Where is Car Star now?

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

What kind of ship is Car Star?

Car Star is a car carrier, built in 1993 by Shin Kurushima Dockyard. The vessel is 195 m long with a beam of 28 m and has a gross tonnage of 43,790.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Car Star?

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

Car Star

Car carrier · built 1993

IMO9051820No AIS position on record

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In short

Car Star (Car carrier) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type: Car carrier
Flag: —
Year built: 1993
Gross tonnage: 43,790
Size (length × beam): 195 m × 28 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Car Star
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9051820
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Car carrier
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 43,790
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q117010016. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.17,189 t
Length overall: 195 m
Beam: 28 m
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.

Builder: Shin Kurushima Dockyard
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
Oct 19, 2015	Reported departure from TacomaAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oct 19, 2015	Reported arrival at TacomaAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Sep 11, 2015	Reported departure from Port HuenemeAuthority-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
Tacoma USTIW	Departure	Oct 19, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tacoma USTIW	Arrival	Oct 19, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Hueneme USNTD	Departure	Sep 11, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Hueneme USNTD	Arrival	Sep 11, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Diego USSAN	Departure	Sep 10, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Diego USSAN	Arrival	Sep 9, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Portland USPDX	Departure	May 13, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Portland USPDX	Arrival	May 12, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Diego USSAN	Departure	Feb 19, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Diego USSAN	Arrival	Feb 18, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Hueneme USNTD	Departure	Feb 17, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Hueneme USNTD	Arrival	Feb 17, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: January 24, 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 Car Star now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Car Star in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Car Star?: Car Star is a car carrier, built in 1993 by Shin Kurushima Dockyard. The vessel is 195 m long with a beam of 28 m and has a gross tonnage of 43,790.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Car Star?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Car Star 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 Car Star. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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