INDEPENDENT QUEST
Container ship · Portugal · built 2005 · AIS Class A
In short
INDEPENDENT QUEST (Container ship, Portugal flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 17.2 kn, in the North Atlantic Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its crew-entered AIS destination is USCHT (Chester), with an ETA of Oct 5, 2026, 15:00 UTC; its reported draught is 10.8 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 28, 2026, 01:18 UTC). ISM manager: HanseContor Shipmanagement GmbH & Co. KG (source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions, reporting years 2024–2025).
Current voyage: from Southampton (departed Sep 26, 2026, 07:05 UTC) to USCHT (Chester)
- Vessel type
- Container ship
- Flag
- Portugal
- Year built
- 2005
- Gross tonnage
- 35,881
- Size (length × beam)
- 220 m × 32 m
- ISM manager
- HanseContor Shipmanagement GmbH & Co. KG
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 51.3342° N, 10.2547° W
- Area
- North Atlantic Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 17.2 kn
- Course
- 270°
- Heading
- 269°
Last 30 days: 1 port call (Southampton).
Port calls are detected by Voydar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.
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- Name
- INDEPENDENT QUEST
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9246700
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 255806481
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- CQET6
- Flag
- Portugal
- AIS ship type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 35,881
- Deadweight (DWT)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q84260673. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.41,743 t
- Length overall
- 220 m
- Beam
- 32 m
- Year built
- 2005
PortugalA 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.
- ISM manager
- Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting years 2024–2025 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Timeline
Dated events for this ship from every source Voydar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Left SouthamptonAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at SouthamptonAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left BerendrechtAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at BerendrechtAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left ZandvlietAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at ZandvlietAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) |
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.
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 | 0 t | 0 t | 0 days | — |
| 2020 | 12,129 t | 3,881 t | 116 days | 418 kg |
| 2021 | 39,047 t | 12,487 t | 282 days | 395 kg |
| 2022 | 39,609 t | 12,677 t | 242 days | 427 kg |
| 2023 | 42,890 t | 13,731 t | 267 days | 432 kg |
| 2024 | 38,808 t | 12,424 t | 244 days | 430 kg |
| 2025 | 36,051 t | 11,575 t | 210 days | 441 kg |
Technical efficiency: EEXI (14.37 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 Voydar detected from the ship's AIS positions, and arrivals and departures published by port authorities and customs records.
Detected from AIS AIS-detected
| Port | Arrived | Departed | Time in port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton GBSOU | Sep 25, 2026, 08:41 UTC | Sep 26, 2026, 07:05 UTC | 22 h 23 min |
| Berendrecht BEBRT | Aug 25, 2026, 01:06 UTC | Sep 22, 2026, 02:27 UTC | 28 d 1 h |
| Zandvliet BEZVT | Jul 29, 2026, 21:50 UTC | Jul 31, 2026, 08:48 UTC | 34 h 58 min |
| Berendrecht BEBRT | Jul 28, 2026, 00:20 UTC | Jul 28, 2026, 04:04 UTC | 3 h 44 min |
Detected by Voydar when the ship's AIS positions stayed slow inside a harbour area. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown. Depends on AIS reception; detection started on June 8, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is INDEPENDENT QUEST now?
- INDEPENDENT QUEST (Container ship, Portugal flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 28, 2026, 01:55 UTC, under way at 17.2 kn, in the North Atlantic Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was USCHT (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 28, 2026, 01:18 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is INDEPENDENT QUEST?
- INDEPENDENT QUEST is a container ship sailing under the flag of Portugal, built in 2005 by Szczecin Shipyard. The vessel is 220 m long with a beam of 32 m and has a gross tonnage of 35,881.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of INDEPENDENT QUEST?
- HanseContor Shipmanagement GmbH & Co. KG is recorded as ISM manager for INDEPENDENT QUEST (source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions; reporting years 2024–2025). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for INDEPENDENT QUEST?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for INDEPENDENT QUEST 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 INDEPENDENT QUEST. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
Sister ships
Likely sister ships: built by Szczecin Shipyard, same type, gross tonnage within 2.5% and length within 1.5% of this ship's.
- Katharina SIMO 9219343Container ship · built 2001 · 35,824 GT
- Norasia BalkansIMO 9219355Container ship · built 2001 · 35,824 GT
- LODURIMO 9219381Container ship · built 2003 · 35,881 GT
- MSC POLONIA IIIIMO 9219379Container ship · built 2003 · 35,881 GT
- DALNEGORSKIMO 9237486Container ship · built 2004 · 35,881 GT
- INDEPENDENT PRIMEROIMO 9298636Container ship · built 2005 · 35,881 GT
- LutetiaIMO 9246695Container ship · built 2005 · 35,881 GT
- DaphneIMO 9298648Cargo ship · built 2006 · 35,881 GT
- EF OLIVIAIMO 9252735Container ship · built 2006 · 35,881 GT
- LETOIMO 9311880Container ship · built 2006 · 35,881 GT
Neighbouring IMO numbers
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