A Whale
ore-bulk-oil carrier
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- A Whale
- IMO number
- 9424209
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ore-bulk-oil carrier
- Gross tonnage
- 169,919
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 399.8 m
- Beam
- 60 m
- Year built
- 2010
- Builder
- HD Hyundai Heavy Industries
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About A Whale
Cosmo Ace, formerly A Whale and Madison Orca, is a Liberian-flagged ore-oil carrier built in 2010 by Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan, South Korea for TMT Co. Ltd. (formerly Taiwan Maritime Transport Co. Ltd.) from the Republic of China (Taiwan). She has seven other sister ships in the fleet, built in 2010-2011 and named in succession: B Whale, C Whale etc., to H Whale.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17,645 t | 5,656 t | 73 days | 917 kg |
Technical efficiency: EIV (3.83 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 A Whale now?
- A Whale 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 A Whale?
- A Whale is a ore-bulk-oil carrier, built in 2010 by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. The vessel is 399.8 m long with a beam of 60 m and has a gross tonnage of 169,919.
- Has A Whale been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for A Whale appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).