Port · NLDHR, NL

Port of Den Helder

Port of Den Helder (NLDHR, NL) is a small port at 52.97° N, 4.78° E. In the last 7 days AIS Trail recorded 184 arrivals and 111 departures here; 139 vessels called in the last 30 days, most of them tugs and service vessels.

Activity

Arrivals, 7 days184
Departures, 7 days111
Vessels, 30 days139
Port calls, 30 days209
Vessel typeVessels, 30 days
Tugs & service58
Other29
Fishing18
Cargo10
Passenger9

Recent arrivals

VesselTypeArrived (UTC)Departed (UTC)
DINA SUPPLIEROther16 Oct 2026, 22:30 UTCNo departure yet
TEXELSTROOMPassenger16 Oct 2026, 18:17 UTC16 Oct 2026, 18:41 UTC
HIGHLAND KNIGHTCargo16 Oct 2026, 17:12 UTCNo departure yet
TEXELSTROOMPassenger16 Oct 2026, 16:18 UTC16 Oct 2026, 16:40 UTC
MERCUURTugs & service16 Oct 2026, 14:08 UTCNo departure yet
DOKTER WAGEMAKERPassenger16 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC16 Oct 2026, 14:09 UTC
ST27 JACOB GRIETJEFishing16 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTCNo departure yet
JOLLYOther16 Oct 2026, 11:32 UTCNo departure yet
WADDENZEETugs & service16 Oct 2026, 10:58 UTCNo departure yet
DSS GALATEATugs & service16 Oct 2026, 09:47 UTCNo departure yet
HNLMS SNELLIUSTugs & service16 Oct 2026, 09:42 UTCNo departure yet
UK44 GRIETJEFishing16 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTCNo departure yet
NLD WARSHIP L801Tugs & service16 Oct 2026, 08:20 UTCNo departure yet
UK35 MARIA CORNELISFishing16 Oct 2026, 08:13 UTCNo departure yet
SUPPORTERHigh speed16 Oct 2026, 07:34 UTCNo departure yet
BC21Tugs & service16 Oct 2026, 07:25 UTC16 Oct 2026, 07:59 UTC
DINA SCOUTOther16 Oct 2026, 06:02 UTC16 Oct 2026, 16:32 UTC
NG10 AQUA-FAUNAFishing16 Oct 2026, 02:21 UTCNo departure yet
UK224 TUNIS VAN LUUTFishing15 Oct 2026, 22:48 UTCNo departure yet
RC-16–15 Oct 2026, 17:07 UTCNo departure yet
NSEA GEOSEAOther15 Oct 2026, 14:41 UTCNo departure yet
SANSTOARMCargo15 Oct 2026, 13:52 UTC16 Oct 2026, 06:38 UTC
ARGUSOther15 Oct 2026, 12:50 UTCNo departure yet
MHU4Tugs & service15 Oct 2026, 12:48 UTCNo departure yet
NIEUWEDIEPTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 11:57 UTCNo departure yet

Recent departures

VesselTypeDeparted (UTC)Next port
DINA MERKUROther16 Oct 2026, 21:34 UTC–
TEXELSTROOMPassenger16 Oct 2026, 18:41 UTC't Horntje NLTHE
BOS POOLCargo16 Oct 2026, 16:56 UTC–
TEXELSTROOMPassenger16 Oct 2026, 16:40 UTC't Horntje NLTHE
DINA SCOUTOther16 Oct 2026, 16:32 UTC–
GLOMAR VIKINGOther16 Oct 2026, 16:14 UTC–
DOKTER WAGEMAKERPassenger16 Oct 2026, 14:09 UTC't Horntje NLTHE
GUARDIANTugs & service16 Oct 2026, 11:15 UTC–
WADDENZEETugs & service16 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTCDen Helder NLDHR
BC21Tugs & service16 Oct 2026, 07:59 UTC–
DSS GALATEATugs & service16 Oct 2026, 07:18 UTCDen Helder NLDHR
SANSTOARMCargo16 Oct 2026, 06:38 UTC–
HAVILA BORGCargo15 Oct 2026, 18:17 UTC–
BC21Tugs & service15 Oct 2026, 17:25 UTCDen Helder NLDHR
GLOMAR LINDETugs & service15 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC–
MHU4Tugs & service15 Oct 2026, 12:19 UTCDen Helder NLDHR
DINA SUPPORTEROther15 Oct 2026, 11:17 UTC–
NIEUWEDIEPTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 10:54 UTCDen Helder NLDHR
JANTJEOther15 Oct 2026, 09:39 UTCHarlingen NLHAR
FRISC RHIRC-04Tugs & service15 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC't Horntje NLTHE
BC21Tugs & service15 Oct 2026, 07:50 UTC't Horntje NLTHE
AVENTURIERCargo15 Oct 2026, 07:13 UTCKetelhaven NLKHV
FENNATugs & service15 Oct 2026, 06:34 UTCOudeschild NLOHI
GULF ESKIMOTanker15 Oct 2026, 06:33 UTCWieringen/Den Oever NLWRG
MULTRATUG 36Tugs & service15 Oct 2026, 06:21 UTCIjmuiden NLIJM

Port details

NameDen Helder
Other namesWillemsoord
UN/LOCODENLDHR
Country codeNL
Position52.97° N, 4.78° E
Harbour sizeSmall
Harbour typeRiver (Basins)
Port area used for port calls3 km around the position

Port of Den Helder in the API

Every arrival and departure at Port of Den Helder, 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/31020/calls?from=2026-10-11&event=arrival"

Sources

  • Live AIS via aisstream.io, provided without warranty. No published terms
  • 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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