NORTHERN VENTURE

Identity & particulars

Name

NORTHERN VENTURE

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

9167681

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

316052496

Call signWhat is a call sign?

VDAK

Flag

Canada

Vessel type

WikidataDetailed type from WikidataBulk carrier

AIS ship type

Cargo

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

12,475

Net tonnage

Transport CanadaSource: Transport Canada — Canadian Register of Large Vessels (open data), record 846732. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0.4,850

Deadweight (DWT)

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q117020332. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.19,651 t

Length overall

155 m

Beam

22 m

Year built

1998

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.

Safety & inspections

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.

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.

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.

How these are computed →

Frequently asked questions

Where is NORTHERN VENTURE now?

NORTHERN VENTURE (Bulk carrier, Canada flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 6, 2026, 17:58 UTC, not moving, in the port of Melvindale. The crew-entered destination was WINDSOR (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 15:53 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.

What kind of ship is NORTHERN VENTURE?

NORTHERN VENTURE is a bulk carrier sailing under the flag of Canada, built in 1998 by Shin Kurushima Dockyard. The vessel is 155 m long with a beam of 22 m and has a gross tonnage of 12,475.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for NORTHERN VENTURE?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for NORTHERN VENTURE 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. NORTHERN VENTURE has 13 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.