Port of Amsterdam

🇳🇱 Netherlands

North Sea · Multi-Purpose Port

UN/LOCODE
NLAMS
Country
🇳🇱 Netherlands
Port Type
Multi-Purpose Port
Ocean Region
North Sea
Latitude
52.3800° N
Longitude
4.9000° E

Maritime Risk Context

In the last 180 days, ArcNautical recorded 946 vessel arrivals at Amsterdam, with Cargo accounting for 22% of port calls — lower than the North Sea regional average of 40%. Amsterdam in Netherlands sits in one of the most heavily trafficked maritime zones in the world — the gateway to Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg, and Bremerhaven. Traffic density in the Dover Strait alone exceeds 500 movements per day, and the Traffic Separation Schemes managed jointly by UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and Scandinavia impose strict routing constraints. Collision risk, grounding in shallow waters, and encounters with offshore wind farms and oil and gas platforms are persistent concerns. PSC inspections under the Paris MOU are rigorous, and vessels with deficiencies face above-average detention rates at North Sea ports. Winter storms (October–March) regularly compress port access windows.

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Top Vessel Types (last 180 days)

Across 946 distinct vessel arrivals, 921 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories at Amsterdam:

22%
Cargo
202 vessels
15%
Passenger
142 vessels
14%
Tanker
132 vessels
9%
Other
84 vessels
8%
Pleasure Craft
78 vessels

Port State Control Context

Amsterdam falls under the Paris MoU. The Paris Memorandum of Understanding does not publish a bulk per-vessel detention CSV. ArcNautical evaluates per-vessel detention probability using flag-state performance (3-year rolling rate from the 2024 Paris MoU annual report), vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership transparency. Paris MoU PSC inspections remain among the most rigorous globally.

Recent Arrivals at Amsterdam

Last 10 vessel arrivals recorded by ArcNautical's AIS pipeline (last 90 days):

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-06-16 LIEVE 🇳🇱 NL Passenger
2026-06-15 BRENTA 🇳🇱 NL Cargo
2026-06-15 ROMEO 🇳🇱 NL Passenger
2026-06-15 LIEVE 🇳🇱 NL Passenger
2026-06-15 FIFTY FIFTY 🇳🇱 NL Other
2026-06-15 SCALDIS 🇳🇱 NL WIG (Wing in Ground)
2026-06-15 DAAN 🇳🇱 NL Other
2026-06-15 WAN-HOOP 🇳🇱 NL Other
2026-06-14 CHARISMA 🇩🇪 DE Tanker
2026-06-14 NADIA 🇳🇱 NL Tanker

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