Port · GBGVS, GB

Port of Gravesend

Port of Gravesend (GBGVS, GB) is a small port at 51.45° N, 0.37° E. In the last 7 days AIS Trail recorded 144 arrivals and 126 departures here; 53 vessels called in the last 30 days, most of them tugs and service vessels.

Activity

Arrivals, 7 days144
Departures, 7 days126
Vessels, 30 days53
Port calls, 30 days144
Vessel typeVessels, 30 days
Tugs & service22
Cargo16
Other5
Tanker4
High speed2

Recent arrivals

VesselTypeArrived (UTC)Departed (UTC)
VB PETERTugs & service16 Oct 2026, 22:20 UTCNo departure yet
GPS IONIATugs & service16 Oct 2026, 19:26 UTC16 Oct 2026, 21:20 UTC
HANSTugs & service16 Oct 2026, 17:42 UTC16 Oct 2026, 18:19 UTC
VB BOLUMANTugs & service16 Oct 2026, 17:21 UTCNo departure yet
LONDON TITANOther16 Oct 2026, 17:10 UTCNo departure yet
SEA SHANNONCargo16 Oct 2026, 16:48 UTC16 Oct 2026, 17:08 UTC
COMMANDERTugs & service16 Oct 2026, 16:15 UTCNo departure yet
TUNDRALANDCargo16 Oct 2026, 12:53 UTC16 Oct 2026, 17:19 UTC
MAPLINCargo16 Oct 2026, 12:06 UTCNo departure yet
DRIFTWOOD 3Other16 Oct 2026, 10:40 UTCNo departure yet
IMPULSETugs & service16 Oct 2026, 08:36 UTC16 Oct 2026, 09:32 UTC
SVITZER ADIRATugs & service16 Oct 2026, 08:20 UTCNo departure yet
SVITZER LONDONTugs & service16 Oct 2026, 08:19 UTC16 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC
VB BOLUMANTugs & service16 Oct 2026, 07:49 UTC16 Oct 2026, 16:06 UTC
NORSKYCargo16 Oct 2026, 06:48 UTC16 Oct 2026, 18:11 UTC
VB PETERTugs & service16 Oct 2026, 05:45 UTC16 Oct 2026, 16:07 UTC
VB CHEETAHTugs & service16 Oct 2026, 04:41 UTC16 Oct 2026, 11:15 UTC
LONGSTONECargo16 Oct 2026, 04:37 UTC16 Oct 2026, 09:35 UTC
SVITZER THAMESTugs & service16 Oct 2026, 04:31 UTCNo departure yet
SVITZER LONDONTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 21:54 UTC16 Oct 2026, 06:22 UTC
VB DOLPHINTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 21:25 UTC16 Oct 2026, 16:11 UTC
SVITZER ADIRATugs & service15 Oct 2026, 20:21 UTC15 Oct 2026, 21:15 UTC
SVITZER LONDONTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 20:17 UTC15 Oct 2026, 21:17 UTC
DISTRIBUTORTanker15 Oct 2026, 19:38 UTCNo departure yet
VB PETERTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 18:01 UTC16 Oct 2026, 05:10 UTC

Recent departures

VesselTypeDeparted (UTC)Next port
GPS IONIATugs & service16 Oct 2026, 21:20 UTCLondon GBLON
HANSTugs & service16 Oct 2026, 18:19 UTCLondon Gateway Port GBLGP
NORSKYCargo16 Oct 2026, 18:11 UTC–
TUNDRALANDCargo16 Oct 2026, 17:19 UTCTilbury GBTIL
SEA SHANNONCargo16 Oct 2026, 17:08 UTCTilbury GBTIL
VB DOLPHINTugs & service16 Oct 2026, 16:11 UTCLondon Gateway Port GBLGP
VB PETERTugs & service16 Oct 2026, 16:07 UTCTilbury GBTIL
VB BOLUMANTugs & service16 Oct 2026, 16:06 UTCTilbury GBTIL
COMMANDERTugs & service16 Oct 2026, 15:59 UTCGravesend GBGVS
SVITZER LONDONTugs & service16 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTCCanvey Island GBCAN
VB CHEETAHTugs & service16 Oct 2026, 11:15 UTCTilbury GBTIL
LONGSTONECargo16 Oct 2026, 09:35 UTCZeebrugge BEZEE
IMPULSETugs & service16 Oct 2026, 09:32 UTC–
MAPLINCargo16 Oct 2026, 08:45 UTCGravesend GBGVS
SVITZER LONDONTugs & service16 Oct 2026, 06:22 UTCGravesend GBGVS
VB PETERTugs & service16 Oct 2026, 05:10 UTCGravesend GBGVS
SVITZER THAMESTugs & service16 Oct 2026, 03:38 UTCTilbury GBTIL
VB CHEETAHTugs & service16 Oct 2026, 03:38 UTCTilbury GBTIL
SVITZER LONDONTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 21:17 UTCGravesend GBGVS
SVITZER ADIRATugs & service15 Oct 2026, 21:15 UTCTilbury GBTIL
VB DOLPHINTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 20:29 UTCTilbury GBTIL
SVITZER LONDONTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 19:49 UTCGravesend GBGVS
SVITZER ADIRATugs & service15 Oct 2026, 18:56 UTCTilbury GBTIL
NORSTREAMCargo15 Oct 2026, 18:40 UTCHoek Van Holland NLHVH
HANSTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 18:34 UTCLondon Gateway Port GBLGP

Port details

NameGravesend
Other names–
UN/LOCODEGBGVS
Country codeGB
Position51.45° N, 0.37° E
Harbour sizeSmall
Harbour typeRiver (Natural)
Port area used for port calls3 km around the position

Port of Gravesend in the API

Every arrival and departure at Port of Gravesend, with draught changes and previous and next ports, is available through the AIS Trail API. A free key covers the last 7 days of history; paid plans cover the last 12 months, and Pro and Business add live positions.

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIS_TRAIL_KEY" \
  "https://api.aistrail.com/v1/ports/31420/calls?from=2026-10-11&event=arrival"

Sources

  • Live AIS via aisstream.io, provided without warranty. No published terms
  • Source: Fintraffic / digitraffic.fi, license CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: decoded, normalized and deduplicated. CC BY 4.0
  • Contains data from the Danish Maritime Authority that is used in accordance with the conditions for the use of Danish public data. Conditions for the use of Danish public data
  • Port reference: UN/LOCODE, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), https://unlocode.unece.org, license CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: port entries selected, deduplicated and merged with the World Port Index.
  • Port reference: World Port Index (Pub. 150), National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).

Flags come from the MMSI country code, deadweight and size class are estimates from AIS dimensions, port calls are detected by AIS Trail from position reports. All sources and licences: Data sources.

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