What kind of ship is Kota Azam?

Kota Azam is a container ship sailing under the flag of Singapore, built in 1999 by Shin Kurushima Dockyard. The vessel is 182 m long with a beam of 28 m and has a gross tonnage of 17,652.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Kota Azam?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Kota Azam 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. Kota Azam has 4 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.

Kota Azam

Container ship · Singapore · built 1999 · AIS Class A

IMO9182033MMSI563886000Call signS6BLLast AIS position Oct 4, 2026, 17:52 UTC

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In short

Kota Azam (Container ship, Singapore flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 4, 2026, 17:52 UTC, under way at 10.4 kn, near Pulau Sambu, Riau (Strait of Malacca). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its crew-entered AIS destination is VNHPH (Haiphong), with an ETA of Oct 10, 2026, 03:00 UTC; its reported draught is 9.4 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 4, 2026, 17:17 UTC). Its last detected port call was at Keppel: arrived Oct 3, 2026, left Oct 4, 2026.

Vessel type: Container ship
Flag: Singapore
Year built: 1999
Gross tonnage: 17,652
Size (length × beam): 182 m × 28 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Oct 4, 2026, 17:52 UTC

Position: 1.2344° N, 103.9674° E
Area: Strait of Malacca
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 10.4 kn
Course: 84°
Heading: 85°

1.2344° N, 103.9674° E

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Last 30 days: 1 port call (Keppel).

Port calls are detected by Voydar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.

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Identity & particulars

Name: Kota Azam
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9182033
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 563886000
Call signWhat is a call sign?: S6BL
Flag: Singapore
Vessel type: Container ship
AIS ship type: Cargo
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 17,652
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q117021190. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.23,840 t
Length overall: 182 m
Beam: 28 m
Year built: 1999

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 4, 2026, 17:47 UTC	Left KeppelAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Oct 3, 2026, 08:22 UTC	Arrived at KeppelAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Jan 16, 2003	Reported departure from Long BeachAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Jan 15, 2003	Reported arrival at Long BeachAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Dec 3, 2002	Reported departure from Long BeachAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Jul 11, 2002	Port State Control inspection at San Pedro, California	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Dec 27, 2000	Inspection at San Pedro, California	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Jan 10, 2000	Inspection at San Pedro, California	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Nov 2, 1999	Inspection at San Pedro, California	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections

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

Inspections

not recorded

Detentions

Deficiencies

Date	Type	Port	Findings
Jul 11, 2002	Vessel InspectionPSC	San Pedro, California	clean
Dec 27, 2000	Vessel Inspection	San Pedro, California	clean
Jan 10, 2000	Vessel Inspection	San Pedro, California	clean
Nov 2, 1999	Vessel Inspection	San Pedro, California	clean

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.

Emissions & fuel consumption

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

Year	CO₂ emitted	Fuel burned	Time at sea	CO₂ / n mile
2020	112 t	36 t	2 days	239 kg
2022	980 t	315 t	20 days	206 kg

Technical efficiency: EIV (21.32 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.

Detected from AIS AIS-detected

Port	Arrived	Departed	Time in port
Keppel SGKEP	Oct 3, 2026, 08:22 UTC	Oct 4, 2026, 17:47 UTC	33 h 25 min

Detected by Voydar when the ship's AIS positions stayed slow inside a harbour area. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown. Depends on AIS reception; detection started on June 8, 2026.

Reported by authorities Authority-reported

Port	Record	Date (UTC)	Berth	Source
Long Beach USLGB	Departure	Jan 16, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Arrival	Jan 15, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Departure	Dec 3, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Arrival	Dec 3, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Departure	Sep 26, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Arrival	Sep 26, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Departure	Jul 11, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Arrival	Jul 11, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Departure	Apr 28, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Arrival	Apr 28, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Departure	Feb 21, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Arrival	Feb 21, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: February 21, 2002.

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.

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.

When	What we observed	Confidence
Oct 4, 2026, 15:47 UTC	Draught change Reported draught went from 8.9 m to 9.4 m while in port at Keppel. Voydar infers the ship probably loaded cargo. Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1	Medium (65%)

When

What we observed

Confidence

Oct 4, 2026, 15:47 UTC

Draught change

Reported draught went from 8.9 m to 9.4 m while in port at Keppel. Voydar infers the ship probably loaded cargo.

Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1

Medium (65%)

Source: AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. AIS data: AISstream.io. Licence: none published.

Derived from AIS positions of feeds whose terms allow display on Voydar. Coverage is terrestrial: gaps are reported only where our receivers kept hearing other ships. Detections below medium confidence are not shown.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Kota Azam now?: Kota Azam (Container ship, Singapore flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 4, 2026, 17:52 UTC, under way at 10.4 kn, near Pulau Sambu, Riau (Strait of Malacca). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was VNHPH (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 4, 2026, 17:17 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is Kota Azam?: Kota Azam is a container ship sailing under the flag of Singapore, built in 1999 by Shin Kurushima Dockyard. The vessel is 182 m long with a beam of 28 m and has a gross tonnage of 17,652.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Kota Azam?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Kota Azam 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. Kota Azam has 4 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.

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