American Highway
Car carrier · Panama · built 2000 · AIS Class A
In short
American Highway (Car carrier, Panama flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 13.4 kn, near Pulau Sambu, Riau (Strait of Malacca). Its crew-entered AIS destination is THLCH (Laem Chabang), with an ETA of Oct 3, 2026, 17:30 UTC; its reported draught is 8.4 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 15:39 UTC).
- Vessel type
- Car carrier
- Flag
- Panama
- Year built
- 2000
- Gross tonnage
- 49,212
- Size (length × beam)
- 179 m × 32 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 1.2421° N, 103.9918° E
- Area
- Strait of Malacca
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 13.4 kn
- Course
- 80°
- Heading
- 79°
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
- American Highway
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9205976
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 351124000
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- H3AJ
- Flag
- Panama
- Vessel type
- Car carrier
- AIS ship type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 49,212
- Deadweight (DWT)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q117022724. Added to Seadar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.16,750 t
- Length overall
- 179 m
- Beam
- 32 m
- Year built
- 2000
PanamaA 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.
No owner, operator or manager is recorded for this vessel yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Port State Control inspection at San Francisco, California | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Seattle, Washington | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Seattle, Washington | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Jacksonville, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Santa Barbara, California | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at STATEN ISLAND, New York | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at San Diego, California | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at STATEN ISLAND, New York | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at San Francisco, California | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Reported arrival at SavannahAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from SavannahAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FLAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Port State Control inspection at San Juan, Puerto Rico | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections |
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.
Safety & inspections
| Date | Type | Port | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2023 | Vessel InspectionPSC | San Francisco, California | clean |
| Mar 11, 2023 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Seattle, Washington | clean |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Seattle, Washington | clean |
| Oct 22, 2019 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Jacksonville, Florida | clean |
| Feb 17, 2018 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Santa Barbara, California | clean |
| Feb 1, 2018 | Vessel InspectionPSC | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| Nov 3, 2017 | Vessel Inspection | San Diego, California | clean |
| Oct 18, 2017 | Vessel InspectionPSC | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| Mar 5, 2017 | Vessel Inspection | San Francisco, California | clean |
| Dec 26, 2016 | Vessel InspectionPSC | San Juan, Puerto Rico | clean |
| Dec 10, 2015 | Vessel Inspection | North Charleston, South Carolina | clean |
| Dec 4, 2015 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Baltimore, Maryland | clean |
| Jul 16, 2014 | Vessel InspectionPSC | San Francisco, California | clean |
| Feb 2, 2014 | Vessel Inspection | JBER, Alaska | clean |
| Dec 18, 2013 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Jacksonville, Florida | clean |
| Feb 22, 2013 | Vessel InspectionPSC | San Juan, Puerto Rico | clean |
| Nov 2, 2012 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Portland, Oregon | clean |
| Apr 10, 2012 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Portland, Oregon | clean |
| Apr 10, 2012 | Incident Investigation | WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | clean |
| Aug 28, 2011 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Portland, Oregon | clean |
Source: U.S. Coast Guard Port State Information Exchange (PSIX) — public domain. Covers inspections recorded in U.S. waters. Free on Seadar; the incumbents charge for this.
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 | 5,495 t | 1,753 t | 40 days | 371 kg |
Technical efficiency: EIV (20.38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savannah USSAV | Arrival | Dec 30, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Savannah USSAV | Departure | Dec 30, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL | Arrival | Dec 29, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL | Departure | Dec 29, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| San Juan PRSJU | Departure | Dec 26, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| San Juan PRSJU | Arrival | Dec 26, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Charleston USCHS | Departure | Dec 9, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Charleston USCHS | Arrival | Dec 9, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL | Departure | Dec 8, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL | Arrival | Dec 8, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| TURTLE RIVER, GA (INCLUDED IN BRUNSWICK HARBOR, GA) | Departure | Dec 7, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| TURTLE RIVER, GA (INCLUDED IN BRUNSWICK HARBOR, GA) | Arrival | Dec 6, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: January 1, 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 American Highway now?
- American Highway (Car carrier, Panama flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 15:58 UTC, under way at 13.4 kn, near Pulau Sambu, Riau (Strait of Malacca). The crew-entered destination was THLCH (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 15:39 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is American Highway?
- American Highway is a car carrier sailing under the flag of Panama, built in 2000. The vessel is 179 m long with a beam of 32 m and has a gross tonnage of 49,212.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for American Highway?
- Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for American Highway 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. American Highway has 44 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.
Neighbouring IMO numbers
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