Maritime Anchorages

Global anchorage directory — holding ground quality, depth profiles, shelter ratings, current AIS vessel counts and authority regulations.

Anchorages Indexed

5,200+

Real-time AIS

Live vessel counts

Holding Ground Data

Seabed type + quality

Coverage

Global

Major Anchorages

Anchorage	Type	Holding Ground	Depth	Vessels Now
Singapore Western Anchorage Singapore — SE Asia	Commercial	Good (mud)	18–30m	142
Fujairah Outer Anchorage UAE — Middle East	Bunkering / Waiting	Good (sand)	20–40m	98
Rotterdam Roads (Maas) Netherlands — N Europe	Port waiting	Moderate (clay)	10–22m	34
Algeciras Bay Spain/Gibraltar — Mediterranean	Bunkering / Transit	Good (sand/mud)	25–50m	57
Durban Bluff Anchorage South Africa — Southern Africa	Port waiting	Good (sand)	20–35m	21
Hong Kong Eastern Anchorage Hong Kong — E Asia	Commercial	Good (mud)	12–25m	76
Bosporus Southern Waiting Turkey — Mediterranean	Strait transit waiting	Moderate (mud)	40–80m	38
Balboa Flats (Panama) Panama — Central America	Canal transit waiting	Good (mud)	12–18m	62