Where is African Highway now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for African Highway in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is African Highway?

African Highway is a car carrier, built in 1982 by Shin Kurushima Dockyard. The vessel is 154 m long with a beam of 27 m and has a gross tonnage of 23,850.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for African Highway?

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

African Highway

Car carrier · built 1982

IMO8100985No AIS position on record

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In short

African Highway (Car carrier) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type: Car carrier
Flag: —
Year built: 1982
Gross tonnage: 23,850
Size (length × beam): 154 m × 27 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: African Highway
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 8100985
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Car carrier
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 23,850
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q115572387. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.9,190 t
Length overall: 154 m
Beam: 27 m
Year built: 1982

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

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Builder: Shin Kurushima Dockyard
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
Oct 12, 2006	Reported departure from CharlestonAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oct 11, 2006	Reported arrival at CharlestonAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oct 10, 2006	Reported departure from BaltimoreAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

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.

Reported by authorities Authority-reported

Port	Record	Date (UTC)	Berth	Source
Charleston USCHS	Departure	Oct 12, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Arrival	Oct 11, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Baltimore USBAL	Departure	Oct 10, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Baltimore USBAL	Arrival	Oct 9, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Baltimore USBAL	Departure	Sep 16, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Baltimore USBAL	Arrival	Sep 16, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Departure	Sep 14, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Arrival	Sep 14, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL	Departure	Sep 12, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL	Arrival	Sep 11, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Departure	Aug 17, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Arrival	Aug 17, 2006(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: December 24, 2002.

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.

Frequently asked questions

Where is African Highway now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for African Highway in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is African Highway?: African Highway is a car carrier, built in 1982 by Shin Kurushima Dockyard. The vessel is 154 m long with a beam of 27 m and has a gross tonnage of 23,850.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for African Highway?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for African Highway 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 African Highway. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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