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
| Vessel type | Vessels, 30 days |
|---|---|
| Tugs & service | 22 |
| Cargo | 16 |
| Other | 5 |
| Tanker | 4 |
| High speed | 2 |
Recent arrivals
| Vessel | Type | Arrived (UTC) | Departed (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VB PETER | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 22:20 UTC | No departure yet |
| GPS IONIA | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 19:26 UTC | 16 Oct 2026, 21:20 UTC |
| HANS | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 17:42 UTC | 16 Oct 2026, 18:19 UTC |
| VB BOLUMAN | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 17:21 UTC | No departure yet |
| LONDON TITAN | Other | 16 Oct 2026, 17:10 UTC | No departure yet |
| SEA SHANNON | Cargo | 16 Oct 2026, 16:48 UTC | 16 Oct 2026, 17:08 UTC |
| COMMANDER | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 16:15 UTC | No departure yet |
| TUNDRALAND | Cargo | 16 Oct 2026, 12:53 UTC | 16 Oct 2026, 17:19 UTC |
| MAPLIN | Cargo | 16 Oct 2026, 12:06 UTC | No departure yet |
| DRIFTWOOD 3 | Other | 16 Oct 2026, 10:40 UTC | No departure yet |
| IMPULSE | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 08:36 UTC | 16 Oct 2026, 09:32 UTC |
| SVITZER ADIRA | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 08:20 UTC | No departure yet |
| SVITZER LONDON | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 08:19 UTC | 16 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC |
| VB BOLUMAN | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 07:49 UTC | 16 Oct 2026, 16:06 UTC |
| NORSKY | Cargo | 16 Oct 2026, 06:48 UTC | 16 Oct 2026, 18:11 UTC |
| VB PETER | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 05:45 UTC | 16 Oct 2026, 16:07 UTC |
| VB CHEETAH | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 04:41 UTC | 16 Oct 2026, 11:15 UTC |
| LONGSTONE | Cargo | 16 Oct 2026, 04:37 UTC | 16 Oct 2026, 09:35 UTC |
| SVITZER THAMES | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 04:31 UTC | No departure yet |
| SVITZER LONDON | Tugs & service | 15 Oct 2026, 21:54 UTC | 16 Oct 2026, 06:22 UTC |
| VB DOLPHIN | Tugs & service | 15 Oct 2026, 21:25 UTC | 16 Oct 2026, 16:11 UTC |
| SVITZER ADIRA | Tugs & service | 15 Oct 2026, 20:21 UTC | 15 Oct 2026, 21:15 UTC |
| SVITZER LONDON | Tugs & service | 15 Oct 2026, 20:17 UTC | 15 Oct 2026, 21:17 UTC |
| DISTRIBUTOR | Tanker | 15 Oct 2026, 19:38 UTC | No departure yet |
| VB PETER | Tugs & service | 15 Oct 2026, 18:01 UTC | 16 Oct 2026, 05:10 UTC |
Recent departures
| Vessel | Type | Departed (UTC) | Next port |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPS IONIA | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 21:20 UTC | London GBLON |
| HANS | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 18:19 UTC | London Gateway Port GBLGP |
| NORSKY | Cargo | 16 Oct 2026, 18:11 UTC | – |
| TUNDRALAND | Cargo | 16 Oct 2026, 17:19 UTC | Tilbury GBTIL |
| SEA SHANNON | Cargo | 16 Oct 2026, 17:08 UTC | Tilbury GBTIL |
| VB DOLPHIN | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 16:11 UTC | London Gateway Port GBLGP |
| VB PETER | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 16:07 UTC | Tilbury GBTIL |
| VB BOLUMAN | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 16:06 UTC | Tilbury GBTIL |
| COMMANDER | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 15:59 UTC | Gravesend GBGVS |
| SVITZER LONDON | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC | Canvey Island GBCAN |
| VB CHEETAH | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 11:15 UTC | Tilbury GBTIL |
| LONGSTONE | Cargo | 16 Oct 2026, 09:35 UTC | Zeebrugge BEZEE |
| IMPULSE | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 09:32 UTC | – |
| MAPLIN | Cargo | 16 Oct 2026, 08:45 UTC | Gravesend GBGVS |
| SVITZER LONDON | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 06:22 UTC | Gravesend GBGVS |
| VB PETER | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 05:10 UTC | Gravesend GBGVS |
| SVITZER THAMES | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 03:38 UTC | Tilbury GBTIL |
| VB CHEETAH | Tugs & service | 16 Oct 2026, 03:38 UTC | Tilbury GBTIL |
| SVITZER LONDON | Tugs & service | 15 Oct 2026, 21:17 UTC | Gravesend GBGVS |
| SVITZER ADIRA | Tugs & service | 15 Oct 2026, 21:15 UTC | Tilbury GBTIL |
| VB DOLPHIN | Tugs & service | 15 Oct 2026, 20:29 UTC | Tilbury GBTIL |
| SVITZER LONDON | Tugs & service | 15 Oct 2026, 19:49 UTC | Gravesend GBGVS |
| SVITZER ADIRA | Tugs & service | 15 Oct 2026, 18:56 UTC | Tilbury GBTIL |
| NORSTREAM | Cargo | 15 Oct 2026, 18:40 UTC | Hoek Van Holland NLHVH |
| HANS | Tugs & service | 15 Oct 2026, 18:34 UTC | London Gateway Port GBLGP |
Port details
| Name | Gravesend |
|---|---|
| Other names | – |
| UN/LOCODE | GBGVS |
| Country code | GB |
| Position | 51.45° N, 0.37° E |
| Harbour size | Small |
| Harbour type | River (Natural) |
| Port area used for port calls | 3 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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