Where is Best Challenger now?

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

What kind of ship is Best Challenger?

Best Challenger is a bulk carrier, built in 1999 by Oshima Shipbuilding. The vessel is 185 m long with a beam of 30 m and has a gross tonnage of 26,966.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Best Challenger?

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

Best Challenger

Bulk carrier · built 1999

IMO9182485No AIS position on record

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In short

Best Challenger (Bulk carrier) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. ISM manager: Galaxy Shipping Ventures SA (source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions, reporting years 2024–2025).

Vessel type: Bulk carrier
Flag: —
Year built: 1999
Gross tonnage: 26,966
Size (length × beam): 185 m × 30 m
ISM manager: Galaxy Shipping Ventures SA

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Best Challenger
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9182485
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Bulk carrier
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 26,966
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q117021199. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.46,223 t
Length overall: 185 m
Beam: 30 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

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ISM manager: Galaxy Shipping Ventures SA
Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting years 2024–2025 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026
Builder: Oshima Shipbuilding
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
Mar 6, 2016	Reported departure from PROVIDENCE RIVER AND HARBOR, RIAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Feb 29, 2016	Reported arrival at PROVIDENCE RIVER AND HARBOR, RIAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Feb 27, 2016	Reported departure from PENN MANOR AREA, PAAuthority-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.

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
2022	1,819 t	576 t	27 days	257 kg
2024	0 t	0 t	0 days	—
2025	0 t	0 t	0 days	—

Technical efficiency: EEXI (4.54 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.

Reported by authorities Authority-reported

Port	Record	Date (UTC)	Berth	Source
PROVIDENCE RIVER AND HARBOR, RI	Departure	Mar 6, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PROVIDENCE RIVER AND HARBOR, RI	Arrival	Feb 29, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PENN MANOR AREA, PA	Departure	Feb 27, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PENN MANOR AREA, PA	Arrival	Feb 18, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oakland USOAK	Departure	Sep 25, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oakland USOAK	Arrival	Sep 21, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA (LA)	Departure	Aug 23, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA (LA)	Arrival	Aug 16, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	Aug 14, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Arrival	Aug 12, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Baton Rouge USBTR	Departure	Aug 10, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Baton Rouge USBTR	Arrival	Aug 8, 2010(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: April 28, 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 Best Challenger now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Best Challenger in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Best Challenger?: Best Challenger is a bulk carrier, built in 1999 by Oshima Shipbuilding. The vessel is 185 m long with a beam of 30 m and has a gross tonnage of 26,966.
Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Best Challenger?: Galaxy Shipping Ventures SA is recorded as ISM manager for Best Challenger (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 Best Challenger?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Best Challenger 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 Best Challenger. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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