Port of Akaroa
In short
Akaroa: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 21:33 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
Vessels near Akaroa
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 Akaroa in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Akaroa from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 55330). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Very small
- Harbour type
- Coastal (natural)
- Shelter
- Good
- Channel depth
- 13 m
- Anchorage depth
- 5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 2 m
- Mean tide
- 2 m
- Repairs
- Limited
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported
15 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Feb 16, 1995, located where the board states a position. The most recent:
- Jan 31, 2026TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)3 km away
Passenger vessel, Black Cat Grounding Entrance to Akaroa Harbour, New Zealand 31 January 2026
- Feb 21, 2025TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)27 km away
- Apr 25, 2022TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)28 km away
- Jan 12, 2020TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)27 km away
- Oct 18, 2015TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)64 km away
- Jul 2, 2015TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)25 km away
Containership Madinah, loss of person overboard, Lyttelton Harbour entrance, 2 July 2015
- Sep 12, 2012TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)92 km away
- Jan 8, 2011TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)28 km away
Passenger vessel Volendam, lifeboat fatality, Port of Lyttelton, New Zealand, 8 January 2011
Source: Transport Accident Investigation Commission (taic.org.nz), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
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