Port · USHOU, US

Port of Houston

Port of Houston (USHOU, US) is a large port at 29.75° N, 95.28° W. In the last 7 days AIS Trail recorded 132 arrivals and 114 departures here; 73 vessels called in the last 30 days, most of them tugs and service vessels.

Activity

Arrivals, 7 days132
Departures, 7 days114
Vessels, 30 days73
Port calls, 30 days132
Vessel typeVessels, 30 days
Tugs & service48
Cargo14
Tanker7
Other2
Passenger2

Recent arrivals

VesselTypeArrived (UTC)Departed (UTC)
LULU HAMILTONTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 23:33 UTCNo departure yet
ASHLEY ANNETugs & service15 Oct 2026, 21:43 UTC15 Oct 2026, 22:48 UTC
BETH WILLIAMSTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 20:54 UTC15 Oct 2026, 22:05 UTC
WINSTON MATTHEWTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 18:29 UTC15 Oct 2026, 19:41 UTC
SAM HOUSTONPassenger15 Oct 2026, 16:32 UTCNo departure yet
2506Tugs & service15 Oct 2026, 15:36 UTC15 Oct 2026, 18:07 UTC
MICHELLE ELISETugs & service15 Oct 2026, 11:08 UTC15 Oct 2026, 17:54 UTC
WINSTON MATTHEWTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 10:33 UTC15 Oct 2026, 11:28 UTC
CAPTAIN DCargo15 Oct 2026, 09:37 UTCNo departure yet
EDEN KTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 09:37 UTC15 Oct 2026, 11:03 UTC
WILLIAM MTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 09:37 UTC15 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC
SAN JOSETugs & service15 Oct 2026, 08:59 UTC15 Oct 2026, 10:56 UTC
STUDTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 08:43 UTC15 Oct 2026, 18:43 UTC
JACQUES-IMOTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 08:38 UTCNo departure yet
SAN LEANDROTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 07:45 UTC15 Oct 2026, 12:33 UTC
THE DEACONTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 06:54 UTCNo departure yet
CHARLES W CLARKTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 06:45 UTC15 Oct 2026, 16:14 UTC
MARTIN EXPRESSTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 03:31 UTC15 Oct 2026, 17:59 UTC
WINSTON MATTHEWTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 01:33 UTC15 Oct 2026, 03:20 UTC
MICHELLE ELISETugs & service15 Oct 2026, 01:24 UTC15 Oct 2026, 02:36 UTC
SAM HOUSTONPassenger15 Oct 2026, 00:28 UTC15 Oct 2026, 15:35 UTC
KATHY SWANGOTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 00:08 UTC15 Oct 2026, 21:19 UTC
UNISTRAITCargo14 Oct 2026, 23:18 UTCNo departure yet
THE DEACONTugs & service14 Oct 2026, 22:34 UTC15 Oct 2026, 01:24 UTC
JEANNE CROCHETTugs & service14 Oct 2026, 21:39 UTC15 Oct 2026, 15:43 UTC

Recent departures

VesselTypeDeparted (UTC)Next port
ASHLEY ANNETugs & service15 Oct 2026, 22:48 UTC–
BETH WILLIAMSTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 22:05 UTC–
KATHY SWANGOTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 21:19 UTC–
WINSTON MATTHEWTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 19:41 UTC–
STUDTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 18:43 UTC–
2506Tugs & service15 Oct 2026, 18:07 UTC–
MARTIN EXPRESSTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 17:59 UTCBaytown USHPY
MICHELLE ELISETugs & service15 Oct 2026, 17:54 UTC–
CHARLES W CLARKTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 16:14 UTC–
JEANNE CROCHETTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 15:43 UTC–
SAM HOUSTONPassenger15 Oct 2026, 15:35 UTCHouston USHOU
SAN LEANDROTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 12:33 UTC–
WINSTON MATTHEWTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 11:28 UTCHouston USHOU
EDEN KTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 11:03 UTC–
EASTERLY EAGLETanker15 Oct 2026, 11:02 UTC–
WILLIAM MTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTCNorsworthy US
SAN JOSETugs & service15 Oct 2026, 10:56 UTC–
WINSTON MATTHEWTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 03:20 UTCHouston USHOU
CAROLINE FRANCESTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 03:06 UTC–
MICHELLE ELISETugs & service15 Oct 2026, 02:36 UTCHouston USHOU
BOW ORIONTanker15 Oct 2026, 01:36 UTC–
THE DEACONTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 01:24 UTCSinco US
WILLIAM MTugs & service15 Oct 2026, 01:23 UTCSinco US
SAN KENNEDYTugs & service14 Oct 2026, 23:46 UTC–
SAM HOUSTONPassenger14 Oct 2026, 23:32 UTCHouston USHOU

Port details

NameHouston
Other names–
UN/LOCODEUSHOU
Country codeUS
Position29.75° N, 95.28° W
Harbour sizeLarge
Harbour typeRiver (Tide Gates)
Port area used for port calls7 km around the position

Port of Houston in the API

Every arrival and departure at Port of Houston, 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/9240/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.

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