Port · ZACPT, ZA

Port of Cape Town

Port of Cape Town (ZACPT, ZA) is a large port at 33.92° S, 18.42° E. In the last 7 days AIS Trail recorded 94 arrivals and 46 departures here; 84 vessels called in the last 30 days, most of them fishing vessels.

Activity

Arrivals, 7 days94
Departures, 7 days46
Vessels, 30 days84
Port calls, 30 days94
Vessel typeVessels, 30 days
Fishing33
Cargo27
Other8
Tugs & service7
Tanker6

Recent arrivals

VesselTypeArrived (UTC)Departed (UTC)
COMPASS CHALLENGEROther15 Oct 2026, 21:18 UTCNo departure yet
MSC UNITE VICargo15 Oct 2026, 18:59 UTCNo departure yet
FV ANDROMEDAFishing15 Oct 2026, 17:08 UTCNo departure yet
LUXOMARCargo15 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTCNo departure yet
MP MR TANKER 3Tanker15 Oct 2026, 13:25 UTCNo departure yet
SANTA CRUZ MAERSKCargo15 Oct 2026, 09:37 UTCNo departure yet
GRIETJECargo15 Oct 2026, 07:09 UTC15 Oct 2026, 15:57 UTC
FREESIAFishing14 Oct 2026, 23:07 UTC15 Oct 2026, 19:51 UTC
MFV LINCOLNFishing14 Oct 2026, 21:20 UTC15 Oct 2026, 18:39 UTC
MSC JEANNE IVCargo14 Oct 2026, 20:53 UTCNo departure yet
MADIBA 1Passenger14 Oct 2026, 15:21 UTCNo departure yet
ZEA SERVANTCargo14 Oct 2026, 13:24 UTC15 Oct 2026, 07:45 UTC
MADIBA 1Passenger14 Oct 2026, 13:14 UTC14 Oct 2026, 13:43 UTC
MADIBA 1Passenger14 Oct 2026, 11:01 UTC14 Oct 2026, 11:32 UTC
LIVITACargo14 Oct 2026, 09:42 UTCNo departure yet
JAG PARTHTanker14 Oct 2026, 04:18 UTCNo departure yet
LUDWANIFishing13 Oct 2026, 23:39 UTC14 Oct 2026, 22:09 UTC
NORTH HARVESTERFishing13 Oct 2026, 16:17 UTCNo departure yet
MADIBA 1Passenger13 Oct 2026, 14:50 UTC14 Oct 2026, 07:21 UTC
DONA JANEFishing13 Oct 2026, 13:23 UTC13 Oct 2026, 16:57 UTC
OSLO TRADERCargo13 Oct 2026, 11:47 UTC15 Oct 2026, 02:40 UTC
UHL FUTURECargo13 Oct 2026, 06:27 UTC13 Oct 2026, 20:07 UTC
HARVEST CAMISSAFishing13 Oct 2026, 06:24 UTCNo departure yet
AFRICAN QUEENFishing12 Oct 2026, 20:41 UTC13 Oct 2026, 16:55 UTC
LIBERTY GRACECargo12 Oct 2026, 18:25 UTCNo departure yet

Recent departures

VesselTypeDeparted (UTC)Next port
FREESIAFishing15 Oct 2026, 19:51 UTC–
MFV LINCOLNFishing15 Oct 2026, 18:39 UTC–
MFV LAVERNEFishing15 Oct 2026, 17:11 UTC–
GRIETJECargo15 Oct 2026, 15:57 UTC–
HAFNIA JAGUARTanker15 Oct 2026, 15:44 UTC–
YUN MAO NO.1Fishing15 Oct 2026, 08:52 UTC–
ZEA SERVANTCargo15 Oct 2026, 07:45 UTC–
OSLO TRADERCargo15 Oct 2026, 02:40 UTC–
LUDWANIFishing14 Oct 2026, 22:09 UTC–
MADIBA 1Passenger14 Oct 2026, 13:43 UTCCape Town ZACPT
MADIBA 1Passenger14 Oct 2026, 11:32 UTCCape Town ZACPT
MADIBA 1Passenger14 Oct 2026, 07:21 UTCCape Town ZACPT
HAFNIA SOYATanker14 Oct 2026, 07:16 UTC–
MAERSK FRIOCargo13 Oct 2026, 22:55 UTC–
EVER USEFULCargo13 Oct 2026, 21:06 UTC–
UHL FUTURECargo13 Oct 2026, 20:07 UTC–
LUCERNEFishing13 Oct 2026, 18:42 UTC–
DONA JANEFishing13 Oct 2026, 16:57 UTC–
AFRICAN QUEENFishing13 Oct 2026, 16:55 UTC–
AAL SINGAPORECargo13 Oct 2026, 15:08 UTC–
MFV LINCOLNFishing13 Oct 2026, 13:40 UTCCape Town ZACPT
MADIBA 1Passenger13 Oct 2026, 11:14 UTCCape Town ZACPT
ACER ARROWCargo13 Oct 2026, 10:39 UTC–
FUCHSIAFishing13 Oct 2026, 10:26 UTC–
BLUEBELLFishing12 Oct 2026, 23:55 UTC–

Port details

NameCape Town
Other names–
UN/LOCODEZACPT
Country codeZA
Position33.92° S, 18.42° E
Harbour sizeLarge
Harbour typeCoastal (Breakwater)
Port area used for port calls7 km around the position

Port of Cape Town in the API

Every arrival and departure at Port of Cape Town, 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/46770/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.