What kind of ship is ORIENTAL ARK?

ORIENTAL ARK is a bulk carrier sailing under the flag of Liberia, 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.

What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for ORIENTAL ARK?

Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for ORIENTAL ARK 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 ORIENTAL ARK. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

ORIENTAL ARK

Bulk carrier · Liberia · built 2010 · AIS Class A

IMO9424209MMSI636014465Call signA8UA7Last AIS position Sep 29, 2026, 12:02 UTC

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In short

ORIENTAL ARK (Bulk carrier, Liberia flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 29, 2026, 12:02 UTC, under way at 12.4 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. Its crew-entered AIS destination is TW KHH (Kaohsiung); its reported draught is 14.2 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 29, 2026, 11:19 UTC).

Vessel type: Bulk carrier
Flag: Liberia
Year built: 2010
Gross tonnage: 169,919
Size (length × beam): 400 m × 60 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Sep 29, 2026, 12:02 UTC

Position: 24.6693° N, 120.362° E
Area: East China Sea
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 12.4 kn
Course: 208°
Heading: 205°

24.6693° N, 120.362° E

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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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Identity & particulars

Name: ORIENTAL ARK
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9424209
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 636014465
Call signWhat is a call sign?: A8UA7
Flag: Liberia
Vessel type: Bulk carrier
AIS ship type: Tanker
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 169,919
Length overall: 399.8 m
Beam: 60 m
Year built: 2010

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Ownership & management

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Builder: HD Hyundai Heavy Industries
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
Sep 10, 2015	Reported departure from Long BeachAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Sep 4, 2015	Reported departure from Long BeachAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Aug 18, 2015	Reported arrival at Long BeachAuthority-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
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.

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
Long Beach USLGB	Departure	Sep 10, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Departure	Sep 4, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Arrival	Aug 18, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PORT OF PLAQUEMINES, LA	Departure	Aug 11, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PORT OF PLAQUEMINES, LA	Arrival	Jul 25, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PORT OF PLAQUEMINES, LA	Departure	Jul 23, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PORT OF PLAQUEMINES, LA	Arrival	Jul 18, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
ELIZABETH RIVER, VA	Departure	Jun 24, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
ELIZABETH RIVER, VA	Arrival	Jun 24, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: June 24, 2010.

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.

About ORIENTAL ARK

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.

Frequently asked questions

Where is ORIENTAL ARK now?: ORIENTAL ARK (Bulk carrier, Liberia flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 29, 2026, 12:02 UTC, under way at 12.4 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. The crew-entered destination was TW KHH (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 29, 2026, 11:19 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is ORIENTAL ARK?: ORIENTAL ARK is a bulk carrier sailing under the flag of Liberia, 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.
What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for ORIENTAL ARK?: Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for ORIENTAL ARK 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 ORIENTAL ARK. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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