What kind of ship is Castor Leader?

Castor Leader is a car carrier sailing under the flag of Panama, built in 2015 by Imabari Shipbuilding. The vessel is 199 m long with a beam of 32.3 m and has a gross tonnage of 70,048.

What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for Castor Leader?

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

Castor Leader

Car carrier · Panama · built 2015 · AIS Class A

IMO9713894MMSI356219000Call sign3ELT9Last AIS position Sep 26, 2026, 18:19 UTC

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In short

Castor Leader (Car carrier, Panama flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 26, 2026, 18:19 UTC, under way at 18.2 kn, in the North Atlantic Ocean. 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 CLSAI (San Antonio), with an ETA of Oct 15, 2026, 19:00 UTC; its reported draught is 9.6 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 26, 2026, 17:12 UTC).

Current voyage: from Vigo (departed Sep 24, 2026, 12:56 UTC) to CLSAI (San Antonio)

Vessel type: Car carrier
Flag: Panama
Year built: 2015
Gross tonnage: 70,048
Size (length × beam): 199 m × 32 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Sep 26, 2026, 18:19 UTC

Position: 27.2216° N, 16.7498° W
Area: North Atlantic Ocean
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 18.2 kn
Course: 207°
Heading: 207°

27.2216° N, 16.7498° W

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Last 30 days: 1 port call (Vigo).

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: Castor Leader
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9713894
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 356219000
Call signWhat is a call sign?: 3ELT9
Flag: Panama
Vessel type: Car carrier
AIS ship type: Cargo
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 70,048
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q52380900. Added to Seadar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.21,186 t
Length overall: 199 m
Beam: 32.3 m
Year built: 2015

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Ownership & management

Each line shows where the fact comes from. Links backed by an identifier point to the company page.

Builder: Imabari Shipbuilding
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 24, 2026, 12:56 UTC	Left VigoAIS-detected	Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 23, 2026, 17:21 UTC	Arrived at VigoAIS-detected	Seadar port-call detector (AIS geofence)

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	10,095 t	3,230 t	90 days	311 kg
2019	3,743 t	1,196 t	35 days	296 kg
2020	2,878 t	908 t	29 days	335 kg

Technical efficiency: EIV (14.36 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.

Detected from AIS AIS-detected

Port	Arrived	Departed	Time in port
Vigo ESVGO	Sep 23, 2026, 17:21 UTC	Sep 24, 2026, 12:56 UTC	19 h 35 min

Detected by Seadar 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.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Castor Leader now?: Castor Leader (Car carrier, Panama flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 26, 2026, 18:19 UTC, under way at 18.2 kn, in the North Atlantic Ocean. Seadar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was CLSAI (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 26, 2026, 17:12 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is Castor Leader?: Castor Leader is a car carrier sailing under the flag of Panama, built in 2015 by Imabari Shipbuilding. The vessel is 199 m long with a beam of 32.3 m and has a gross tonnage of 70,048.
What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for Castor Leader?: Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Castor Leader 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 Castor Leader. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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