What kind of ship is Grand Vega?

Grand Vega is a car carrier sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands, built in 2009 by Shinkurushima Toyohashi Shipbuilding. The vessel is 199.9 m long with a beam of 32.3 m and has a gross tonnage of 59,217.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Grand Vega?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Grand Vega 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 Grand Vega. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Grand Vega

Car carrier · Marshall Islands · built 2009 · AIS Class A

IMO9355252MMSI538012947Call signV7B3531Last AIS position Oct 1, 2026, 10:23 UTC

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In short

Grand Vega (Car carrier, Marshall Islands flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 10:23 UTC, under way at 6.5 kn, in the port of Santos. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its crew-entered AIS destination is BR PNG (Paranagua), with an ETA of Oct 1, 2026, 20:00 UTC; its reported draught is 8.6 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 09:42 UTC). It arrived there on Sep 30, 2026, 07:08 UTC.

Vessel type: Car carrier
Flag: Marshall Islands
Year built: 2009
Gross tonnage: 59,217
Size (length × beam): 200 m × 32 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Oct 1, 2026, 10:23 UTC

Position: 24.0014° S, 46.3346° W
Area: South Atlantic Ocean
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 6.5 kn
Course: 209°
Heading: 209°

24.0014° S, 46.3346° W

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Last 30 days: 1 port call (Santos).

Port calls are detected by Voydar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.

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Identity & particulars

Name: Grand Vega
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9355252
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 538012947
Call signWhat is a call sign?: V7B3531
Flag: Marshall Islands
Vessel type: Detailed type from EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissionsCar carrier
AIS ship type: Cargo
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 59,217
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q105765712. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.18,049 t
Length overall: 199.9 m
Beam: 32.3 m
Year built: 2009

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: Shinkurushima Toyohashi Shipbuilding
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

Timeline

Dated events for this ship from every source Voydar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.

Date	Event	Source
Sep 30, 2026, 07:08 UTC	Arrived at SantosAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 9, 2016	Reported departure from CARQUINEZ STRAIT, CAAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Sep 8, 2016	Reported arrival at CARQUINEZ STRAIT, CAAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Aug 29, 2016	Reported departure from 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	4,698 t	1,501 t	39 days	331 kg
2019	11,069 t	3,542 t	110 days	324 kg
2020	9,412 t	2,975 t	90 days	303 kg
2021	4,644 t	1,470 t	38 days	325 kg
2022	10,799 t	3,421 t	84 days	333 kg
2023	7,332 t	2,323 t	57 days	379 kg

Technical efficiency: EEXI (15.2 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 Voydar 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
Santos BRSSZ	Sep 30, 2026, 07:08 UTC	in port	—

Detected by Voydar 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
CARQUINEZ STRAIT, CA	Departure	Sep 9, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
CARQUINEZ STRAIT, CA	Arrival	Sep 8, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Hueneme USNTD	Departure	Aug 29, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Hueneme USNTD	Arrival	Aug 28, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Richmond USRCH	Departure	Aug 25, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Richmond USRCH	Arrival	Aug 24, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Vancouver USVAN	Departure	Aug 22, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Vancouver USVAN	Arrival	Aug 21, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tacoma USTIW	Departure	Aug 19, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tacoma USTIW	Arrival	Aug 19, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	Aug 31, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Arrival	Aug 31, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: April 22, 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 Grand Vega now?: Grand Vega (Car carrier, Marshall Islands flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 10:23 UTC, under way at 6.5 kn, in the port of Santos. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was BR PNG (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 09:42 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is Grand Vega?: Grand Vega is a car carrier sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands, built in 2009 by Shinkurushima Toyohashi Shipbuilding. The vessel is 199.9 m long with a beam of 32.3 m and has a gross tonnage of 59,217.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Grand Vega?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Grand Vega 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 Grand Vega. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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