Port · NLDHR, NL

Port of Den Helder

Port of Den Helder (NLDHR, NL) is a small port at 52.97° N, 4.78° E. In the last 7 days AIS Trail recorded 166 arrivals and 98 departures here; 131 vessels called in the last 30 days, most of them tugs and service vessels.

Activity

Arrivals, 7 days166
Departures, 7 days98
Vessels, 30 days131
Port calls, 30 days191
Vessel typeVessels, 30 days
Tugs & service55
Other29
Fishing15
Cargo10
Passenger8

Recent arrivals

VesselTypeArrived (UTC)Departed (UTC)
UK224 TUNIS VAN LUUTFishing15 Oct 2026, 22:48 UTCNo departure yet
RC-16–15 Oct 2026, 17:07 UTCNo departure yet
NSEA GEOSEAOther15 Oct 2026, 14:41 UTCNo departure yet
SANSTOARMCargo15 Oct 2026, 13:52 UTCNo departure yet
ARGUSOther15 Oct 2026, 12:50 UTCNo departure yet
MHU4Tugs & service15 Oct 2026, 12:48 UTCNo departure yet
NIEUWEDIEPTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 11:57 UTCNo departure yet
GULF ESKIMOTanker15 Oct 2026, 10:31 UTCNo departure yet
DINA MERKUROther15 Oct 2026, 10:22 UTCNo departure yet
GUARDIANTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 10:04 UTCNo departure yet
EMMELOORDOther15 Oct 2026, 09:25 UTCNo departure yet
HD66 PIETERFishing15 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTCNo departure yet
BC21Tugs & service15 Oct 2026, 08:35 UTC15 Oct 2026, 17:25 UTC
HD79 CALETAFishing15 Oct 2026, 08:04 UTCNo departure yet
FRISC RHIRC-04Tugs & service15 Oct 2026, 06:24 UTC15 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC
DINA SUPPORTEROther15 Oct 2026, 05:05 UTC15 Oct 2026, 11:17 UTC
JANTJEOther14 Oct 2026, 21:04 UTC15 Oct 2026, 09:39 UTC
DINA SUPPLIEROther14 Oct 2026, 17:59 UTC14 Oct 2026, 23:16 UTC
HAVILA BORGCargo14 Oct 2026, 17:10 UTC15 Oct 2026, 18:17 UTC
TX14 GRIETJEFishing14 Oct 2026, 16:37 UTC14 Oct 2026, 19:06 UTC
BRU-40 LUCTOR ET EME–14 Oct 2026, 15:49 UTC15 Oct 2026, 04:57 UTC
BC21Tugs & service14 Oct 2026, 15:33 UTC15 Oct 2026, 07:50 UTC
FENNATugs & service14 Oct 2026, 15:10 UTC15 Oct 2026, 06:34 UTC
ENFORCERTugs & service14 Oct 2026, 13:56 UTCNo departure yet
AVENTURIERCargo14 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC15 Oct 2026, 07:13 UTC

Recent departures

VesselTypeDeparted (UTC)Next port
HAVILA BORGCargo15 Oct 2026, 18:17 UTC–
BC21Tugs & service15 Oct 2026, 17:25 UTC–
GLOMAR LINDETugs & service15 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC–
MHU4Tugs & service15 Oct 2026, 12:19 UTCDen Helder NLDHR
DINA SUPPORTEROther15 Oct 2026, 11:17 UTC–
NIEUWEDIEPTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 10:54 UTCDen Helder NLDHR
JANTJEOther15 Oct 2026, 09:39 UTCHarlingen NLHAR
FRISC RHIRC-04Tugs & service15 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC't Horntje NLTHE
BC21Tugs & service15 Oct 2026, 07:50 UTC't Horntje NLTHE
AVENTURIERCargo15 Oct 2026, 07:13 UTCKetelhaven NLKHV
FENNATugs & service15 Oct 2026, 06:34 UTCOudeschild NLOHI
GULF ESKIMOTanker15 Oct 2026, 06:33 UTCWieringen/Den Oever NLWRG
MULTRATUG 36Tugs & service15 Oct 2026, 06:21 UTC–
MULTRATUG 3Tugs & service15 Oct 2026, 06:21 UTC–
BRU-40 LUCTOR ET EME–15 Oct 2026, 04:57 UTCWieringen/Den Oever NLWRG
DINA SUPPLIEROther14 Oct 2026, 23:16 UTC–
FS SCEPTRECargo14 Oct 2026, 22:29 UTC–
BIBBY WAVEMASTER 1Other14 Oct 2026, 19:30 UTC–
TX14 GRIETJEFishing14 Oct 2026, 19:06 UTCOudeschild NLOHI
HD79 CALETAFishing14 Oct 2026, 15:27 UTCDen Helder NLDHR
HIGHLAND KNIGHTCargo14 Oct 2026, 12:22 UTC–
FRISC RHISC-09Tugs & service14 Oct 2026, 12:20 UTC't Horntje NLTHE
FRISC RHIBC 02Tugs & service14 Oct 2026, 11:44 UTC't Horntje NLTHE
FRISC RHIBC-15Tugs & service14 Oct 2026, 11:26 UTCWieringen/Den Oever NLWRG
BC21Tugs & service14 Oct 2026, 11:23 UTCWieringen/Den Oever NLWRG

Port details

NameDen Helder
Other namesWillemsoord
UN/LOCODENLDHR
Country codeNL
Position52.97° N, 4.78° E
Harbour sizeSmall
Harbour typeRiver (Basins)
Port area used for port calls3 km around the position

Port of Den Helder in the API

Every arrival and departure at Port of Den Helder, 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/31020/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.

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