Port of Morehead City

UN/LOCODEUSMRHWhat is a UN/LOCODE?34.7167° N, 76.7° WLocal timeAmerica/New_York, UTC-4

In short

Morehead City: 2 ships in port now, 1 arrival and 1 departure in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 1, 2026, 18:38 UTC).

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In port now: 2
Arrivals, last 24 h: 1
Departures, last 24 h: 1
Ships nearby, last 6 h: 40

Arrivals and departures AIS-detected

Ships Seadar detected in port from their AIS positions: who is in port now and who left in the last 48 hours. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown, and at places without a charted harbour only ships with an IMO number count. Times UTC.

In port now

Vessel	Arrived
SINGELGRACHTCargo	Oct 1, 2026, 17:47 UTC
ALBERTO TOPICCargo	Sep 29, 2026, 15:33 UTC

Left in the last 48 h

Vessel	Left	Time in port
NORD LIONCargo	Sep 30, 2026, 20:23 UTC	7 h 34 min

As of Oct 1, 2026, 18:38 UTC.

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Expected arrivals AIS-detected

Ships whose AIS destination names Morehead City, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.

1 ship shown, earliest first.

Vessel	ETA (UTC)	Destination as broadcast	Matched by
PAC SCHEDARCargo	Oct 3, 2026, 09:00 UTC	US MRH	UN/LOCODE

Source: AIS voyage reports via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Seadar estimate. As of Oct 1, 2026, 18:38 UTC.

Vessels near Morehead City

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.

Vessels near Morehead City
Vessel	Type	IMO / MMSI	Last seen
REMEDYSailing	Sailing	MMSI 538072691	Oct 1, 2026, 18:36 UTC
BLUE SKY MESSENGERSailing	Sailing	MMSI 367482180	Oct 1, 2026, 18:36 UTC
ALBERTO TOPICCargo	Cargo	IMO 9728473	Oct 1, 2026, 18:36 UTC
SERENITYPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 341146002	Oct 1, 2026, 18:34 UTC
CGC HERONLaw enforcement	Law enforcement	MMSI 366999664	Oct 1, 2026, 18:34 UTC
BUG OUT BOATSailing	Sailing	MMSI 338325709	Oct 1, 2026, 18:33 UTC
CAPE HENLOPENTug	Tug	IMO 7303889	Oct 1, 2026, 18:33 UTC
CAPE ROMAINTug	Tug	IMO 7908134	Oct 1, 2026, 18:33 UTC
CGNATHANBRUCKENTHALLaw enforcement	Law enforcement	IMO 4686292	Oct 1, 2026, 18:32 UTC
BOKETTOPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 338469567	Oct 1, 2026, 18:32 UTC
SINGELGRACHTCargo	Cargo	IMO 9197375	Oct 1, 2026, 18:32 UTC
CG MAPLELaw enforcement	Law enforcement	IMO 9258208	Oct 1, 2026, 18:29 UTC
NORD LIONCargo	Cargo	IMO 9673173	Oct 1, 2026, 18:26 UTC
BREAD WINNERPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 368408470	Oct 1, 2026, 18:12 UTC
PEGASUSPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 368460590	Oct 1, 2026, 17:59 UTC
MAPLE MARINACargo	Cargo	IMO 9626376	Oct 1, 2026, 17:57 UTC
USCG PABLO VALENTLaw enforcement	Law enforcement	MMSI 338926448	Oct 1, 2026, 17:55 UTC
SMALL CHANGEPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 338560863	Oct 1, 2026, 17:44 UTC
CG47315Search and rescue	Search and rescue	MMSI 369493324	Oct 1, 2026, 17:36 UTC
AVA DPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 368451410	Oct 1, 2026, 17:30 UTC
OUT OF THE BLUEPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 338377264	Oct 1, 2026, 17:27 UTC
IRON LEADERPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 368215160	Oct 1, 2026, 17:09 UTC
C: DRIVEPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 368006470	Oct 1, 2026, 17:01 UTC
CERTIFIABLE LADYPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 368439350	Oct 1, 2026, 17:01 UTC
SILVER LINING	—	MMSI 316033368	Oct 1, 2026, 16:54 UTC
OKIE HOKIE	—	MMSI 538072667	Oct 1, 2026, 16:54 UTC
DOWN UNDERPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 338134983	Oct 1, 2026, 16:47 UTC
KAM-E-LOT	—	MMSI 368332660	Oct 1, 2026, 16:40 UTC
MY PLEASUREPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 338254061	Oct 1, 2026, 16:37 UTC
ARTEMISPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 338549911	Oct 1, 2026, 15:54 UTC
MARANATHASailing	Sailing	MMSI 368138590	Oct 1, 2026, 15:48 UTC
MORNING STARPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 338175958	Oct 1, 2026, 15:17 UTC
MEMORIESPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 368459040	Oct 1, 2026, 15:13 UTC
MISS ALLIESailing	Sailing	MMSI 368234030	Oct 1, 2026, 15:08 UTC
LILIASailing	Sailing	MMSI 367730820	Oct 1, 2026, 14:32 UTC
RELOAD 'N CHARGE!Pleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 367706670	Oct 1, 2026, 14:29 UTC
PLANE TO SEAPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 367708340	Oct 1, 2026, 13:41 UTC
T/T ATCPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 338569242	Oct 1, 2026, 13:40 UTC
SELF MADEPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 316052705	Oct 1, 2026, 12:59 UTC
EL CAZADORPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 367726130	Oct 1, 2026, 12:53 UTC

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Morehead City from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 8430). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size: Very small
Harbour type: Coastal (natural)
Shelter: Good
Channel depth: 8 m
Anchorage depth: 8 m
Cargo pier depth: 9 m
Oil terminal depth: 9 m
Mean tide: 1 m
Pilotage compulsory: Yes
First port of entry: Yes
Repairs: Limited
Dry dock: Small

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

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Morehead City 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 18:00	7	160°	14	0.6	10	24
Oct 2 00:00	6	157°	10	0.6	9	24
Oct 2 06:00	7	189°	12	0.7	8	24
Oct 2 12:00	2	290°	5	0.6	7	24
Oct 2 18:00	7	203°	15	0.6	9	24
Oct 3 00:00	8	207°	13	0.6	8	24
Oct 3 06:00	8	233°	13	0.7	5	24
Oct 3 12:00	5	265°	9	0.6	8	24
Oct 3 18:00	7	194°	13	0.5	9	23
Oct 4 00:00	5	171°	8	0.6	8	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, 25 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 Morehead City

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

Buoy BFTN7 · 3.2 kmobserved Oct 1, 2026, 17:30 UTC

Water temp

25.5°C (78°F)

Air temp

26.7°C (80°F)

Wind

5.1 kn @ 120°

Waves

—

Weather buoys

BFTN73.2 km
8656483 - Beaufort, NC3.2 km
Cape Lookout, NC22.4 km
CLKN722.4 km
4100761.5 km

Tide gauges

Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab, NC3.3 km

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

Morehead City: 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 3 port calls in the 7 days and 18 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 157% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (7).

Container: 0
Tanker: 0
Dry bulk: 7
General cargo: 11
Ro-ro: 0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.1 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Morehead City, last 14 days
09-12 1	09-13 0	09-14 1	09-15 2	09-16 0	09-17 0	09-18 3	09-19 0	09-20 0	09-21 0	09-22 0	09-23 1	09-24 1	09-25 1

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).

Morehead City: global benchmarks

How Morehead City compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Seadar's own measurements.

Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026: 13.4; 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.

Reported arrivals & departures Authority-reported

Arrival and departure records for Morehead City published by the authority named on each row, separate from the calls Seadar detects on AIS. Earliest record: Jan 2, 1997.

Vessel	Record	Date (UTC)	Berth / route	Source
Rora	Arrival	Dec 31, 2016(date only)	Freeport, Grand Bahama I → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
IMO 9047506	Departure	Dec 30, 2016(date only)	— → Bombay	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
MPV THALIA	Arrival	Dec 29, 2016(date only)	Philadelphia, PA → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
MPV THALIA	Departure	Dec 29, 2016(date only)	— → Montoir	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
IMO 9047506	Arrival	Dec 28, 2016(date only)	Houston, TX → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PENHAR	Departure	Dec 22, 2016(date only)	— → Savannah, GA	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PENHAR	Arrival	Dec 20, 2016(date only)	Newport → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PARAGON	Departure	Dec 14, 2016(date only)	— → New Orleans, LA	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PARAGON	Arrival	Dec 13, 2016(date only)	Padang → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PACIFIC PEARL	Departure	Dec 13, 2016(date only)	— → Baltimore, MD	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PACIFIC PEARL	Arrival	Dec 10, 2016(date only)	Charleston, SC → —	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Pac Acrux	Departure	Dec 8, 2016(date only)	— → Corpus Christi, TX	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.

Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

1 accident or incident within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Feb 23, 2026, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Feb 23, 2026FishingNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)75 km away
Ruthie B, Ocracoke, NC, USA (NTSB DCA26FM008)

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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