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SUPEREXPRESS

High-speed craft · Greece · Class A

IMO 9176046
MMSI 241881000
active

Current position

updated 6 hr ago
Position
37.4626° N, 25.3190° E
Area
Mediterranean Sea
Speed
0.9 kn
Course
198°
Heading
334°
Status
Under way using engine
Destination

Identity & particulars

Name
SUPEREXPRESS
IMO number
9176046
MMSI
241881000
Call sign
SVCT8
Flag
🇬🇷 Greece
Vessel type
High-speed craft
Gross tonnage
5,902
Deadweight (DWT)
Length overall
92 m
Beam
Year built
1998
Builder
Incat
Registered owner
Operator

Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.

About SUPEREXPRESS

HSC Superexpress is a 91-metre (299 ft) wave piercing catamaran built by Incat, owned by Golden Star Ferries and chartered to Viking Line. During her delivery voyage on 9 June 1998, as Catalonia, she set the record for the fastest Atlantic Eastbound Record, previously held by another Incat craft Hoverspeed Great Britain. She made the 3,125 mi (5,029 km) run from Manhattan, US to Tarifa, Spain in 3 days 7 hours 54 minutes, traveling at an average speed of 38.877 knots (72.000 km/h; 44.739 mph). During that same voyage, the ship became the first passenger ship to cover 1,000 mi (1,600 km) or more in one 24-hour period. In covering 1,018 nautical miles (1,885 km) in one day, beating the 868 mi (1,397 km). record set by SS United States in 1952. Six weeks later, sister craft HSC Fjord Cat took the record.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Emissions & fuel consumption

Independently verified annual figures reported under the EU MRV regulation — public environmental data the incumbents don't surface.

YearCO₂ emittedFuel burnedTime at seaCO₂ / n mile
201919,149 t5,973 t71 days469 kg
20200 t0 t0 days
202120,360 t6,351 t64 days530 kg
202217,816 t5,557 t61 days501 kg
202319,238 t6,001 t69 days469 kg
202421,314 t6,648 t72 days506 kg

Technical efficiency: EEXI (32.2 gCO₂/t·nm). Source: European Commission / EMSA THETIS-MRV (EU Regulation 2015/757). Covers voyages to, from and within the EU/EEA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is SUPEREXPRESS now?
SUPEREXPRESS (IMO 9176046) was last detected in the Mediterranean Sea at 37.4626° N, 25.3190° E, making 0.9 knots — 6 hr ago. Seadar tracks SUPEREXPRESS live and free using AIS, with no paywall on position or identity.
What kind of ship is SUPEREXPRESS?
SUPEREXPRESS is a high-speed craft sailing under the flag of Greece, built in 1998 by Incat. The vessel is 92 m long and has a gross tonnage of 5,902.
Has SUPEREXPRESS been detained or sanctioned?
No detentions or sanctions for SUPEREXPRESS appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).

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