Port · NZWLG, NZ

Port of Wellington

Port of Wellington (NZWLG, NZ) is a large port at 41.28° S, 174.78° E. In the last 7 days AIS Trail recorded 72 arrivals and 64 departures here; 17 vessels called in the last 30 days, most of them cargo ships.

Activity

Arrivals, 7 days72
Departures, 7 days64
Vessels, 30 days17
Port calls, 30 days72
Vessel typeVessels, 30 days
Cargo6
Passenger4
Tugs & service4
Fishing1
Other1

Recent arrivals

VesselTypeArrived (UTC)Departed (UTC)
KAIARAHIPassenger16 Oct 2026, 17:08 UTC16 Oct 2026, 20:11 UTC
CONNEMARAPassenger16 Oct 2026, 11:40 UTC16 Oct 2026, 20:31 UTC
KAITAKIPassenger16 Oct 2026, 10:31 UTC16 Oct 2026, 14:23 UTC
KAIARAHIPassenger16 Oct 2026, 03:35 UTC16 Oct 2026, 07:03 UTC
KAITAKIPassenger15 Oct 2026, 17:59 UTC15 Oct 2026, 22:35 UTC
KAIARAHIPassenger15 Oct 2026, 12:37 UTC15 Oct 2026, 16:06 UTC
LIVIAPassenger15 Oct 2026, 11:05 UTCNo departure yet
WLG PILOT TE HAATugs & service15 Oct 2026, 07:22 UTCNo departure yet
CONNEMARAPassenger15 Oct 2026, 05:06 UTC15 Oct 2026, 08:19 UTC
KAITAKIPassenger15 Oct 2026, 04:30 UTC15 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC
TANGAROAOther15 Oct 2026, 01:51 UTC16 Oct 2026, 19:34 UTC
KEN GOHCargo15 Oct 2026, 01:09 UTCNo departure yet
WLG PILOT TE HAATugs & service15 Oct 2026, 01:04 UTC15 Oct 2026, 06:38 UTC
KAIARAHIPassenger15 Oct 2026, 00:21 UTC15 Oct 2026, 03:25 UTC
LIVIAPassenger14 Oct 2026, 22:08 UTC15 Oct 2026, 00:55 UTC
CONNEMARAPassenger14 Oct 2026, 17:07 UTC14 Oct 2026, 20:31 UTC
KAITAKIPassenger14 Oct 2026, 16:59 UTC14 Oct 2026, 19:48 UTC
KAIARAHIPassenger14 Oct 2026, 11:49 UTC14 Oct 2026, 15:30 UTC
WLG PILOT TE HAATugs & service14 Oct 2026, 11:29 UTC14 Oct 2026, 23:14 UTC
-TIAKI-Tugs & service14 Oct 2026, 10:46 UTCNo departure yet
TAPUHITugs & service14 Oct 2026, 10:43 UTCNo departure yet
LIVIAPassenger14 Oct 2026, 09:31 UTC14 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC
CONNEMARAPassenger14 Oct 2026, 04:56 UTC14 Oct 2026, 07:59 UTC
KAITAKIPassenger14 Oct 2026, 04:22 UTC14 Oct 2026, 07:48 UTC
WLG PILOT TE HAATugs & service14 Oct 2026, 03:00 UTC14 Oct 2026, 10:37 UTC

Recent departures

VesselTypeDeparted (UTC)Next port
CONNEMARAPassenger16 Oct 2026, 20:31 UTC–
KAIARAHIPassenger16 Oct 2026, 20:11 UTC–
TANGAROAOther16 Oct 2026, 19:34 UTC–
KAITAKIPassenger16 Oct 2026, 14:23 UTC–
KAIARAHIPassenger16 Oct 2026, 07:03 UTCWellington NZWLG
KAITAKIPassenger15 Oct 2026, 22:35 UTCWellington NZWLG
KAIARAHIPassenger15 Oct 2026, 16:06 UTCWellington NZWLG
CONNEMARAPassenger15 Oct 2026, 08:19 UTCWellington NZWLG
KAITAKIPassenger15 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTCWellington NZWLG
GREAT COSMOSCargo15 Oct 2026, 06:39 UTCNew Plymouth NZNPL
WLG PILOT TE HAATugs & service15 Oct 2026, 06:38 UTCWellington NZWLG
KAIARAHIPassenger15 Oct 2026, 03:25 UTCWellington NZWLG
LIVIAPassenger15 Oct 2026, 00:55 UTCWellington NZWLG
WLG PILOT TE HAATugs & service14 Oct 2026, 23:14 UTCWellington NZWLG
CONNEMARAPassenger14 Oct 2026, 20:31 UTCWellington NZWLG
KAITAKIPassenger14 Oct 2026, 19:48 UTCWellington NZWLG
KAIARAHIPassenger14 Oct 2026, 15:30 UTCWellington NZWLG
LIVIAPassenger14 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTCWellington NZWLG
WLG PILOT TE HAATugs & service14 Oct 2026, 10:37 UTCWellington NZWLG
TAPUHITugs & service14 Oct 2026, 09:33 UTCWellington NZWLG
-TIAKI-Tugs & service14 Oct 2026, 09:26 UTCWellington NZWLG
CONNEMARAPassenger14 Oct 2026, 07:59 UTCWellington NZWLG
KAITAKIPassenger14 Oct 2026, 07:48 UTCWellington NZWLG
KAIARAHIPassenger14 Oct 2026, 02:35 UTCWellington NZWLG
KOTA LESTARICargo14 Oct 2026, 02:14 UTC–

Port details

NameWellington
Other namesPort Nicholson
UN/LOCODENZWLG
Country codeNZ
Position41.28° S, 174.78° E
Harbour sizeLarge
Harbour typeCoastal (Natural)
Port area used for port calls7 km around the position

Port of Wellington in the API

Every arrival and departure at Port of Wellington, 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/55150/calls?from=2026-10-11&event=arrival"

Sources

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

Not for navigation. AIS data can be missing, delayed or wrong; do not use it for navigation, collision avoidance, search and rescue or any other safety-of-life purpose.