MV Westpac Express
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- MV Westpac Express
- IMO number
- 9243227
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
- 8,403
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 101 m
- Beam
- 26.7 m
- Year built
- 2001
- Builder
- Austal
- Registered owner
- Irish Ferries
- Operator
- United States Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About MV Westpac Express
Dublin Swift is a high-speed catamaran built in 2001 by Austal as a passenger and vehicle catamaran ferry. After conversion to a Maritime Prepositioning ship the vessel was chartered by the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command until January 2018 as WestPac Express. It was then converted for civilian use as a passenger ferry by Irish Ferries and renamed Dublin Swift.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 16,499 t | 5,146 t | 47 days | 568 kg |
| 2019 | 14,918 t | 4,653 t | 47 days | 526 kg |
| 2021 | 7,282 t | 2,271 t | 261 days | 559 kg |
| 2022 | 24,030 t | 7,495 t | 75 days | 554 kg |
| 2023 | 27,021 t | 8,428 t | 83 days | 556 kg |
| 2024 | 15,787 t | 5,288 t | 50 days | 554 kg |
Technical efficiency: EIV (18.25 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 MV Westpac Express now?
- MV Westpac Express has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is MV Westpac Express?
- MV Westpac Express is a ship, built in 2001 by Austal. The vessel is 101 m long with a beam of 26.7 m and has a gross tonnage of 8,403.
- Who owns MV Westpac Express?
- MV Westpac Express is registered to Irish Ferries and operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has MV Westpac Express been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for MV Westpac Express appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).