Where is Sapphire Ace now?

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

What kind of ship is Sapphire Ace?

Sapphire Ace is a ship, built in 1993 by Minaminippon Shipbuilding. The vessel is 188 m long and has a gross tonnage of 45,796.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Sapphire Ace?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Sapphire Ace 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 Sapphire Ace. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Sapphire Ace

ship · built 1993

IMO9051806No AIS position on record

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In short

Sapphire Ace (ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type: ship
Flag: —
Year built: 1993
Gross tonnage: 45,796
Size (length × beam): 188 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Sapphire Ace
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9051806
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 45,796
Length overall: 188 m
Beam: —
Year built: 1993

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

Each line shows where the fact comes from. Links backed by an identifier point to the company page.

Builder: Minaminippon Shipbuilding
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
Dec 23, 2015	Reported departure from TacomaAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Dec 23, 2015	Reported arrival at TacomaAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Dec 21, 2015	Reported departure from PortlandAuthority-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
Tacoma USTIW	Departure	Dec 23, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tacoma USTIW	Arrival	Dec 23, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Portland USPDX	Departure	Dec 21, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Portland USPDX	Arrival	Dec 20, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
CARQUINEZ STRAIT, CA	Departure	Dec 17, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
CARQUINEZ STRAIT, CA	Arrival	Dec 16, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Diego USSAN	Departure	Dec 15, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Diego USSAN	Arrival	Dec 15, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Hueneme USNTD	Departure	Dec 14, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Hueneme USNTD	Arrival	Dec 14, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Los Angeles USLAX	Departure	Nov 2, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Los Angeles USLAX	Arrival	Nov 2, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: February 13, 2002.

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

Frequently asked questions

Where is Sapphire Ace now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Sapphire Ace in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Sapphire Ace?: Sapphire Ace is a ship, built in 1993 by Minaminippon Shipbuilding. The vessel is 188 m long and has a gross tonnage of 45,796.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Sapphire Ace?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Sapphire Ace 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 Sapphire Ace. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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