Where is Ambitious now?

Seadar has no displayable AIS position for Ambitious in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is Ambitious?

Ambitious is a ship, built in 2003 by Samsung Heavy Industries. The vessel is 228.5 m long with a beam of 32.2 m and has a gross tonnage of 40,037.

What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for Ambitious?

Ambitious appears on the OFAC SDN list under IRAN-EO13846. No matched inspection records are displayed for Ambitious. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Sanctioned vessel

Ambitious appears on the OFAC SDN list under IRAN-EO13846. Verify at OFAC.

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Ambitious

ship · built 2003

IMO9257503No AIS position on record

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In short

Ambitious (ship) has no AIS position on record with Seadar. It appears on a sanctions list (details below).

Vessel type: ship
Flag: —
Year built: 2003
Gross tonnage: 40,037
Size (length × beam): 229 m × 32 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Ambitious
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9257503
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 40,037
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q84257375. Added to Seadar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.73,004 t
Length overall: 228.5 m
Beam: 32.2 m
Year built: 2003

A 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: Samsung Heavy Industries
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
Dec 18, 2016	Reported departure from HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)Authority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Dec 17, 2016	Reported arrival at HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)Authority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Dec 14, 2016	Reported departure from PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA (LA)Authority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

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.

Former and other names

Names attested for this ship other than its current name.

Name	Evidence	Date	Source
PARINE	Name on a sanctions list	—	OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list

A sanctions list's date is the earliest date the list shows the name, not when the ship took it. A name on a list is shown as a former name only where AIS shows the ship using another name after that date; otherwise it is listed as a name the list uses. AIS name changes are dated when Seadar saw them.

Source: OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list. Licence: US Government public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

Sanctions listings

Every listing of this ship on the sanctions lists Seadar tracks, current and past.

List	Programme	Listed as	Listed	Status
OFAC SDN list (US)	IRAN-EO13846	PARINE	not published by the list	In force

Source: OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list. Licence: US Government public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	Dec 18, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Arrival	Dec 17, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA (LA)	Departure	Dec 14, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA (LA)	Arrival	Dec 7, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	Aug 1, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	Jul 16, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Arrival	Jul 15, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Arthur USPOA	Departure	Jun 16, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Arthur USPOA	Arrival	Jun 15, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Corpus Christi USCRP	Departure	Mar 31, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Corpus Christi USCRP	Arrival	Mar 30, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA (LA)	Departure	Mar 23, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: March 20, 2003.

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 Ambitious now?: Seadar has no displayable AIS position for Ambitious in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Ambitious?: Ambitious is a ship, built in 2003 by Samsung Heavy Industries. The vessel is 228.5 m long with a beam of 32.2 m and has a gross tonnage of 40,037.
What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for Ambitious?: Ambitious appears on the OFAC SDN list under IRAN-EO13846. No matched inspection records are displayed for Ambitious. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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