
SUPEREXPRESS
High-speed craft · Greece · Class A
Current position
updated 6 hr agoIdentity & 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.
| Year | CO₂ emitted | Fuel burned | Time at sea | CO₂ / n mile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19,149 t | 5,973 t | 71 days | 469 kg |
| 2020 | 0 t | 0 t | 0 days | — |
| 2021 | 20,360 t | 6,351 t | 64 days | 530 kg |
| 2022 | 17,816 t | 5,557 t | 61 days | 501 kg |
| 2023 | 19,238 t | 6,001 t | 69 days | 469 kg |
| 2024 | 21,314 t | 6,648 t | 72 days | 506 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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