Where is Samanta now?

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

What kind of ship is Samanta?

Samanta is a ship, built in 1992 by Japan Marine United Corporation. The vessel is 180.8 m long with a beam of 30.5 m and has a gross tonnage of 21,941.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Samanta?

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

Samanta

ship · built 1992

IMO9000297No AIS position on record

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In short

Samanta (ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type: ship
Flag: —
Year built: 1992
Gross tonnage: 21,941
Size (length × beam): 181 m × 31 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Samanta
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9000297
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 21,941
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q84255262. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.39,110 t
Length overall: 180.8 m
Beam: 30.5 m
Year built: 1992

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: Japan Marine United Corporation
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
Jan 3, 2010	Reported departure from PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA (LA)Authority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Jan 1, 2010	Reported arrival at PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA (LA)Authority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oct 14, 2009	Reported departure from BeaumontAuthority-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
PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA (LA)	Departure	Jan 3, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA (LA)	Arrival	Jan 1, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Departure	Oct 14, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Arrival	Oct 11, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA (LA)	Departure	Sep 18, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
New Orleans USMSY	Arrival	Sep 15, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Baton Rouge USBTR	Departure	Aug 29, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA (LA)	Arrival	Aug 27, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	Aug 16, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Arrival	Aug 13, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Mobile USMOB	Departure	Aug 11, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Mobile USMOB	Arrival	Aug 9, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: July 19, 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 Samanta now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Samanta in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Samanta?: Samanta is a ship, built in 1992 by Japan Marine United Corporation. The vessel is 180.8 m long with a beam of 30.5 m and has a gross tonnage of 21,941.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Samanta?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Samanta 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 Samanta. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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