Asterion II

Identity & particulars

Name

Asterion II

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

8922163

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

209262000

Call signWhat is a call sign?

5BYX4

Flag

Cyprus

Vessel type

WikidataDetailed type from WikidataFerry

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

32,071

Length overall

192.5 m

Beam

—

Year built

1975

Passengers (maximum)

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q24876447. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.1,020

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.

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.

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.

Emissions & fuel consumption

Independently verified annual figures reported under the EU MRV regulation — public environmental data the incumbents don't surface.

Technical efficiency: EEXI (30.12 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.

About Asterion II

MS Asterion II is a Greek ferry and is currently operated by ANEK Lines. Asterion II is a ro-ro/passenger ferry, built in 1991 at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries at Kobe, Japan, and put into service by ANEK in 2018 (previously operated under different names and owners). She holds a total of 720 passengers, 840 cars and 117 trucks and has 451 beds for passengers. She has two 14-cyl MAN-B&W-Mitsubishi 14V52/55B engines, with combined power of 18,460 kW and reaches speeds of up to 22 knots. She was named after Asterion of Crete, a mythical king of Crete and has the flag of Cyprus, making it the only ship of the fleet with a non-Greek flag. It also features 3 Daihatsu 6DL-28 electric engines of 1,800 ps each (5,400ps) and 3 1500KVA FEK55E-10 generators. The ship belongs to the Sing-Lloyd class.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Asterion II now?

Asterion II (Ferry, Cyprus flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 3, 2026, 17:57 UTC, not moving, in the port of Piraeus. The crew-entered destination was PIRAEUS-HERAKLION (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 17:49 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.

What kind of ship is Asterion II?

Asterion II is a ferry sailing under the flag of Cyprus, built in 1975 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The vessel is 192.5 m long and has a gross tonnage of 32,071.

Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Asterion II?

BLUE STAR FERRIES SINGLE MEMBER MARITIME S.A. is recorded as ISM manager for Asterion II (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 Asterion II?

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