MSC NEDERLAND III
Container ship · Panama · built 1992 · AIS Class A
In short
MSC NEDERLAND III (Container ship, Panama flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 18.3 kn, in the North Atlantic Ocean. 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 CAMTR (Montreal), with an ETA of Oct 12, 2026, 15:00 UTC; its reported draught is 10.6 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 5, 2026, 14:43 UTC). ISM manager: MSC Shipmanagement Ltd (source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions, reporting years 2024–2025).
Current voyage: from Doel (departed Oct 4, 2026, 09:29 UTC) to CAMTR (Montreal)
- Vessel type
- Container ship
- Flag
- Panama
- Year built
- 1992
- Gross tonnage
- 37,071
- Size (length × beam)
- 237 m
- ISM manager
- MSC Shipmanagement Ltd
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 49.7417° N, 8.3041° W
- Area
- North Atlantic Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 18.3 kn
- Course
- 281°
- Heading
- 282°
Last 30 days: 3 port calls (Doel and Brest).
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
- MSC NEDERLAND III
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 8918954
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 355254000
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- HPMR
- Flag
- Panama
- Vessel type
- Detailed type from WikidataContainer ship
- AIS ship type
- Reserved
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 37,071
- Length overall
- 237 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1992
PanamaA 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
- ISM manager
- Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting years 2024–2025 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Oct 5, 2026
- 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 DoelAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at DoelAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left BrestAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at BrestAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left DoelAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at DoelAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Reported departure from OaklandAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at OaklandAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Port State Control inspection at San Pedro, California | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Reported departure from Long BeachAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Port State Control inspection at New Orleans, Louisiana | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at TEXAS CITY, Texas | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at New Orleans, Louisiana | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Houston, Texas | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at New Orleans, Louisiana | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Houston, Texas | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at New Orleans, Louisiana | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Houston, Texas | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections |
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.
Incidents & investigations Authority-reported
Accident and incident reports by national investigation boards, and casualty warnings, that concern this ship. Each links to the original.
- Occurred Oct 29, 2011ACC · Cargo, GeneralNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)Houston Ship Channel, Bayport, TX, USA
MSC Nederland / Elka Apollon, Houston Ship Channel, Bayport, TX, USA (NTSB DCA12FM002)Report published Sep 25, 2012
The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the collision between the Elka Apollon and the MSC Nederland was the failure of the pilot conning the Elka Apollon to appropriately respond to changes in bank effect forces as the vessel transited the Bayport flare, causing the vessel to sheer across the channel and into the MSC Nederland. Contributing to the accident w
Source: NTSB marine investigations (CAROL). Courtesy: National Transportation Safety Board. Licence: US Government work (17 U.S.C. §105), public domain.
Safety & inspections
| Date | Type | Port | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2015 | Vessel InspectionPSC | San Pedro, California | clean |
| Mar 18, 2012 | Vessel InspectionPSC | New Orleans, Louisiana | clean |
| Jan 27, 2012 | Boarding | TEXAS CITY, Texas | clean |
| Jan 10, 2012 | Vessel Inspection | New Orleans, Louisiana | clean |
| Jan 8, 2012 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Houston, Texas | clean |
| Dec 14, 2011 | Vessel Inspection | New Orleans, Louisiana | clean |
| Oct 29, 2011 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Houston, Texas | clean |
| Oct 29, 2011 | Incident Investigation | WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | clean |
| Sep 7, 2011 | Vessel Inspection | New Orleans, Louisiana | clean |
| Feb 17, 2011 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Houston, Texas | clean |
| Feb 17, 2011 | Boarding | TEXAS CITY, Texas | clean |
| Sep 4, 2005 | Vessel Operational Control | San Pedro, California | clean |
| Sep 3, 2005 | Vessel InspectionPSC | San Pedro, California | clean |
| Jul 26, 2005 | Boarding | San Pedro, California | clean |
| Jul 25, 2005 | Vessel Operational Control | San Pedro, California | clean |
| Jun 22, 2005 | Vessel Operational Control | San Pedro, California | clean |
| May 18, 2005 | Vessel InspectionPSC | San Pedro, California | clean |
| Jan 19, 2005 | Vessel Operational Control | San Pedro, California | clean |
| Oct 27, 2004 | Vessel InspectionPSC | San Pedro, California | clean |
| Jul 9, 2004 | Vessel InspectionPSC | San Pedro, California | clean |
Source: U.S. Coast Guard Port State Information Exchange (PSIX) — public domain. Covers inspections recorded in U.S. waters. Free on Voydar; the incumbents charge for this.
Emissions & fuel consumption
Independently verified annual figures reported under the EU MRV regulation — public environmental data the incumbents don't surface.
| Year | CO₂ emitted | Fuel burned | Time at sea | CO₂ / n mile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 33,764 t | 10,697 t | 234 days | 459 kg |
| 2019 | 36,593 t | 11,537 t | 225 days | 486 kg |
| 2020 | 34,699 t | 10,908 t | 186 days | 513 kg |
| 2021 | 33,264 t | 10,450 t | 192 days | 516 kg |
| 2022 | 29,162 t | 9,132 t | 195 days | 460 kg |
| 2023 | 26,473 t | 8,359 t | 192 days | 416 kg |
| 2024 | 23,955 t | 7,606 t | 156 days | 470 kg |
| 2025 | 17,706 t | 5,615 t | 118 days | 495 kg |
Technical efficiency: EEXI (12.87 gCO₂/t·nm). Source: European Commission / EMSA THETIS-MRV (EU Regulation 2015/757). Covers voyages to, from and within the EU/EEA.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doel BEDEL | Oct 3, 2026, 06:19 UTC | Oct 4, 2026, 09:29 UTC | 27 h 10 min |
| Brest FRBES | Sep 29, 2026, 03:04 UTC | Sep 30, 2026, 09:09 UTC | 30 h 5 min |
| Doel BEDEL | Sep 26, 2026, 02:48 UTC | Sep 27, 2026, 05:53 UTC | 27 h 5 min |
| Doel BEDEL | Jul 29, 2026, 15:54 UTC | Sep 22, 2026, 19:20 UTC | 55 d 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland USOAK | Departure | Aug 16, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Oakland USOAK | Arrival | Aug 15, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Long Beach USLGB | Departure | Aug 11, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Long Beach USLGB | Arrival | Aug 11, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| New Orleans USMSY | Departure | Aug 27, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| New Orleans USMSY | Arrival | Aug 27, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX) | Departure | Aug 24, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX) | Arrival | Aug 24, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| New Orleans USMSY | Departure | Jun 29, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| New Orleans USMSY | Arrival | Jun 29, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX) | Departure | Jun 27, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX) | Arrival | Jun 27, 2012(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.
Behaviour at sea Voydar-derived
Patterns Voydar derived from this ship's AIS broadcasts. They are inferences, not reports: each one shows how it was computed and how confident we are, and none of them says why a ship behaved this way.
| When | What we observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026, 07:45 UTC | Draught change Reported draught went from 9.7 m to 10.6 m while in port at Doel. Voydar infers the ship probably loaded cargo. Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1 | Medium (65%) |
| Sep 27, 2026, 03:55 UTC | Draught change Reported draught went from 10.8 m to 8 m while in port at Doel. Voydar infers the ship probably discharged cargo. Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1 | High (75%) |
Source: AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. AIS data: AISstream.io. Licence: none published.
Derived from AIS positions of feeds whose terms allow display on Voydar. Coverage is terrestrial: gaps are reported only where our receivers kept hearing other ships. Detections below medium confidence are not shown.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is MSC NEDERLAND III now?
- MSC NEDERLAND III (Container ship, Panama flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 5, 2026, 14:56 UTC, under way at 18.3 kn, in the North Atlantic Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was CAMTR (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 5, 2026, 14:43 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is MSC NEDERLAND III?
- MSC NEDERLAND III is a container ship sailing under the flag of Panama, built in 1992 by Bremer Vulkan. The vessel is 237 m long and has a gross tonnage of 37,071.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of MSC NEDERLAND III?
- MSC Shipmanagement Ltd is recorded as ISM manager for MSC NEDERLAND III (source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions; reporting years 2024–2025). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MSC NEDERLAND III?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MSC NEDERLAND III 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. MSC NEDERLAND III has 50 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.
Sister ships
Likely sister ships: built by Bremer Vulkan, same type, gross tonnage within 2.5% and length within 1.5% of this ship's.
Neighbouring IMO numbers
IMO numbers are issued in sequence. These are the nearest numbers below and above this ship's that have a full Voydar profile.
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