Port of Reykjavik

🇮🇸 Iceland

North Atlantic · Multi-Purpose Port

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Country
🇮🇸 Iceland
Port Type
Multi-Purpose Port
Ocean Region
North Atlantic
Latitude
64.1500° N
Longitude
21.9400° W

Maritime Risk Context

Reykjavik in Iceland sits along the backbone of transatlantic trade between Europe and the Americas. The North Atlantic is generally lower-risk than active piracy or conflict zones, but its weather is among the most powerful on Earth. The winter storm season (November–March) produces sustained gale-force winds, significant wave heights above 10 metres, and reduced visibility. The Great Circle route between Northern Europe and the US East Coast passes through peak storm activity, and the choice between a shorter rougher track and a longer calmer deviation has material financial implications. EU and US sanctions enforcement adds compliance overhead — both maintain extensive regimes that require thorough vessel and ownership-chain vetting.

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Vessel Mix

Limited port-call data — fewer than 10 distinct vessels observed at Reykjavik in the last 180 days. ArcNautical does not publish a vessel-type breakdown for low-traffic ports to avoid statistically misleading percentages.

Port State Control Context

Reykjavik 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 Reykjavik

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

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-06-10 JONNI RITSCHER 🇱🇷 LR Cargo
2026-05-28 COMMANDANT CHARCOT 🇼🇫 WF Passenger
2026-05-24 MSC PREZIOSA 🇵🇦 PA Passenger

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