MSC Aries
container ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- MSC Aries
- IMO number
- 9857169
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- container ship
- Gross tonnage
- 149,525
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 366 m
- Beam
- 51 m
- Year built
- 2020
- Builder
- HD Hyundai Heavy Industries
- Registered owner
- Zodiac Maritime Agencies
- Operator
- Mediterranean Shipping Company
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About MSC Aries
MSC Aries is a container ship built in 2020. The ship is Portuguese-registered and Madeira-flagged. On 13 April 2024, Iran seized MSC Aries, owned by Gortal Shipping and leased to Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), which Iran claimed was linked to Israel. The ship, with a crew of 25 people, was boarded by Iranian commandos in the Strait of Hormuz, within international waters off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, and taken to Iranian waters, effectively imprisoning the crew. The United States, United Kingdom, and Portugal (where the ship is registered) called for the ship's release immediately afterwards. On 3 May 2024, Iran released the crew, but retained control of the vessel.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,782 t | 885 t | 13 days | 763 kg |
| 2023 | 7,855 t | 2,507 t | 31 days | 747 kg |
Technical efficiency: EEXI (7.17 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 MSC Aries now?
- MSC Aries 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 MSC Aries?
- MSC Aries is a container ship, built in 2020 by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. The vessel is 366 m long with a beam of 51 m and has a gross tonnage of 149,525.
- Who owns MSC Aries?
- MSC Aries is registered to Zodiac Maritime Agencies and operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has MSC Aries been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for MSC Aries appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).