GB CONTE
Passenger ship · Italy · built 1983 · AIS Class A
In short
GB CONTE (Passenger ship, Italy flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 10 kn, near Carloforte (Mediterranean Sea). Seadar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its crew-entered AIS destination is CARLOFORTE; its reported draught is 2.5 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 27, 2026, 14:03 UTC).
Current voyage: from Carloforte (departed Sep 27, 2026, 10:57 UTC) to CARLOFORTE
- Vessel type
- Passenger ship
- Flag
- Italy
- Year built
- 1983
- Gross tonnage
- 2,121
- Size (length × beam)
- 77 m
- Registered owner
- —
Watch this ship
Get an email when GB CONTE arrives or leaves port, changes destination, name, flag or owner, or is sanctioned, detained or named in an official release.
We email you a link and a code. That creates a free account, no password or card, and follows GB CONTE.
Free account, no card: follow up to 5 ships and ports. Plus follows 50, Pro 500.
By continuing you accept the Terms and the Privacy policy.
Last reported position
received- Position
- 39.1352° N, 8.3393° E
- Area
- Mediterranean Sea
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 10 kn
- Course
- 120°
- Heading
- —
Last 30 days: 3 port calls (Carloforte).
Port calls are detected by Seadar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.
A year of history in the Terminal (Plus) · the full archive since June 1, 2026 (Pro)
Try the live demo, no sign-upIdentity & particulars
- Name
- GB CONTE
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 8120557
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 247294300
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- ICFZ
- Flag
- Italy
- Vessel type
- Passenger ship
- AIS ship type
- Passenger
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 2,121
- Length overall
- 77 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1983
ItalyA 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 Seadar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Left CarloforteAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at CarloforteAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left CarloforteAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at CarloforteAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left CarloforteAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at CarloforteAIS-detected | Seadar 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 Seadar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carloforte ITCLF | Sep 27, 2026, 08:47 UTC | Sep 27, 2026, 10:57 UTC | 2 h 10 min |
| Carloforte ITCLF | Sep 27, 2026, 06:05 UTC | Sep 27, 2026, 06:37 UTC | 33 min |
| Carloforte ITCLF | Sep 26, 2026, 08:46 UTC | Sep 26, 2026, 11:01 UTC | 2 h 15 min |
Detected by Seadar 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.
About GB CONTE
MV St Catherine is a Roll-on/roll-off car and passenger ferry. She served the Wightlink crossing from Portsmouth to Fishbourne, Isle of Wight from 1983 to 2009. In 2010, she was sold to Delcomar and renamed GB Conte.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is GB CONTE now?
- GB CONTE (Passenger ship, Italy flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 27, 2026, 13:53 UTC, under way at 10 kn, near Carloforte (Mediterranean Sea). Seadar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was CARLOFORTE (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 27, 2026, 14:03 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is GB CONTE?
- GB CONTE is a passenger ship sailing under the flag of Italy, built in 1983 by Henry Robb. The vessel is 77 m long and has a gross tonnage of 2,121.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for GB CONTE?
- Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for GB CONTE 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 GB CONTE. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
Sister ships
Likely sister ships: built by Henry Robb, same type, gross tonnage within 2.5% and length within 1.5% of this ship's.
Neighbouring IMO numbers
IMO numbers are issued in sequence. These are the nearest numbers below and above this ship's that have a full Seadar profile.
Use this data
This page is also available as JSON, free, with the source and licence of every section. Sections whose sources do not permit redistribution are listed as withheld.
GET /api/v1/vessels/8120557Using this data in code?
Every account gets a personal API allowance: 2,500 credits a month free, 25,000 with Pro. Pro adds internal business use; API plans add building the data into your own products.