Balam
Cargo ship · Bolivia · built 1990 · AIS Class A
In short
Balam (Cargo ship, Bolivia flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 7.8 kn, in the Caribbean Sea. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its crew-entered AIS destination is CUSCU, with an ETA of Oct 4, 2026, 04:00 UTC; its reported draught is 3.6 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 19:37 UTC).
Current voyage: from Bajos de Haina (departed Oct 1, 2026, 18:31 UTC) to CUSCU
- Vessel type
- Cargo ship
- Flag
- Bolivia
- Year built
- 1990
- Gross tonnage
- 2,762
- Size (length × beam)
- 92 m × 16 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 18.1929° N, 70.1181° W
- Area
- Caribbean Sea
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 7.8 kn
- Course
- 239°
- Heading
- 239°
Last 30 days: 1 port call (Bajos de Haina).
Port calls are detected by Voydar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.
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- Name
- Balam
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 8813025
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 720052000
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- CPB3111
- Flag
- Bolivia
- Vessel type
- Cargo ship
- AIS ship type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 2,762
- Deadweight (DWT)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q115271769. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.3,061 t
- Length overall
- 91.5 m
- Beam
- 16.2 m
- Year built
- 1990
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.
- Builder
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Left Bajos de HainaAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at Bajos de HainaAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Reported departure from JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FLAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FLAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FLAuthority-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.
Detected from AIS AIS-detected
| Port | Arrived | Departed | Time in port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bajos de Haina DOINA | Sep 27, 2026, 20:02 UTC | Oct 1, 2026, 18:31 UTC | 3 d 22 h |
Detected by Voydar when the ship's AIS positions stayed slow inside a harbour area. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown. Depends on AIS reception; detection started on June 8, 2026.
Reported by authorities Authority-reported
| Port | Record | Date (UTC) | Berth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL | Departure | Dec 31, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL | Arrival | Dec 31, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL | Departure | Dec 16, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL | Arrival | Dec 15, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL | Departure | Dec 6, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL | Arrival | Dec 6, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL | Departure | Nov 20, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL | Arrival | Nov 19, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL | Departure | Nov 4, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL | Arrival | Nov 4, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL | Departure | Oct 21, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL | Arrival | Oct 20, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: January 11, 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 Balam now?
- Balam (Cargo ship, Bolivia flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 20:21 UTC, under way at 7.8 kn, in the Caribbean Sea. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was CUSCU (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 19:37 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is Balam?
- Balam is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of Bolivia, built in 1990 by Orskov Yard. The vessel is 91.5 m long with a beam of 16.2 m and has a gross tonnage of 2,762.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Balam?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Balam from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Balam. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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