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 125 arrivals and 108 departures here; 49 vessels called in the last 30 days, most of them tugs and service vessels.

Activity

Arrivals, 7 days125
Departures, 7 days108
Vessels, 30 days49
Port calls, 30 days125
Vessel typeVessels, 30 days
Tugs & service21
Cargo14
Other4
Tanker4
High speed2

Recent arrivals

VesselTypeArrived (UTC)Departed (UTC)
SVITZER LONDONTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 21:54 UTCNo departure yet
VB DOLPHINTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 21:25 UTCNo departure yet
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 UTCNo departure yet
HANSTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 17:47 UTC15 Oct 2026, 18:34 UTC
SVITZER THAMESTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 17:06 UTCNo departure yet
VB CHEETAHTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 16:23 UTCNo departure yet
MAPLINCargo15 Oct 2026, 15:58 UTCNo departure yet
VB DOLPHINTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 15:25 UTC15 Oct 2026, 20:29 UTC
SVITZER ADIRATugs & service15 Oct 2026, 14:15 UTC15 Oct 2026, 18:56 UTC
MILLENIUM OF LONDON–15 Oct 2026, 12:30 UTCNo departure yet
THAMES SPIRITHigh speed15 Oct 2026, 11:58 UTCNo departure yet
COMMANDERTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 10:40 UTCNo departure yet
HEIKOTanker15 Oct 2026, 08:59 UTC15 Oct 2026, 13:22 UTC
SVITZER INTREPIDTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 08:40 UTCNo departure yet
NORSTREAMCargo15 Oct 2026, 06:45 UTC15 Oct 2026, 18:40 UTC
AMBIENCEPassenger15 Oct 2026, 05:55 UTC15 Oct 2026, 16:24 UTC
SOPHIA DHigh speed15 Oct 2026, 05:33 UTC15 Oct 2026, 09:49 UTC
LONGSTONECargo15 Oct 2026, 04:52 UTC15 Oct 2026, 09:17 UTC
SVITZER LONDONTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 04:50 UTC15 Oct 2026, 19:49 UTC
SVITZER INTREPIDTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 04:43 UTC15 Oct 2026, 07:45 UTC
SVITZER THAMESTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 03:14 UTC15 Oct 2026, 11:13 UTC
HELLETanker14 Oct 2026, 22:11 UTC14 Oct 2026, 22:44 UTC

Recent departures

VesselTypeDeparted (UTC)Next port
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 UTC–
HANSTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 18:34 UTCLondon Gateway Port GBLGP
AMBIENCEPassenger15 Oct 2026, 16:24 UTC–
VB CHEETAHTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 15:19 UTCGravesend GBGVS
VB DOLPHINTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 14:31 UTCGravesend GBGVS
HEIKOTanker15 Oct 2026, 13:22 UTCTilbury GBTIL
MAPLINCargo15 Oct 2026, 13:19 UTCGravesend GBGVS
SVITZER THAMESTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 11:13 UTCLondon Gateway Port GBLGP
SOPHIA DHigh speed15 Oct 2026, 09:49 UTCErith GBERI
LONGSTONECargo15 Oct 2026, 09:17 UTCZeebrugge BEZEE
SVITZER ADIRATugs & service15 Oct 2026, 08:35 UTCLondon Gateway Port GBLGP
THAMES SPIRITHigh speed15 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTCSilvertown GBSVT
SVITZER INTREPIDTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 07:45 UTCTilbury GBTIL
DISTRIBUTORTanker15 Oct 2026, 05:54 UTCSheerness GBSHS
GPS RACIATugs & service15 Oct 2026, 05:33 UTCSilvertown GBSVT
COMMANDERTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 05:15 UTCGravesend GBGVS
SVITZER LONDONTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 02:20 UTCGravesend GBGVS
SVITZER INTREPIDTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 02:19 UTCGravesend GBGVS
HELLETanker14 Oct 2026, 22:44 UTCTilbury GBTIL
NORSKYCargo14 Oct 2026, 18:42 UTCHoek Van Holland NLHVH

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=2026-10-10&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
  • Open Waters AIS (https://openwaters.io/ais/), with each event's own source credit (mostly AISHub (https://www.aishub.net) and aisstream.io). Per-event source licence; not merged
  • 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.