MSC Paola
Container ship · Liberia · built 1998 · AIS Class A
In short
MSC Paola (Container ship, Liberia flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 13.4 kn, in the East China 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 CNSHG (Shanghai Pt); its reported draught is 9.1 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 28, 2026, 08:48 UTC).
- Vessel type
- Container ship
- Flag
- Liberia
- Year built
- 1998
- Gross tonnage
- 37,579
- Size (length × beam)
- 243 m × 32 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 27.6579° N, 122.7096° E
- Area
- East China Sea
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 13.4 kn
- Course
- 35°
- Heading
- 38°
Seadar detected no port call in the last 30 days.
Port calls are detected by Seadar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.
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- Name
- MSC Paola
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9161297
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 636018318
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- D5PE6
- Flag
- Liberia
- AIS ship type
- Cargo (hazardous cat. A)
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 37,579
- Deadweight (DWT)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q84265755. Added to Seadar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.42,960 t
- Length overall
- 242.8 m
- Beam
- 32.2 m
- Year built
- 1998
LiberiaA 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.
- Operator
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026MSC Shipmanagement(not linked to a company record)Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.6 · retrieved Jun 10, 2026
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported departure from SavannahAuthority-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.
Emissions & fuel consumption
Independently verified annual figures reported under the EU MRV regulation — public environmental data the incumbents don't surface.
| Year | CO₂ emitted | Fuel burned | Time at sea | CO₂ / n mile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 17,681 t | 5,641 t | 115 days | 441 kg |
| 2019 | 9,851 t | 3,147 t | 72 days | 406 kg |
| 2021 | 1,076 t | 341 t | 6 days | 475 kg |
| 2022 | 128 t | 41 t | 1 day | 862 kg |
Technical efficiency: EIV (18.07 gCO₂/t·nm). Source: European Commission / EMSA THETIS-MRV (EU Regulation 2015/757). Covers voyages to, from and within the EU/EEA.
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.
Reported by authorities Authority-reported
| Port | Record | Date (UTC) | Berth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Aug 18, 2025, 21:19 UTC | WA2 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Aug 4, 2025, 08:09 UTC | KC5 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Savannah USSAV | Departure | Dec 30, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Savannah USSAV | Arrival | Dec 29, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX) | Departure | Dec 19, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Baltimore USBAL | Departure | Dec 19, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX) | Arrival | Dec 19, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Baltimore USBAL | Arrival | Dec 18, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Charleston USCHS | Arrival | Dec 13, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Charleston USCHS | Departure | Dec 13, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Baltimore USBAL | Departure | Dec 12, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| ELIZABETH RIVER, VA | Arrival | Dec 11, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: January 19, 2002.
Source: Marine Department, HKSAR Government — DATA.GOV.HK. Licence: DATA.GOV.HK Terms and Conditions.
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 MSC Paola now?
- MSC Paola (Container ship, Liberia flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 28, 2026, 12:29 UTC, under way at 13.4 kn, in the East China 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 CNSHG (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 28, 2026, 08:48 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is MSC Paola?
- MSC Paola is a container ship sailing under the flag of Liberia, built in 1998 by Samsung Heavy Industries. The vessel is 242.8 m long with a beam of 32.2 m and has a gross tonnage of 37,579.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for MSC Paola?
- Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MSC Paola 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 MSC Paola. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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