What kind of ship is Heung A Akita?

Heung A Akita is a container ship sailing under the flag of South Korea, built in 2015. The vessel is 141 m long with a beam of 25 m and has a gross tonnage of 9,960.

Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Heung A Akita?

흥아라인 주식회사 is recorded as Registered owner for Heung A Akita (source: 해양수산부 국제선박등록정보 (Korean International Ship Register)). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.

What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for Heung A Akita?

Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Heung A Akita 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 Heung A Akita. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Heung A Akita

Container ship · South Korea · built 2015 · AIS Class A

IMO9693953MMSI441925000Call signD7MTLast AIS position Sep 24, 2026, 06:27 UTC

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In short

Heung A Akita (Container ship, South Korea flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 24, 2026, 06:27 UTC, under way at 13.7 kn, in the Sea of Japan. 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 JPMAI (Maizuru); its reported draught is 7.8 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 24, 2026, 05:32 UTC). Registered owner: 흥아라인 주식회사 (source: 해양수산부 국제선박등록정보 (Korean International Ship Register)).

Vessel type: Container ship
Flag: South Korea
Year built: 2015
Gross tonnage: 9,960
Size (length × beam): 141 m × 25 m
Registered owner: 흥아라인 주식회사

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Last reported position

received Sep 24, 2026, 06:27 UTC

Position: 39.7149° N, 139.9074° E
Area: Sea of Japan
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 13.7 kn
Course: 222°
Heading: 222°

39.7149° N, 139.9074° 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: Heung A Akita
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9693953
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 441925000
Call signWhat is a call sign?: D7MT
Flag: South Korea
Vessel type: Container ship
AIS ship type: Cargo
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 9,960
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q117110847. Added to Seadar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.12,447 t
Length overall: 141 m
Beam: 25 m
Year built: 2015

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.

Registered owner: 흥아라인 주식회사(not linked to a company record)
Source: 해양수산부 국제선박등록정보 (Korean International Ship Register) · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Sep 29, 2026
Builder: 대선조선(주)(not linked to a company record)
Source: 해양수산부 국제선박등록정보 (Korean International Ship Register) · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Sep 29, 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
Jan 31, 2025, 14:24 UTC	Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Jan 31, 2025, 07:38 UTC	Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Jan 27, 2025, 01:58 UTC	Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Jan 26, 2025, 17:21 UTC	Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Jan 15, 2025, 22:54 UTC	Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Jan 15, 2025, 15:08 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.

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
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Jan 31, 2025, 07:38 UTC	WL	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Jan 26, 2025, 17:21 UTC	KC11	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Jan 15, 2025, 15:08 UTC	KC14	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Jan 10, 2025, 20:10 UTC	KC14	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Dec 28, 2024, 17:04 UTC	WL	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Dec 23, 2024, 18:10 UTC	KC12	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Dec 9, 2024, 23:35 UTC	WL	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Dec 5, 2024, 07:16 UTC	PT	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Nov 21, 2024, 13:06 UTC	KC11	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Nov 14, 2024, 16:08 UTC	KC13	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Nov 3, 2024, 06:36 UTC	WL	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Oct 29, 2024, 09:55 UTC	PT	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: September 21, 2019.

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

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 23, 2026, 04:28 UTC	Loitering Stayed within 9.8 km for 14 h 4 min (drifting), 19 km from the nearest port and outside known anchorages. Method seadar.behaviour.loitering v1	Medium (50%)

When

What we observed

Confidence

Sep 23, 2026, 04:28 UTC

Loitering

Stayed within 9.8 km for 14 h 4 min (drifting), 19 km from the nearest port and outside known anchorages.

Method seadar.behaviour.loitering v1

Medium (50%)

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Heung A Akita now?: Heung A Akita (Container ship, South Korea flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 24, 2026, 06:27 UTC, under way at 13.7 kn, in the Sea of Japan. Seadar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was JPMAI (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 24, 2026, 05:32 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is Heung A Akita?: Heung A Akita is a container ship sailing under the flag of South Korea, built in 2015. The vessel is 141 m long with a beam of 25 m and has a gross tonnage of 9,960.
Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Heung A Akita?: 흥아라인 주식회사 is recorded as Registered owner for Heung A Akita (source: 해양수산부 국제선박등록정보 (Korean International Ship Register)). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for Heung A Akita?: Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Heung A Akita 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 Heung A Akita. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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