Mercator
Cargo ship · Norway · built 1971 · AIS Class A
In short
Mercator (Cargo ship, Norway flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 1.9 kn, in the Norwegian Sea. Its crew-entered AIS destination is HJELNES, with an ETA of Oct 1, 2026, 23:00 UTC; its reported draught is 3.4 m (voyage report via BarentsWatch AIS API, received Oct 1, 2026, 20:49 UTC).
Current voyage: from Tromso (departed Oct 1, 2026, 17:20 UTC) to HJELNES
- Vessel type
- Cargo ship
- Flag
- Norway
- Year built
- 1971
- Gross tonnage
- 1,406
- Size (length × beam)
- 77 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 69.61° N, 19.7384° E
- Area
- Norwegian Sea
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 1.9 kn
- Course
- 194°
- Heading
- 192°
Last 30 days: 5 port calls (Tromso, Alta, Jovik, and Anfinnsletta).
Port calls are detected by Voydar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.
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- Name
- Mercator
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 7047356
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 258993000
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- LGNV
- Flag
- Norway
- Vessel type
- Cargo ship
- AIS ship type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 1,406
- Length overall
- 77 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1971
NorwayA tag next to a value names the register that supplied it (hover or tap it for the record and date). Values without a tag come from the ship's own AIS broadcasts or from Wikidata. Position and identity are derived live from AIS.
Ownership & management
Each line shows where the fact comes from. Links backed by an identifier point to the company page.
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Timeline
Dated events for this ship from every source Voydar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Left TromsoAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at TromsoAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left AltaAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at AltaAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left JovikAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at JovikAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) |
Owner, operator and manager changes found by comparing yearly EU MRV reports are dated to the reporting year ("during 2025"), not to a day. Port calls here are the most recent only; the full lists are further down.
Port calls
Two kinds of evidence, kept apart: calls Voydar detected from the ship's AIS positions, and arrivals and departures published by port authorities and customs records.
Detected from AIS AIS-detected
| Port | Arrived | Departed | Time in port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tromso NOTOS | Sep 30, 2026, 07:48 UTC | Oct 1, 2026, 17:20 UTC | 33 h 32 min |
| Alta NOALF | Sep 29, 2026, 07:57 UTC | Sep 29, 2026, 16:51 UTC | 8 h 54 min |
| Jovik NOJOV | Sep 26, 2026, 11:38 UTC | Sep 26, 2026, 23:35 UTC | 11 h 57 min |
| Jovik NOJOV | Sep 24, 2026, 16:58 UTC | Sep 25, 2026, 01:12 UTC | 8 h 14 min |
| Anfinnsletta NOAFS | Sep 7, 2026, 21:26 UTC | Sep 7, 2026, 21:57 UTC | 31 min |
| Bodo NOBOO | Aug 28, 2026, 06:49 UTC | Aug 28, 2026, 17:22 UTC | 10 h 33 min |
| Nordkjosbotn NONKB | Aug 6, 2026, 14:35 UTC | Aug 7, 2026, 18:01 UTC | 27 h 26 min |
| Fjelldal NOFJL | Jul 29, 2026, 11:19 UTC | Jul 29, 2026, 22:17 UTC | 10 h 58 min |
| Bjarkoy NOBJY | Jul 23, 2026, 14:03 UTC | Jul 23, 2026, 18:05 UTC | 4 h 2 min |
| Jovik NOJOV | Jun 21, 2026, 11:01 UTC | Jun 21, 2026, 14:40 UTC | 3 h 39 min |
| Jovik NOJOV | Jun 19, 2026, 05:20 UTC | Jun 19, 2026, 14:33 UTC | 9 h 13 min |
Detected by Voydar when the ship's AIS positions stayed slow inside a harbour area. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown. Depends on AIS reception; detection started on June 8, 2026.
Behaviour at sea Voydar-derived
Patterns Voydar derived from this ship's AIS broadcasts. They are inferences, not reports: each one shows how it was computed and how confident we are, and none of them says why a ship behaved this way.
| When | What we observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026, 22:56 UTC | Draught change Reported draught went from 3.5 m to 5.1 m while in port at Jovik. Voydar infers the ship probably loaded cargo. Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1 | Medium (65%) |
| Sep 25, 2026, 22:19 UTC | Draught change Reported draught went from 5.2 m to 3.5 m after leaving Jovik. Voydar infers the ship probably discharged cargo. Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1 | Medium (55%) |
| Sep 25, 2026, 01:08 UTC | Draught change Reported draught went from 3.5 m to 5.2 m while in port at Jovik. Voydar infers the ship probably loaded cargo. Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1 | Medium (65%) |
Source: BarentsWatch AIS API. Contains data under NLOD made available by BarentsWatch. Licence: NLOD 2.0 (probable).
Derived from AIS positions of feeds whose terms allow display on Voydar. Coverage is terrestrial: gaps are reported only where our receivers kept hearing other ships. Detections below medium confidence are not shown.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mercator now?
- Mercator (Cargo ship, Norway flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 21:21 UTC, under way at 1.9 kn, in the Norwegian Sea. The crew-entered destination was HJELNES (voyage report via BarentsWatch AIS API, received Oct 1, 2026, 20:49 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is Mercator?
- Mercator is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of Norway, built in 1971 by Husumer Schiffswerft. The vessel is 77 m long and has a gross tonnage of 1,406.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Mercator?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Mercator from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Mercator. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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