvian Public Broadcasting)
Source: NGA Anti-Shipping Activity Messages. This reproduction, partial or complete, of any National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) or Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) product, information or data is not approved, authorized or endorsed by the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director, NGA or any other element of the US Government. The US Government and NGA accept no liability for the accuracy or quality of this reproduction or the use of any NGA, NIMA or DMA products, information or data. Licence: US Government work — "NGA claims no copyright or other intellectual property right".
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