Grande Benin
Ro-ro ship · Italy · built 2009 · AIS Class A
In short
Grande Benin (Ro-ro ship, Italy flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 16.8 kn, in the English Channel. Its crew-entered AIS destination is FRLEH>>PTLEI, with an ETA of Oct 3, 2026, 16:00 UTC; its reported draught is 9.5 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 14:43 UTC). ISM manager: Grimaldi Deep Sea S.p.A (source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions, reporting years 2024–2025).
Current voyage: from Le Havre (departed Sep 29, 2026, 22:21 UTC) to FRLEH>>PTLEI
- Vessel type
- Ro-ro ship
- Flag
- Italy
- Year built
- 2009
- Gross tonnage
- 47,120
- Size (length × beam)
- 211 m × 32 m
- ISM manager
- Grimaldi Deep Sea S.p.A
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 49.8295° N, 1.1175° W
- Area
- English Channel
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 16.8 kn
- Course
- 296°
- Heading
- 297°
Last 30 days: 2 port calls (Le Havre).
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
- Grande Benin
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9343170
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 247275400
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- ICEX
- Flag
- Italy
- Vessel type
- Ro-ro ship
- AIS ship type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 47,120
- Deadweight (DWT)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q83626305. Added to Seadar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.26,097 t
- Length overall
- 210.9 m
- Beam
- 32.3 m
- Year built
- 2009
ItalyA 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.
- Operator
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- 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 Seadar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Left Le HavreAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at Le HavreAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left Le HavreAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at Le HavreAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left KalloAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at KalloAIS-detected | Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Port State Control inspection at TEXAS CITY, Texas | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Houston, Texas | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Houston, Texas | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Jacksonville, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at STATEN ISLAND, New York | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Portsmouth, Virginia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Baltimore, Maryland | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Baltimore, Maryland | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Jacksonville, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at TEXAS CITY, Texas | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Reported departure from New YorkAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at New YorkAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from BaltimoreAuthority-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 5, 2022 | Vessel InspectionPSC | TEXAS CITY, Texas | clean |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Vessel Inspection | Houston, Texas | clean |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Boarding | Houston, Texas | clean |
| Jul 12, 2020 | Vessel Operational Control | Jacksonville, Florida | clean |
| May 29, 2020 | Vessel InspectionPSC | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| May 25, 2020 | Boarding | Portsmouth, Virginia | clean |
| May 22, 2020 | Vessel Inspection | Baltimore, Maryland | clean |
| May 20, 2020 | Vessel Inspection | Baltimore, Maryland | clean |
| Mar 26, 2019 | Boarding | Jacksonville, Florida | clean |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Vessel InspectionPSC | TEXAS CITY, Texas | clean |
| Dec 20, 2015 | Vessel Inspection | Jacksonville, Florida | clean |
| Dec 17, 2015 | Vessel Inspection | TEXAS CITY, Texas | clean |
| Oct 26, 2015 | Vessel Inspection | Baltimore, Maryland | clean |
| Aug 24, 2015 | Vessel Inspection | Savannah, Georgia | clean |
| May 8, 2015 | Boarding | Savannah, Georgia | clean |
| Nov 4, 2014 | Vessel Inspection | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| Oct 27, 2014 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Jacksonville, Florida | clean |
| Oct 27, 2014 | Boarding | Jacksonville, Florida | clean |
| Feb 18, 2011 | Vessel InspectionPSC | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| Dec 30, 2010 | Vessel Operational Control | STATEN ISLAND, New York | 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.
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 | 29,638 t | 9,472 t | 166 days | 456 kg |
| 2019 | 17,758 t | 5,674 t | 107 days | 419 kg |
| 2020 | 12,331 t | 3,935 t | 76 days | 302 kg |
| 2021 | 18,539 t | 5,922 t | 110 days | 429 kg |
| 2022 | 13,672 t | 4,366 t | 97 days | 411 kg |
| 2023 | 18,160 t | 5,799 t | 103 days | 480 kg |
| 2024 | 13,999 t | 4,455 t | 94 days | 426 kg |
| 2025 | 19,756 t | 6,297 t | 138 days | 408 kg |
Technical efficiency: EIV (7.56 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.
Detected from AIS AIS-detected
| Port | Arrived | Departed | Time in port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Havre FRLEH | Sep 28, 2026, 23:14 UTC | Sep 29, 2026, 22:21 UTC | 23 h 7 min |
| Le Havre FRLEH | Sep 22, 2026, 19:21 UTC | Sep 23, 2026, 14:43 UTC | 19 h 23 min |
| Kallo BEKOU | Jun 10, 2026, 02:18 UTC | Jun 14, 2026, 17:56 UTC | 4 d 15 h |
Detected by Seadar 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.
Reported by authorities Authority-reported
| Port | Record | Date (UTC) | Berth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York USNYC | Departure | Dec 30, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| New York USNYC | Arrival | Dec 29, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Baltimore USBAL | Departure | Dec 26, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Savannah USSAV | Departure | Dec 22, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Savannah USSAV | Arrival | Dec 22, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Baltimore USBAL | Arrival | Dec 22, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL | Departure | Dec 21, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL | Arrival | Dec 20, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Galveston USGLS | Departure | Dec 16, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Galveston USGLS | Arrival | Dec 16, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL | Departure | Dec 12, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL | Arrival | Dec 11, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: July 2, 2010.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.
Behaviour at sea Seadar-derived
Patterns Seadar derived from this ship's AIS broadcasts. They are inferences, not reports: each one shows how it was computed and how confident we are, and none of them says why a ship behaved this way.
| When | What we observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026, 02:25 UTC | Draught change Reported draught went from 9.3 m to 8.7 m after leaving Le Havre. Seadar infers the ship probably discharged cargo. Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1 | Medium (55%) |
Source: AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. AIS data: AISstream.io. Licence: none published.
Derived from AIS positions of feeds whose terms allow display on Seadar. Coverage is terrestrial: gaps are reported only where our receivers kept hearing other ships. Detections below medium confidence are not shown.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Grande Benin now?
- Grande Benin (Ro-ro ship, Italy flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 15:41 UTC, under way at 16.8 kn, in the English Channel. The crew-entered destination was FRLEH>>PTLEI (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 14:43 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is Grande Benin?
- Grande Benin is a ro-ro ship sailing under the flag of Italy, built in 2009 by Uljanik. The vessel is 210.9 m long with a beam of 32.3 m and has a gross tonnage of 47,120.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Grande Benin?
- Grimaldi Deep Sea S.p.A is recorded as ISM manager for Grande Benin (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 Seadar hold for Grande Benin?
- Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Grande Benin 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. Grande Benin has 27 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.
Sister ships
Likely sister ships: built by Uljanik, same type, gross tonnage within 2.5% and length within 1.5% of this ship's.
- Grande AngolaIMO 9343156Ro-ro ship · built 2008 · 47,115 GT
- Grande CameroonIMO 9377482Ro-ro ship · built 2010 · 47,218 GT
Neighbouring IMO numbers
IMO numbers are issued in sequence. These are the nearest numbers below and above this ship's that have a full Seadar profile.
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