Port of Ghent

UN/LOCODEUSGHEWhat is a UN/LOCODE?38.7333° N, 85.05° WLocal timeAmerica/New_York, UTC-4

In short

Ghent: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 21:37 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 Ghent

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

Forecast

Model forecast for Ghent 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)
Oct 1 21:00	10	231°	20	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 2 03:00	8	204°	16	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 2 09:00	9	235°	18	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 2 15:00	6	314°	13	NaN	NaN	10
Oct 2 21:00	8	24°	15	NaN	NaN	21
Oct 3 03:00	7	43°	16	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 3 09:00	8	47°	16	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 3 15:00	9	52°	20	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 3 21:00	8	46°	17	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 4 03:00	6	47°	10	NaN	NaN	24
Oct 4 09:00	4	18°	7	NaN	NaN	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.

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 accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

5 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Dec 18, 2018, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Mar 6, 2025Towing/BargeNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)82 km away
Miss Linda, Louisville, KY, USA (NTSB DCA25FM023)
Mar 8, 2024Towing/BargeNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)81 km away
Amber Brittany, Louisville, KY, USA (NTSB DCA24FM025)
Mar 28, 2023Towing/BargeNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)81 km away
Queen City / IN 065426 / IN 085041, Louisville, KY, USA (NTSB DCA23FM025)
Nov 9, 2021ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)35 km away
Capt. Kirby Dupuis, Belleview, KY, USA (NTSB DCA22FM002)
Dec 18, 2018ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)9 km away
Mary Lucy Lane / Gibson / WCAO 116, Warsaw, KY, USA (NTSB DCA19PM011)

Source: NTSB marine investigations (CAROL). Courtesy: National Transportation Safety Board. Licence: US Government work (17 U.S.C. §105), public domain.

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