MV Ascension
Container ship · built 1993
In short
MV Ascension (Container ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.
- Vessel type
- Container ship
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 1993
- Gross tonnage
- 3,972
- Size (length × beam)
- 98 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.
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- Name
- MV Ascension
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 8912857
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- Container ship
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 3,972
- Length overall
- 97.8 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1993
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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reported departure from CANAVERAL HARBOR, FLAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from ELIZABETH RIVER, VAAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at WilmingtonAuthority-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANAVERAL HARBOR, FL | Departure | Jul 3, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| ELIZABETH RIVER, VA | Departure | Jun 22, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Wilmington USILM | Arrival | May 29, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX) | Departure | Apr 4, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| CANAVERAL HARBOR, FL | Arrival | Mar 1, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| CANAVERAL HARBOR, FL | Departure | Jan 26, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| CANAVERAL HARBOR, FL | Arrival | Jan 26, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| ELIZABETH RIVER, VA | Departure | Jan 22, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| ELIZABETH RIVER, VA | Arrival | Jan 22, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| ELIZABETH RIVER, VA | Departure | Jan 2, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| ELIZABETH RIVER, VA | Arrival | Jan 1, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Wilmington USILM | Departure | Dec 30, 2011(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: January 2, 2002.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.
About MV Ascension
MV Ascension is an American-flagged general cargo and container ship with a capacity of 4,152 tonnes deadweight (DWT). Built in 1993, the ship was originally a Russian timber carrier. She was bought by Sealift Incorporated in 1998 and was providing a cargo liner service between Cape Canaveral, Florida and Ascension Island until 2012.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is MV Ascension now?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for MV Ascension 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 Ascension?
- MV Ascension is a container ship, built in 1993. The vessel is 97.8 m long and has a gross tonnage of 3,972.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MV Ascension?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MV Ascension 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 Ascension. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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