Port · USBOS, US

Port of Boston

Port of Boston (USBOS, US) is a large port at 42.35° N, 71.05° W. In the last 7 days AIS Trail recorded 259 arrivals and 212 departures here; 97 vessels called in the last 30 days, most of them passenger ships.

Activity

Arrivals, 7 days259
Departures, 7 days212
Vessels, 30 days97
Port calls, 30 days259
Vessel typeVessels, 30 days
Passenger39
Tugs & service29
Other11
Tanker7
Cargo6

Recent arrivals

VesselTypeArrived (UTC)Departed (UTC)
BOSTON PILOT CHELSEATugs & service16 Oct 2026, 23:16 UTCNo departure yet
SALACIAHigh speed16 Oct 2026, 23:12 UTC16 Oct 2026, 23:45 UTC
ASTERIAHigh speed16 Oct 2026, 22:43 UTC16 Oct 2026, 23:14 UTC
CHAMPIONPassenger16 Oct 2026, 21:55 UTC16 Oct 2026, 22:26 UTC
BOSTON PILOT CHELSEATugs & service16 Oct 2026, 21:42 UTC16 Oct 2026, 22:27 UTC
ARMADA 78 08Tugs & service16 Oct 2026, 20:48 UTCNo departure yet
PROVINCETOWN IVPassenger16 Oct 2026, 20:43 UTC16 Oct 2026, 21:39 UTC
ODYSSEYPassenger16 Oct 2026, 20:29 UTCNo departure yet
MASSACHUSETTSPassenger16 Oct 2026, 19:15 UTC16 Oct 2026, 20:15 UTC
ASTERIAHigh speed16 Oct 2026, 18:31 UTC16 Oct 2026, 21:33 UTC
PROVINCETOWN IVPassenger16 Oct 2026, 16:11 UTC16 Oct 2026, 17:09 UTC
MASSACHUSETTSPassenger16 Oct 2026, 15:37 UTC16 Oct 2026, 17:45 UTC
GLORYPassenger16 Oct 2026, 15:06 UTC16 Oct 2026, 16:31 UTC
AVA PEARLHigh speed16 Oct 2026, 14:25 UTC16 Oct 2026, 14:53 UTC
CHAMPIONPassenger16 Oct 2026, 13:35 UTC16 Oct 2026, 15:18 UTC
SALACIAHigh speed16 Oct 2026, 13:31 UTC16 Oct 2026, 20:43 UTC
SANCTUARYHigh speed16 Oct 2026, 13:06 UTC16 Oct 2026, 19:41 UTC
MASSACHUSETTSPassenger16 Oct 2026, 12:56 UTC16 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC
BOSTON PILOT CHELSEATugs & service16 Oct 2026, 12:12 UTC16 Oct 2026, 18:54 UTC
CETACEAPassenger16 Oct 2026, 11:58 UTC16 Oct 2026, 13:49 UTC
VIKING MARSPassenger16 Oct 2026, 11:50 UTC16 Oct 2026, 20:11 UTC
SEABOURN OVATIONPassenger16 Oct 2026, 10:16 UTCNo departure yet
JANICE ANN REINAUERTanker16 Oct 2026, 07:49 UTC16 Oct 2026, 17:06 UTC
BOSTON PILOT CHELSEATugs & service16 Oct 2026, 07:21 UTC16 Oct 2026, 08:13 UTC
DENALITugs & service16 Oct 2026, 07:17 UTCNo departure yet

Recent departures

VesselTypeDeparted (UTC)Next port
SALACIAHigh speed16 Oct 2026, 23:45 UTC–
GEORGE LAYHETugs & service16 Oct 2026, 23:21 UTC–
ASTERIAHigh speed16 Oct 2026, 23:14 UTC–
BOSTON PILOT CHELSEATugs & service16 Oct 2026, 22:27 UTCBoston USBOS
BAI IZMIRCargo16 Oct 2026, 22:27 UTC–
CHAMPIONPassenger16 Oct 2026, 22:26 UTC–
PROVINCETOWN IVPassenger16 Oct 2026, 21:39 UTCProvincetown USPVC
ASTERIAHigh speed16 Oct 2026, 21:33 UTCBoston USBOS
SALACIAHigh speed16 Oct 2026, 20:43 UTCBoston USBOS
MASSACHUSETTSPassenger16 Oct 2026, 20:15 UTC–
VIKING MARSPassenger16 Oct 2026, 20:11 UTC–
SANCTUARYHigh speed16 Oct 2026, 19:41 UTC–
GREAT EASTERNTanker16 Oct 2026, 18:54 UTC–
BOSTON PILOT CHELSEATugs & service16 Oct 2026, 18:54 UTCBoston USBOS
MASSACHUSETTSPassenger16 Oct 2026, 17:45 UTCBoston USBOS
PROVINCETOWN IVPassenger16 Oct 2026, 17:09 UTCBoston USBOS
JANICE ANN REINAUERTanker16 Oct 2026, 17:06 UTC–
GLORYPassenger16 Oct 2026, 16:31 UTC–
CHAMPIONPassenger16 Oct 2026, 15:18 UTCBoston USBOS
AVA PEARLHigh speed16 Oct 2026, 14:53 UTCLynn USLZN
MASSACHUSETTSPassenger16 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTCBoston USBOS
CETACEAPassenger16 Oct 2026, 13:49 UTC–
PROVINCETOWN IVPassenger16 Oct 2026, 12:38 UTCBoston USBOS
SALACIAHigh speed16 Oct 2026, 10:50 UTCBoston USBOS
BOSTON PILOT CHELSEATugs & service16 Oct 2026, 08:13 UTCBoston USBOS

Port details

NameBoston
Other names–
UN/LOCODEUSBOS
Country codeUS
Position42.35° N, 71.05° W
Harbour sizeLarge
Harbour typeCoastal (Natural)
Port area used for port calls7 km around the position

Port of Boston in the API

Every arrival and departure at Port of Boston, 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/7250/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.