Port of Southampton

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

North Sea · Container Terminal

🟡 Low disruption Estimated arrival delay ~2h · Disruption score 11/100
UN/LOCODE
GBSOU
Country
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Port Type
Container Terminal
Ocean Region
North Sea
Latitude
50.9000° N
Longitude
1.4000° W

Maritime Risk Context

In the last 180 days, ArcNautical recorded 130 vessel arrivals at Southampton, with Cargo accounting for 22% of port calls — lower than the North Sea regional average of 40%. Southampton in United Kingdom 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 130 distinct vessel arrivals, 124 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories at Southampton:

22%
Cargo
27 vessels
9%
Passenger
11 vessels
8%
Tug
10 vessels
7%
Tanker
9 vessels
6%
Tanker
8 vessels

Port State Control Context

Southampton 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 Southampton

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

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-06-14 SOLENTBANK 🇳🇱 NL Cargo
2026-06-14 TORTUGAS 🇲🇹 MT Unknown
2026-06-14 WIGHT RYDER 2 🇬🇧 GB High-Speed Craft
2026-06-13 RIVERESCAPES FORTUNA 🇬🇧 GB Passenger
2026-06-13 WIGHT RYDER 2 🇬🇧 GB High-Speed Craft
2026-06-13 GRANDE MICHIGAN 🇮🇹 IT Cargo
2026-06-13 COMMODORE CLIPPER 🇧🇸 BS Passenger
2026-06-12 DATTILO M 🇮🇹 IT Tanker
2026-06-12 ONE REINFORCEMENT 🇸🇬 SG Cargo
2026-06-12 COMMODORE CLIPPER 🇧🇸 BS Passenger

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