Where is MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett?

MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett is a bulk carrier, built in 1984 by Samsung Heavy Industries. The vessel is 210 m long and has a gross tonnage of 29,226.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett 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 MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett

Bulk carrier · built 1984

IMO8313661No AIS position on record

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In short

MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett (Bulk carrier) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type: Bulk carrier
Flag: —
Year built: 1984
Gross tonnage: 29,226
Size (length × beam): 210 m
Registered owner: —

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Identity & particulars

Name: MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 8313661
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Bulk carrier
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 29,226
Length overall: 210 m
Beam: —
Year built: 1984

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Ownership & management

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Operator: United States Navy
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder: Samsung Heavy Industries
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
Dec 30, 2015	Reported departure from HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)Authority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Nov 29, 2015	Reported arrival at HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)Authority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Nov 4, 2015	Reported departure from New OrleansAuthority-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

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Reported by authorities Authority-reported

Port	Record	Date (UTC)	Berth	Source
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	Dec 30, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Arrival	Nov 29, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
New Orleans USMSY	Departure	Nov 4, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
ORANGE, TX (SABINE RIVER) (PART OF WATERWAY)	Arrival	Jul 25, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	May 3, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
ORANGE, TX (SABINE RIVER) (PART OF WATERWAY)	Arrival	Mar 30, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	Jan 12, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Arrival	Aug 28, 2014(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Departure	Aug 23, 2014(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Arrival	Aug 22, 2014(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Corpus Christi USCRP	Departure	May 15, 2014(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Corpus Christi USCRP	Arrival	May 5, 2014(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: May 28, 2002.

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

About MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett

MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett (T-AK-4296) was a container ship and lead ship of her class. Originally named TNT Express, she was built by Samsung Heavy Industries in Koje, South Korea in 1984. She was named after United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient Captain Steven L. Bennett. The ship was a Logistics Prepositioning Ship sponsored by the U.S. Air Force. The ship returned to commercial service after the MSC contract ended in October 2012.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett?: MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett is a bulk carrier, built in 1984 by Samsung Heavy Industries. The vessel is 210 m long and has a gross tonnage of 29,226.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett 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 MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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