Port · GBHLY, GB

Port of Holyhead

Port of Holyhead (GBHLY, GB) is a small port at 53.32° N, 4.63° W. In the last 7 days AIS Trail recorded 24 arrivals and 22 departures here; 8 vessels called in the last 30 days, most of them passenger ships.

Activity

Arrivals, 7 days24
Departures, 7 days22
Vessels, 30 days8
Port calls, 30 days24
Vessel typeVessels, 30 days
Passenger4
Tugs & service3
Tanker1

Recent arrivals

VesselTypeArrived (UTC)Departed (UTC)
STENA ESTRIDPassenger15 Oct 2026, 19:11 UTC15 Oct 2026, 21:21 UTC
JAMES JOYCEPassenger15 Oct 2026, 16:27 UTC15 Oct 2026, 18:59 UTC
ULYSSESPassenger15 Oct 2026, 10:01 UTC15 Oct 2026, 12:19 UTC
ULYSSESPassenger14 Oct 2026, 22:07 UTC15 Oct 2026, 00:43 UTC
STENA ESTRIDPassenger14 Oct 2026, 06:49 UTC14 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC
JAMES JOYCEPassenger14 Oct 2026, 03:29 UTC14 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
STENA ADVENTURERPassenger14 Oct 2026, 00:57 UTC14 Oct 2026, 02:51 UTC
ULYSSESPassenger13 Oct 2026, 22:11 UTC14 Oct 2026, 00:32 UTC
ULYSSESPassenger12 Oct 2026, 22:25 UTC13 Oct 2026, 00:49 UTC
MPI ADVENTURETugs & service12 Oct 2026, 11:39 UTC15 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC
ULYSSESPassenger12 Oct 2026, 09:58 UTC12 Oct 2026, 12:19 UTC
WHITPIONEERTanker12 Oct 2026, 06:58 UTC13 Oct 2026, 18:48 UTC
STENA ESTRIDPassenger12 Oct 2026, 06:44 UTC12 Oct 2026, 08:56 UTC
JAMES JOYCEPassenger12 Oct 2026, 03:39 UTC12 Oct 2026, 06:13 UTC
ULYSSESPassenger11 Oct 2026, 22:06 UTC12 Oct 2026, 00:24 UTC
JAMES JOYCEPassenger11 Oct 2026, 16:07 UTC11 Oct 2026, 18:15 UTC
ULYSSESPassenger11 Oct 2026, 10:28 UTC11 Oct 2026, 12:17 UTC
STENA ADVENTURERPassenger11 Oct 2026, 06:39 UTC11 Oct 2026, 09:05 UTC
JAMES JOYCEPassenger11 Oct 2026, 03:29 UTC11 Oct 2026, 06:25 UTC
STENA ADVENTURERPassenger11 Oct 2026, 00:49 UTC11 Oct 2026, 03:01 UTC
ULYSSESPassenger10 Oct 2026, 22:09 UTC11 Oct 2026, 00:25 UTC
STENA ESTRIDPassenger10 Oct 2026, 18:55 UTC10 Oct 2026, 21:11 UTC
KITTIWAKETugs & service10 Oct 2026, 18:37 UTCNo departure yet
CT BARNSTONTugs & service10 Oct 2026, 18:27 UTCNo departure yet

Recent departures

VesselTypeDeparted (UTC)Next port
STENA ESTRIDPassenger15 Oct 2026, 21:21 UTC–
MPI ADVENTURETugs & service15 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC–
JAMES JOYCEPassenger15 Oct 2026, 18:59 UTCDublin IEMTL
ULYSSESPassenger15 Oct 2026, 12:19 UTCDublin IEMTL
ULYSSESPassenger15 Oct 2026, 00:43 UTCDublin IEMTL
STENA ESTRIDPassenger14 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTCDublin IEMTL
JAMES JOYCEPassenger14 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTCDublin IEMTL
STENA ADVENTURERPassenger14 Oct 2026, 02:51 UTCDublin IEMTL
ULYSSESPassenger14 Oct 2026, 00:32 UTCDublin IEMTL
WHITPIONEERTanker13 Oct 2026, 18:48 UTC–
ULYSSESPassenger13 Oct 2026, 00:49 UTCDublin IEMTL
ULYSSESPassenger12 Oct 2026, 12:19 UTCDublin IEMTL
STENA ESTRIDPassenger12 Oct 2026, 08:56 UTCDublin IEMTL
JAMES JOYCEPassenger12 Oct 2026, 06:13 UTCDublin IEMTL
ULYSSESPassenger12 Oct 2026, 00:24 UTCDublin IEMTL
JAMES JOYCEPassenger11 Oct 2026, 18:15 UTCDublin IEMTL
ULYSSESPassenger11 Oct 2026, 12:17 UTCDublin IEMTL
STENA ADVENTURERPassenger11 Oct 2026, 09:05 UTCDublin IEMTL
JAMES JOYCEPassenger11 Oct 2026, 06:25 UTCDublin IEMTL
STENA ADVENTURERPassenger11 Oct 2026, 03:01 UTCHolyhead GBHLY
ULYSSESPassenger11 Oct 2026, 00:25 UTCDublin IEMTL
STENA ESTRIDPassenger10 Oct 2026, 21:11 UTCDublin IEMTL

Port details

NameHolyhead
Other names–
UN/LOCODEGBHLY
Country codeGB
Position53.32° N, 4.63° W
Harbour sizeSmall
Harbour typeCoastal (Breakwater)
Port area used for port calls3 km around the position

Port of Holyhead in the API

Every arrival and departure at Port of Holyhead, 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/34770/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
  • 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.