How to read a port page

A port page is the port's dossier on rynda.io: NGA World Port Index particulars, live AIS traffic, port call history, services and navigation conditions on one page. A vessel page answers "where has this ship been"; a port page answers "who has been here".

How to open it

1. Open the Ports Map and click Find a port — on desktop it is the second icon (a pin) in the left rail, on a phone it sits under More.
2. Type the port name or its UN/LOCODE, pick the port from the suggestions, or tap its marker on the map.
3. In the port panel, click Open full port page.

The direct address is built from the port code: rynda.io/ports/NLRTM-rotterdam, or simply rynda.io/ports/NLRTM.

What the header shows

The port name with its UN/LOCODE, a vessels currently in port counter, coordinates, country and aquatic area. Open on live map takes you back to the map centred on this port. Next to it sits "Watch this port" — a subscription that emails you the port summary once a day.

The sections

• "About this port · AI summary" — a short brief: what the port lives on and which ships it takes.
• "Port at a glance" — NGA World Port Index particulars: maximum draft, depths at the cargo pier, in the channel and at the anchorage, maximum vessel length and beam, harbor size and type, shelter, tide range, drydock, entrance width.
• Vessels currently in port and on approach — live AIS: who is stopped or moving slowly in the port area, and who is inbound with an ETA in the next 14 days.
• Port call history — who called earlier: arrival, departure and time alongside, filtered by date.
• "Services & facilities" — cargo, fuel and crew services: bunkering, fresh water, tugs and whatever else the WPI records.
• "Environment & pilotage" — local hazards (ice, strong tides, heavy swell), compulsory pilotage and tugs on berthing, repair-yard capacity, first port of entry for customs, and Sailing Directions references.
• Winter navigation — ice class and winter regime; this card appears only for ports with an ice regime.
• "Nearby ports" — ports within 200 nautical miles, with the distance to each.
• Notices to mariners — warnings in force and chart corrections for the port's waters, for ports where we run a notices section.
• "Frequently asked" — quick answers about this particular port.
• "Verify against primary sources" — links to NGA WPI, the port authority and regulators, so any figure can be checked at the origin.

The sections bar under the port header takes you to any section in one tap: In port, On approach, Calls, Services, Hazards, Nearby ports, FAQ, Sources. It stays at the top of the screen as you scroll and highlights the section you are reading. If you open a vessel from the port page and come back with the browser's Back button, the page opens where you left it.

Which cards appear depends on the port: when the WPI holds no services or conditions data, those cards are not rendered, and the numbering stays sequential.

What signing in and a plan open

A guest sees the first 15 vessels in each live section, and port call history is locked. A free account opens both lists in full, with status and type filters, search and sorting in "Vessels currently in port", plus the last 24 hours of history. PRO adds deadweight and flag filters, the "Vessels on approach" workspace (ETA window, types, search, sorting), the Cargo column (laden or in ballast), the risk summary in the vessel panel, 30 days of history and port analytics; ENTERPRISE opens the full archive — see the plans comparison.

A port page answers three questions in a row: who is here now, who is coming, and who was here before.

See also

• Vessels in port now and on approach
• Port calls and completed voyages
• How to read a vessel page
• Ports Map overview
• Watching a port and the morning email