Ariadne

Identity & particulars

Name

Ariadne

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

9135262

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

240580000

Call signWhat is a call sign?

SVST

Flag

Greece

Vessel type

Ferry

AIS ship type

Passenger

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

30,882

Length overall

196 m

Beam

—

Year built

1996

Passengers (maximum)

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q11281569. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.1,845

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 (27.49 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 Ariadne

Ariadne (in Greek : Αριάδνη, Ariádni ) is a ferry belonging to Attica group. Built from 1995 to 1996 at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in Shimonoseki for the Japanese company Higashi Nihon Ferry, it was originally named Rainbow Bell (れいんぼうべる, Reinbō Beru) . Commissioned in April 1996 between Niigata Prefecture on Honshu Island and Fukuoka Prefecture on Kyushu Island, its operation struggled to become profitable and was discontinued in 2001. Purchased in 2004 by Marine Express, it was renamed Ferry Himuka (フェリーひむか, Ferī Himuka) and assigned to the Osaka – Miyazaki Prefecture route, also on Kyushu Island. Transferred in 2005 to Miyazaki Car Ferry following Marine Express's bankruptcy, it was withdrawn from service the following year and sold to the Greek company Hellenic Seaways .

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Ariadne now?

Ariadne (Ferry, Greece flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 21:26 UTC, under way at 21.2 kn, near Mykonos (Mediterranean Sea). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was GRJKH (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 20:57 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.

What kind of ship is Ariadne?

Ariadne is a ferry sailing under the flag of Greece, built in 1996 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The vessel is 196 m long and has a gross tonnage of 30,882.

Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Ariadne?

HELLENIC SEAWAYS SINGLE MEMBER MARITIME SA is recorded as ISM manager for Ariadne (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 Ariadne?

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