Port · GBTIL, GB

Port of Tilbury

Port of Tilbury (GBTIL, GB) is a small port at 51.47° N, 0.33° E. In the last 7 days AIS Trail recorded 97 arrivals and 89 departures here; 47 vessels called in the last 30 days, most of them cargo ships.

Activity

Arrivals, 7 days97
Departures, 7 days89
Vessels, 30 days47
Port calls, 30 days97
Vessel typeVessels, 30 days
Cargo27
Tugs & service10
Tanker8
Other1

Recent arrivals

VesselTypeArrived (UTC)Departed (UTC)
SVITZER ADIRATugs & service15 Oct 2026, 21:51 UTCNo departure yet
VB DOLPHINTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 20:45 UTC15 Oct 2026, 21:14 UTC
ANNE DCargo15 Oct 2026, 20:09 UTCNo departure yet
SVITZER ADIRATugs & service15 Oct 2026, 19:46 UTC15 Oct 2026, 20:11 UTC
SVITZER ADIRATugs & service15 Oct 2026, 19:07 UTC15 Oct 2026, 19:29 UTC
KRAFTCACargo15 Oct 2026, 18:51 UTC15 Oct 2026, 19:23 UTC
HEIKOTanker15 Oct 2026, 17:32 UTC15 Oct 2026, 19:22 UTC
DISTRIBUTORTanker15 Oct 2026, 16:03 UTC15 Oct 2026, 19:08 UTC
A2B PROUDCargo15 Oct 2026, 15:49 UTCNo departure yet
A2B PROUDCargo15 Oct 2026, 14:47 UTC15 Oct 2026, 15:36 UTC
SAND FALCONTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC15 Oct 2026, 20:14 UTC
SVITZER INTREPIDTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 07:59 UTC15 Oct 2026, 08:19 UTC
ELISABETHCargo15 Oct 2026, 07:58 UTC15 Oct 2026, 21:18 UTC
VB BOLUMANTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 06:32 UTC15 Oct 2026, 06:55 UTC
ATLANTIC MATETanker15 Oct 2026, 06:31 UTCNo departure yet
A2B FUTURECargo15 Oct 2026, 00:17 UTC15 Oct 2026, 01:34 UTC
HELLETanker14 Oct 2026, 22:52 UTCNo departure yet
HELLETanker14 Oct 2026, 21:31 UTC14 Oct 2026, 21:57 UTC
CONTAINERSHIPSARCTICCargo14 Oct 2026, 18:07 UTC15 Oct 2026, 19:16 UTC
A2B FUTURECargo14 Oct 2026, 15:33 UTC15 Oct 2026, 00:06 UTC
A2B FUTURECargo14 Oct 2026, 14:56 UTC14 Oct 2026, 15:15 UTC
VB BOLUMANTugs & service14 Oct 2026, 13:56 UTC14 Oct 2026, 14:25 UTC
ARKLOW GLOBECargo14 Oct 2026, 13:52 UTC14 Oct 2026, 14:24 UTC
EMEK-STanker14 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC15 Oct 2026, 10:11 UTC
SVITZER LONDONTugs & service14 Oct 2026, 13:04 UTC14 Oct 2026, 14:01 UTC

Recent departures

VesselTypeDeparted (UTC)Next port
ELISABETHCargo15 Oct 2026, 21:18 UTC–
VB DOLPHINTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 21:14 UTCGravesend GBGVS
SAND FALCONTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 20:14 UTC–
SVITZER ADIRATugs & service15 Oct 2026, 20:11 UTCGravesend GBGVS
SVITZER ADIRATugs & service15 Oct 2026, 19:29 UTCTilbury GBTIL
KRAFTCACargo15 Oct 2026, 19:23 UTC–
HEIKOTanker15 Oct 2026, 19:22 UTC–
CONTAINERSHIPSARCTICCargo15 Oct 2026, 19:16 UTC–
DISTRIBUTORTanker15 Oct 2026, 19:08 UTCGravesend GBGVS
KRAFTCACargo15 Oct 2026, 18:31 UTCTilbury GBTIL
A2B PROUDCargo15 Oct 2026, 15:36 UTCTilbury GBTIL
EMEK-STanker15 Oct 2026, 10:11 UTC–
SVITZER INTREPIDTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 08:19 UTCGravesend GBGVS
VB BOLUMANTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 06:55 UTCLondon GBLON
SKALARCargo15 Oct 2026, 05:14 UTC–
A2B FUTURECargo15 Oct 2026, 01:34 UTCMoerdijk NLMOE
A2B FUTURECargo15 Oct 2026, 00:06 UTCTilbury GBTIL
HELLETanker14 Oct 2026, 21:57 UTCGravesend GBGVS
A2B FUTURECargo14 Oct 2026, 15:15 UTCTilbury GBTIL
VB BOLUMANTugs & service14 Oct 2026, 14:25 UTCErith GBERI
ARKLOW GLOBECargo14 Oct 2026, 14:24 UTC–
SVITZER LONDONTugs & service14 Oct 2026, 14:01 UTCGravesend GBGVS
ANL WYONGCargo14 Oct 2026, 13:59 UTC–
SVITZER INTREPIDTugs & service14 Oct 2026, 13:58 UTCGravesend GBGVS
ARKLOW GLOBECargo14 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTCTilbury GBTIL

Port details

NameTilbury
Other names–
UN/LOCODEGBTIL
Country codeGB
Position51.47° N, 0.33° E
Harbour sizeSmall
Harbour typeRiver (Tide Gates)
Port area used for port calls3 km around the position

Port of Tilbury in the API

Every arrival and departure at Port of Tilbury, 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/31430/calls?from=2026-10-10&event=arrival"

Sources

  • Live AIS via aisstream.io, provided without warranty. No published terms
  • Source: Fintraffic / digitraffic.fi, license CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: decoded, normalized and deduplicated. CC BY 4.0
  • 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.