MSC Mumbai VIII
container ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- MSC Mumbai VIII
- IMO number
- 9294991
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- container ship
- Gross tonnage
- 94,483
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 331 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 2005
- Builder
- Hanwha Ocean
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About MSC Mumbai VIII
Houston Express is a cargo ship owned by the Hapag-Lloyd company of Hamburg, Germany, completed in 2005. The ship is capable of transporting up to 8,400 containers at any one time. The Deadweight Tonnage is 107,000 metric tons and the maximum speed of this ship is 25 knots (46 km/h). The ship is 332 meters long and has a beam (or width) of 43.20 meters. The engines are capable of outputting 68,520 kilowatts of power. The Houston Express, as well as her sister ships Savannah Express and Mærsk Stralsund, are owned by Norddeutsche Vermögen and managed by Norddeutsche Reederei H. Schuldt. The ships have been built in a series of five vessels. They feature the first twisted leading edge full spade rudder (TLKSR) of Becker Marine Systems. The 67sqm rudder avoids rudder cavitation and saves 2% fuel.
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 | 19,257 t | 6,175 t | 77 days | 845 kg |
| 2019 | 46,360 t | 14,836 t | 121 days | 1,014 kg |
| 2020 | 15,337 t | 4,892 t | 45 days | 967 kg |
| 2022 | 20,854 t | 6,607 t | 63 days | 903 kg |
| 2023 | 18,939 t | 5,999 t | 59 days | 887 kg |
Technical efficiency: EEXI (8.97 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 MSC Mumbai VIII now?
- MSC Mumbai VIII 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 MSC Mumbai VIII?
- MSC Mumbai VIII is a container ship, built in 2005 by Hanwha Ocean. The vessel is 331 m long and has a gross tonnage of 94,483.
- Has MSC Mumbai VIII been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for MSC Mumbai VIII appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).