Port · GBSOU, GB

Port of Southampton

Port of Southampton (GBSOU, GB) is a large port at 50.90° N, 1.40° W. In the last 7 days AIS Trail recorded 269 arrivals and 235 departures here; 85 vessels called in the last 30 days, most of them cargo ships.

Activity

Arrivals, 7 days269
Departures, 7 days235
Vessels, 30 days85
Port calls, 30 days269
Vessel typeVessels, 30 days
Cargo38
Tugs & service25
Passenger12
Tanker6
High speed2

Recent arrivals

VesselTypeArrived (UTC)Departed (UTC)
RED FALCONPassenger15 Oct 2026, 23:26 UTCNo departure yet
RED JET 6High speed15 Oct 2026, 22:33 UTCNo departure yet
RED OSPREYPassenger15 Oct 2026, 22:11 UTCNo departure yet
WHITONIATanker15 Oct 2026, 21:15 UTCNo departure yet
RED JET 6High speed15 Oct 2026, 21:08 UTC15 Oct 2026, 21:42 UTC
RED FALCONPassenger15 Oct 2026, 20:26 UTC15 Oct 2026, 21:18 UTC
RED JET 6High speed15 Oct 2026, 19:43 UTC15 Oct 2026, 20:16 UTC
RED EAGLEPassenger15 Oct 2026, 19:37 UTC15 Oct 2026, 23:30 UTC
RED JET 7High speed15 Oct 2026, 18:38 UTCNo departure yet
RED OSPREYPassenger15 Oct 2026, 18:29 UTC15 Oct 2026, 19:35 UTC
RED JET 6High speed15 Oct 2026, 18:15 UTC15 Oct 2026, 18:52 UTC
CMA CGM THAMESCargo15 Oct 2026, 18:09 UTCNo departure yet
SPARTINATugs & service15 Oct 2026, 17:53 UTCNo departure yet
RED FALCONPassenger15 Oct 2026, 17:25 UTC15 Oct 2026, 18:14 UTC
SP PATHFINDERTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 17:10 UTC15 Oct 2026, 19:13 UTC
RED EAGLEPassenger15 Oct 2026, 16:30 UTC15 Oct 2026, 17:18 UTC
RED OSPREYPassenger15 Oct 2026, 15:25 UTC15 Oct 2026, 16:18 UTC
SP PATHFINDERTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 14:43 UTC15 Oct 2026, 15:38 UTC
RED FALCONPassenger15 Oct 2026, 14:25 UTC15 Oct 2026, 15:19 UTC
RV CALLISTAOther15 Oct 2026, 14:19 UTCNo departure yet
RED EAGLEPassenger15 Oct 2026, 13:32 UTC15 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC
RED OSPREYPassenger15 Oct 2026, 12:22 UTC15 Oct 2026, 13:17 UTC
RED KESTRELCargo15 Oct 2026, 11:49 UTCNo departure yet
CMA CGM ESTORILCargo15 Oct 2026, 11:40 UTCNo departure yet
RED FALCONPassenger15 Oct 2026, 11:29 UTC15 Oct 2026, 12:19 UTC

Recent departures

VesselTypeDeparted (UTC)Next port
THEBENCargo15 Oct 2026, 23:36 UTC–
RED EAGLEPassenger15 Oct 2026, 23:30 UTC–
RED JET 6High speed15 Oct 2026, 21:42 UTCSouthampton GBSOU
RED FALCONPassenger15 Oct 2026, 21:18 UTCCowes Harbour GBCOW
MAERSK LINSCargo15 Oct 2026, 20:34 UTC–
RED JET 6High speed15 Oct 2026, 20:16 UTCSouthampton GBSOU
RED OSPREYPassenger15 Oct 2026, 19:35 UTCCowes Harbour GBCOW
SP PATHFINDERTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 19:13 UTCFawley Marine Terminal GBFAW
RED JET 6High speed15 Oct 2026, 18:52 UTCSouthampton GBSOU
RED FALCONPassenger15 Oct 2026, 18:14 UTCCowes Harbour GBCOW
RED EAGLEPassenger15 Oct 2026, 17:18 UTCCowes Harbour GBCOW
RED OSPREYPassenger15 Oct 2026, 16:18 UTCCowes Harbour GBCOW
MSC VIRTUOSAPassenger15 Oct 2026, 15:40 UTC–
SP PATHFINDERTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 15:38 UTCSouthampton GBSOU
RED FALCONPassenger15 Oct 2026, 15:19 UTCCowes Harbour GBCOW
RED JET 6High speed15 Oct 2026, 14:46 UTCSouthampton GBSOU
AUTOSTARCargo15 Oct 2026, 14:23 UTC–
RED EAGLEPassenger15 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTCCowes Harbour GBCOW
GSL MARIACargo15 Oct 2026, 13:46 UTC–
RED OSPREYPassenger15 Oct 2026, 13:17 UTCCowes Harbour GBCOW
ESPERANCECargo15 Oct 2026, 12:35 UTC–
RV CALLISTAOther15 Oct 2026, 12:29 UTCSouthampton GBSOU
RED FALCONPassenger15 Oct 2026, 12:19 UTCCowes Harbour GBCOW
SP PATHFINDERTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 11:33 UTCFawley Marine Terminal GBFAW
RED EAGLEPassenger15 Oct 2026, 11:26 UTCSouthampton GBSOU

Port details

NameSouthampton
Other names–
UN/LOCODEGBSOU
Country codeGB
Position50.90° N, 1.40° W
Harbour sizeLarge
Harbour typeRiver (Basins)
Port area used for port calls7 km around the position

Port of Southampton in the API

Every arrival and departure at Port of Southampton, 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/35580/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.