What kind of ship is William?

William is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of Portugal, built in 2009 by Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard. The vessel is 176.8 m long with a beam of 27.7 m and has a gross tonnage of 18,485.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for William?

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

William

Cargo ship · Portugal · built 2009 · AIS Class A

IMO9436068MMSI255806132Call signCQAC2Last AIS position Sep 20, 2026, 09:51 UTC

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In short

William (Cargo ship, Portugal flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 20, 2026, 09:51 UTC, under way at 14.3 kn, near Hong Kong (South China Sea). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.

Vessel type: Cargo ship
Flag: Portugal
Year built: 2009
Gross tonnage: 18,485
Size (length × beam): 177 m × 28 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Sep 20, 2026, 09:51 UTC

Position: 22.2533° N, 114.1146° E
Area: South China Sea
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 14.3 kn
Course: 158°
Heading: 156°

22.2533° N, 114.1146° E

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Voydar detected no port call in the last 30 days.

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: William
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9436068
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 255806132
Call signWhat is a call sign?: CQAC2
Flag: Portugal
Vessel type: Cargo ship
AIS ship type: Cargo
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 18,485
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q84261680. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.23,707 t
Length overall: 176.8 m
Beam: 27.7 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: Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard
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
Aug 23, 2026, 04:41 UTC	Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Aug 23, 2026, 04:41 UTC	Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Aug 5, 2026, 08:48 UTC	Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Aug 4, 2026, 05:47 UTC	Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Feb 22, 2026, 08:27 UTC	Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Feb 21, 2026, 23:22 UTC	Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)

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.

Incidents & investigations Authority-reported

Accident and incident reports by national investigation boards, and casualty warnings, that concern this ship. Each links to the original.

Occurred Mar 10, 2018衝突(単) · 貨物船運輸安全委員会船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)京浜港東京区第3区の青海コンテナふ頭A3岸壁東京木材投下泊地防波堤西灯台から真方位255°1.9海里付近
コンテナ船WILLIAM STRAIT衝突(ガントリークレーン)Report published Dec 20, 2018
コンテナ船WILLIAM STRAITは、離岸作業中、岸壁のガントリークレーンに衝突した。
Occurred Oct 29, 2017衝突(単) · 貨物船運輸安全委員会船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)京浜港横浜第3区の大黒ふ頭T9公共岸壁大黒防波堤東灯台から真方位094°1,570m付近
コンテナ船WILLIAM STRAIT衝突(ガントリークレーン)Report published May 31, 2018
コンテナ船WILLIAM STRAITは、離岸作業中、岸壁のガントリークレーンに衝突した。

Source: 運輸安全委員会船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports). 出典：運輸安全委員会「船舶事故等調査報告書」（https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/）。Seadar が項目を抽出・加工して作成 (Source: Japan Transport Safety Board marine accident reports; fields extracted and edited by Seadar). Licence: Public Data License 1.0 (公共データ利用規約第1.0版, PDL1.0; compatible with CC BY 4.0).

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.

Reported by authorities Authority-reported

Port	Record	Date (UTC)	Berth	Source
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Aug 23, 2026, 04:41 UTC	WESTERN ANCHORAGE NO.2	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Aug 4, 2026, 05:47 UTC	KWAICHUNG CONTR. BERTH NO. 10 (TERMINAL7)	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Feb 21, 2026, 23:22 UTC	KC7	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Jan 27, 2026, 03:02 UTC	SOUTH EAST LAMMA ANCHORAGE	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Nov 5, 2025, 05:30 UTC	SELA	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Oct 8, 2025, 23:21 UTC	URMA	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Sep 12, 2025, 02:23 UTC	KC4	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Aug 26, 2025, 01:07 UTC	KC6	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Aug 11, 2025, 06:27 UTC	KC7	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Jul 25, 2025, 16:30 UTC	KC10	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Jul 7, 2025, 04:41 UTC	KC6	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Jun 5, 2025, 20:57 UTC	SWLA	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: March 19, 2019.

Source: Marine Department, HKSAR Government — DATA.GOV.HK. Licence: DATA.GOV.HK Terms and Conditions.

Frequently asked questions

Where is William now?: William (Cargo ship, Portugal flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 20, 2026, 09:51 UTC, under way at 14.3 kn, near Hong Kong (South China Sea). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.
What kind of ship is William?: William is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of Portugal, built in 2009 by Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard. The vessel is 176.8 m long with a beam of 27.7 m and has a gross tonnage of 18,485.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for William?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for William 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 William. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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