Where is President Kennedy now?

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

What kind of ship is President Kennedy?

President Kennedy is a container ship, built in 1988 by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft. The vessel is 275 m long with a beam of 39.4 m and has a gross tonnage of 61,926.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for President Kennedy?

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

President Kennedy

Container ship · built 1988

IMO8616295No AIS position on record

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In short

President Kennedy (Container ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. It can carry up to 12 passengers (source: Wikidata).

Vessel type: Container ship
Flag: —
Year built: 1988
Gross tonnage: 61,926
Size (length × beam): 275 m × 39 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: President Kennedy
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 8616295
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Container ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 61,926
Net tonnage: 36,192
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q52332717. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.53,615 t
Length overall: 275 m
Beam: 39.4 m
Year built: 1988
Passengers (maximum): Source: Wikidata, record Q52332717. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.12

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

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

Operator: American President Lines(Former)
Source: Wikidata · 1988–2013 · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
HMM(Former)
Source: Wikidata · 2007–2009 · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder: Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
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 1, 2013	Former name: Ken	Wikidata
Jun 2, 2013	Reported arrival at ELIZABETH RIVER, VAAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Jun 2, 2013	Reported departure from ELIZABETH RIVER, VAAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
May 31, 2013	Reported arrival at SavannahAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
during 2009	Operator: American President Lines (previously HMM)	Voydar relationship-change derivation (derived by Voydar from Wikidata)
Sep 1, 2007	Former name: Hyundai Kennedy	Wikidata
during 2007	Operator: HMM (previously American President Lines)	Voydar relationship-change derivation (derived by Voydar from Wikidata)
Apr 1, 2003	Former name: APL Kennedy	Wikidata

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.

Former and other names

Names attested for this ship other than its current name.

Name	Evidence	Date	Source
Ken	Former name	Dec 1, 2013	Wikidata
Hyundai Kennedy	Former name	Sep 1, 2007	Wikidata
APL Kennedy	Former name	Apr 1, 2003	Wikidata

A sanctions list's date is the earliest date the list shows the name, not when the ship took it. A name on a list is shown as a former name only where AIS shows the ship using another name after that date; otherwise it is listed as a name the list uses. AIS name changes are dated when Voydar saw them.

Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0.

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
ELIZABETH RIVER, VA	Arrival	Jun 2, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
ELIZABETH RIVER, VA	Departure	Jun 2, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Savannah USSAV	Arrival	May 31, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Savannah USSAV	Departure	May 31, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Arrival	May 30, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Charleston USCHS	Departure	May 30, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
New York USNYC	Arrival	May 27, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
New York USNYC	Departure	May 27, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oakland USOAK	Departure	May 4, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oakland USOAK	Arrival	May 4, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Los Angeles USLAX	Departure	May 1, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Arrival	Apr 29, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: January 12, 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 President Kennedy now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for President Kennedy in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is President Kennedy?: President Kennedy is a container ship, built in 1988 by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft. The vessel is 275 m long with a beam of 39.4 m and has a gross tonnage of 61,926.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for President Kennedy?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for President Kennedy 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 President Kennedy. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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