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Vlissingen
Vlissingen is a medium natural river harbour on the North Sea, in the Netherlands. Its UN/LOCODE is NLVLI. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Vlissingen offers fuel oil and diesel, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a medium dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
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Live at Vlissingen
What members see for Vlissingen, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
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In port now
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Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Vlissingen day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Vlissingen and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Vlissingen offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Deck stores
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Slipway
- Small
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 t+
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Vlissingen, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- No
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Vlissingen
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Vlissingen, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 1.5 deficiencies on average. Most often found: certificates & documentation, fire safety, pollution prevention, labour conditions (mlc), life-saving appliances.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Vlissingen, and what was found.
Ports near Vlissingen
Other Netherlands ports on the same stretch of coast.
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- Hoek Van HollandNetherlands · NLHVH
- MaassluisNetherlands · NLMSL
- VlaardingenNetherlands · NLVLA
- SchiedamNetherlands · NLSCI
- ScheveningenNetherlands · NLSCE
Questions about Vlissingen
What is the UN/LOCODE of Vlissingen?
The UN/LOCODE of Vlissingen is NLVLI.
Is pilotage compulsory in Vlissingen?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Vlissingen as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Vlissingen?
Yes. Vlissingen offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Vlissingen have a dry dock?
Yes. Vlissingen has a medium dry dock and major ship repairs.
Is Vlissingen a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Vlissingen.
How many port state control inspections are there in Vlissingen?
4 port state control inspections were recorded in Vlissingen in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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