Where is MV Cape Texas now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for MV Cape Texas in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is MV Cape Texas?

MV Cape Texas is a ship, built in 1977 by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft. The vessel is 193 m long and has a gross tonnage of 22,993.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MV Cape Texas?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MV Cape Texas 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 MV Cape Texas. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

MV Cape Texas

ship · built 1977

IMO7602247No AIS position on record

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In short

MV Cape Texas (ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type: ship
Flag: —
Year built: 1977
Gross tonnage: 22,993
Size (length × beam): 193 m
Registered owner: —

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Photo of MV Cape Texas — Photo: United States Department of Transportation Maritime Adminstration · Licence: Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: MV Cape Texas
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 7602247
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 22,993
Length overall: 193 m
Beam: —
Year built: 1977

A 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

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Builder: Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
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
Apr 2, 2005	Reported arrival at BeaumontAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Dec 29, 2004	Reported departure from Corpus ChristiAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
May 2, 2003	Reported arrival at HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)Authority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

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.

Reported by authorities Authority-reported

Port	Record	Date (UTC)	Berth	Source
Beaumont USBPT	Arrival	Apr 2, 2005(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Corpus Christi USCRP	Departure	Dec 29, 2004(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Arrival	May 2, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Corpus Christi USCRP	Departure	Jan 29, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: January 29, 2003.

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.

About MV Cape Texas

For MV Cape Texas, a World War II Type C1-A, see Type C1 ships MV Cape Texas (T-AKR-112) is a Roll-on/Roll-off (RO/RO) ship with the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) of the United States Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD). As of 31 December 2014, her homeport is the Port of Beaumont in Beaumont, Texas, and she is on ROS-5 status; she is able to be fully operational within 5 days of being activated. When activated, she becomes part of the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC).

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is MV Cape Texas now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for MV Cape Texas in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is MV Cape Texas?: MV Cape Texas is a ship, built in 1977 by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft. The vessel is 193 m long and has a gross tonnage of 22,993.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MV Cape Texas?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MV Cape Texas 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 MV Cape Texas. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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