MSC ELBA III
Cargo ship · Liberia · built 2006 · AIS Class A
In short
MSC ELBA III (Cargo ship, Liberia flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 13.1 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.
- Vessel type
- Cargo ship
- Flag
- Liberia
- Year built
- 2006
- Gross tonnage
- 35,991
- Size (length × beam)
- 231 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 27.0396° N, 122.3253° E
- Area
- East China Sea
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 13.1 kn
- Course
- 39°
- Heading
- 34°
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
- MSC ELBA III
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9328493
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 636025296
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- 5LWS8
- Flag
- Liberia
- Vessel type
- Cargo ship
- AIS ship type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 35,991
- Length overall
- 231 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 2006
LiberiaA 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.
No owner, operator or manager is recorded for this vessel yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Port State Control inspection at BOSTON, Massachusetts | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at STATEN ISLAND, New York | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at STATEN ISLAND, New York | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Houston, Texas | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Mobile, Alabama | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Tampa, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Mobile, Alabama | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Houston, Texas | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Mobile, Alabama | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Reported departure from PonceAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at PonceAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Inspection at DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Reported departure from OaklandAuthority-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.
Safety & inspections
| Date | Type | Port | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2023 | Vessel InspectionPSC | BOSTON, Massachusetts | clean |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Vessel Operational Control | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| Feb 14, 2023 | Vessel InspectionPSC | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| Jul 4, 2022 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Houston, Texas | clean |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Vessel Inspection | Mobile, Alabama | clean |
| Dec 18, 2021 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Tampa, Florida | clean |
| Feb 11, 2021 | Vessel Inspection | Mobile, Alabama | clean |
| Oct 6, 2020 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Houston, Texas | clean |
| Oct 6, 2020 | Vessel Inspection | Mobile, Alabama | clean |
| Sep 17, 2010 | Vessel Operational Control | DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska | clean |
| Sep 14, 2010 | Vessel Inspection | San Francisco, California | clean |
| Sep 13, 2010 | Vessel Operational Control | San Francisco, California | clean |
| Jul 10, 2010 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Seattle, Washington | clean |
Source: U.S. Coast Guard Port State Information Exchange (PSIX) — public domain. Covers inspections recorded in U.S. waters. Free on Seadar; the incumbents charge for this.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponce PRPSE | Departure | Sep 18, 2010(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Ponce PRPSE | Arrival | Sep 18, 2010(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Oakland USOAK | Departure | Sep 13, 2010(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Oakland USOAK | Arrival | Sep 13, 2010(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Seattle USSEA | Departure | Sep 11, 2010(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Seattle USSEA | Arrival | Sep 10, 2010(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Seattle USSEA | Departure | Jul 11, 2010(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Seattle USSEA | Arrival | Jul 9, 2010(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: July 9, 2010.
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 MSC ELBA III now?
- MSC ELBA III (Cargo ship, Liberia flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 29, 2026, 04:10 UTC, under way at 13.1 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.
- What kind of ship is MSC ELBA III?
- MSC ELBA III is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of Liberia, built in 2006. The vessel is 231 m long and has a gross tonnage of 35,991.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for MSC ELBA III?
- Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MSC ELBA III 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. MSC ELBA III has 13 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.
Neighbouring IMO numbers
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