QUEEN OF NEW WEST

Identity & particulars

Name

QUEEN OF NEW WEST

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

6413663

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

316001255

Call signWhat is a call sign?

VDQQ

Flag

Canada

Vessel type

Passenger ship

AIS ship type

Passenger

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

8,785

Net tonnage

Transport CanadaSource: Transport Canada — Canadian Register of Large Vessels (open data), record 322953. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0.6,954

Length overall

130 m

Beam

24 m

Year built

1964

Passengers (maximum)

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q6719953. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.1,332

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.

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.

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 Voydar detected from the ship's AIS positions, and arrivals and departures published by port authorities and customs records.

About QUEEN OF NEW WEST

MV Queen of New Westminster is a Canadian roll-on/roll-off V-class passenger ferry operated by BC Ferries. The ship was built at Victoria Machinery Depot in Victoria, British Columbia, with the vessel's keel being laid down on May 31, 1963, and launched on July 31, 1964. The ferry entered service in 1964. In 1973 Queen of New Westminster underwent the first major refit at Burrard Dry Dock of the ferry's career. The vessel underwent further refits in 1991 and in 2007 to 2009, the latter extending the ship's service life for a further fifteen years. Queen of New Westminster is the oldest ship in service with BC Ferries.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is QUEEN OF NEW WEST now?

QUEEN OF NEW WEST (Passenger ship, Canada flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 6, 2026, 12:03 UTC, moored, in the port of Thawwassen. The crew-entered destination was TSA-SWB (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 12:04 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.

What kind of ship is QUEEN OF NEW WEST?

QUEEN OF NEW WEST is a passenger ship sailing under the flag of Canada, built in 1964 by Victoria Machinery Depot. The vessel is 130 m long with a beam of 24 m and has a gross tonnage of 8,785.

Who is recorded as the owner or manager of QUEEN OF NEW WEST?

BC Ferries is recorded as Registered owner for QUEEN OF NEW WEST (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for QUEEN OF NEW WEST?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for QUEEN OF NEW WEST from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for QUEEN OF NEW WEST. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.