LEPTON
Container ship · Guinea-Bissau · built 2001 · AIS Class A
In short
LEPTON (Container ship, Guinea-Bissau flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 12.2 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 CNZOS (Zhoushan); its reported draught is 6.1 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 27, 2026, 02:10 UTC).
- Vessel type
- Container ship
- Flag
- Guinea-Bissau
- Year built
- 2001
- Gross tonnage
- 18,872
- Size (length × beam)
- 198 m × 28 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 29.0288° N, 122.6529° E
- Area
- East China Sea
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 12.2 kn
- Course
- 21°
- Heading
- 15°
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
- LEPTON
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9230218
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 630001235
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- J5BA8
- Flag
- Guinea-Bissau
- Vessel type
- Container ship
- AIS ship type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 18,872
- Deadweight (DWT)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q117023520. Added to Seadar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.23,671 t
- Length overall
- 198 m
- Beam
- 28 m
- Year built
- 2001
Guinea-BissauA 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
- 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 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) |
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 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(matched by call sign) | Feb 28, 2023, 00:06 UTC | PT | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Jan 19, 2023, 11:45 UTC | KC4 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival(matched by call sign) | Dec 22, 2022, 23:42 UTC | WL | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Nov 23, 2022, 06:12 UTC | WA | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival(matched by call sign) | Oct 24, 2022, 00:02 UTC | WL | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Sep 29, 2022, 06:30 UTC | KC6 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Aug 26, 2022, 08:53 UTC | KC6 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival(matched by call sign) | Jul 25, 2022, 00:28 UTC | WL | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival(matched by call sign) | Jun 21, 2022, 22:42 UTC | WL | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | May 22, 2022, 20:06 UTC | KC4 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival(matched by call sign) | Mar 23, 2022, 03:50 UTC | WL | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Jan 9, 2022, 15:44 UTC | KC10 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: January 23, 2002.
Source: Marine Department, HKSAR Government — DATA.GOV.HK. Licence: DATA.GOV.HK Terms and Conditions.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is LEPTON now?
- LEPTON (Container ship, Guinea-Bissau flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 27, 2026, 04:42 UTC, under way at 12.2 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 CNZOS (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 27, 2026, 02:10 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is LEPTON?
- LEPTON is a container ship sailing under the flag of Guinea-Bissau, built in 2001 by Shin Kurushima Dockyard. The vessel is 198 m long with a beam of 28 m and has a gross tonnage of 18,872.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for LEPTON?
- Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for LEPTON 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 LEPTON. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
Sister ships
Likely sister ships: built by Shin Kurushima Dockyard, same type, gross tonnage within 2.5% and length within 1.5% of this ship's.
- HONRISEIMO 9230206Container ship · built 2001 · 18,872 GT
- PHOTONIMO 9230220Container ship · built 2001 · 18,872 GT
- MSC OCEAN IIIMO 9233636Cargo ship · built 2002 · 18,872 GT
- Wan Hai 265IMO 9230232Container ship · built 2002 · 18,872 GT
Neighbouring IMO numbers
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