Southern Highway
Car carrier · Japan · built 2008 · AIS Class A
In short
Southern Highway (Car carrier, Japan flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 16.4 kn, near Tateyama (North Pacific Ocean). Seadar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its crew-entered AIS destination is AUS MEL, with an ETA of Oct 6, 2026, 03:00 UTC; its reported draught is 8.2 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 24, 2026, 16:03 UTC).
- Vessel type
- Car carrier
- Flag
- Japan
- Year built
- 2008
- Gross tonnage
- 39,065
- Size (length × beam)
- 188 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 35.0254° N, 139.6556° E
- Area
- North Pacific Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 16.4 kn
- Course
- 209°
- Heading
- 205°
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
- Southern Highway
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9338632
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 431857000
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- 7KCN
- Flag
- Japan
- AIS ship type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 39,065
- Length overall
- 188 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 2008
JapanA 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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported arrival at Port HuenemeAuthority-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.
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 | 6,048 t | 1,933 t | 70 days | 263 kg |
| 2020 | 146 t | 46 t | 3 days | 490 kg |
| 2021 | 122 t | 39 t | 1 day | 440 kg |
| 2022 | 3,985 t | 1,262 t | 37 days | 325 kg |
Technical efficiency: EIV (20.3 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Jul 9, 2023, 16:14 UTC | SELA | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival(matched by call sign) | Jun 10, 2019, 04:50 UTC | WL | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Port Hueneme USNTD | Arrival | Nov 20, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Port Hueneme USNTD | Departure | Nov 20, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Charleston USCHS | Arrival | Nov 7, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Charleston USCHS | Departure | Nov 7, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| TURTLE RIVER, GA (INCLUDED IN BRUNSWICK HARBOR, GA) | Arrival | Nov 4, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| TURTLE RIVER, GA (INCLUDED IN BRUNSWICK HARBOR, GA) | Departure | Nov 4, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Galveston USGLS | Departure | Oct 26, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Galveston USGLS | Arrival | Oct 26, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| San Diego USSAN | Arrival | Jun 8, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| San Diego USSAN | Departure | Jun 8, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: May 26, 2008.
Source: Marine Department, HKSAR Government — DATA.GOV.HK. Licence: DATA.GOV.HK Terms and Conditions.
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 Southern Highway now?
- Southern Highway (Car carrier, Japan flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 24, 2026, 17:06 UTC, under way at 16.4 kn, near Tateyama (North Pacific Ocean). Seadar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was AUS MEL (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 24, 2026, 16:03 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is Southern Highway?
- Southern Highway is a car carrier sailing under the flag of Japan, built in 2008 by Shin Kurushima Dockyard. The vessel is 188 m long and has a gross tonnage of 39,065.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for Southern Highway?
- Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Southern Highway 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 Southern Highway. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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