MERIT
General cargo ship · Gibraltar · built 2000 · AIS Class A
In short
MERIT (General cargo ship, Gibraltar flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 9.3 kn, in the North Sea. Its crew-entered AIS destination is NOSNE (Sogne), with an ETA of Oct 3, 2026, 16:00 UTC; its reported draught is 4.3 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 13:07 UTC).
Current voyage: from Frederiksvark (departed Oct 2, 2026, 14:17 UTC) to NOSNE (Sogne)
- Vessel type
- General cargo ship
- Flag
- Gibraltar
- Year built
- 2000
- Gross tonnage
- 2,301
- Size (length × beam)
- 83 m × 12 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 58.0288° N, 8.1067° E
- Area
- North Sea
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 9.3 kn
- Course
- 344°
- Heading
- 345°
Last 30 days: 3 port calls (Frederiksvark, Kiel, and Kiel Canal).
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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- Name
- MERIT
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9197789
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 236108000
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- ZDEB4
- Flag
- Gibraltar
- Vessel type
- General cargo ship
- AIS ship type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 2,301
- Deadweight (DWT)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q84265870. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.3,154 t
- Length overall
- 82.5 m
- Beam
- 12.4 m
- Year built
- 2000
GibraltarA 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
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026Source: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Left FrederiksvarkAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at FrederiksvarkAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left KielAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at KielAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left Kiel CanalAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at Kiel CanalAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) |
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.
Detected from AIS AIS-detected
| Port | Arrived | Departed | Time in port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederiksvark DKFDV | Oct 1, 2026, 06:19 UTC | Oct 2, 2026, 14:17 UTC | 31 h 58 min |
| Kiel DEKEL | Sep 26, 2026, 11:40 UTC | Sep 26, 2026, 12:32 UTC | 52 min |
| Kiel Canal DECKL | Sep 26, 2026, 01:58 UTC | Sep 26, 2026, 06:46 UTC | 4 h 47 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026, 06:17 UTC | Alongside another ship Stayed within 170 m of HOLGER G. at low speed for 6 h 40 min, 15 km from the nearest port and outside known anchorages. A candidate ship-to-ship transfer; many such meetings are routine and licensed. HOLGER G. →Method seadar.behaviour.sts_candidate v1 | Medium (60%) |
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.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is MERIT now?
- MERIT (General cargo ship, Gibraltar flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 3, 2026, 13:19 UTC, under way at 9.3 kn, in the North Sea. The crew-entered destination was NOSNE (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 13:07 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is MERIT?
- MERIT is a general cargo ship sailing under the flag of Gibraltar, built in 2000 by Mangalia Shipyard. The vessel is 82.5 m long with a beam of 12.4 m and has a gross tonnage of 2,301.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MERIT?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MERIT 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 MERIT. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
Sister ships
Likely sister ships: built by Mangalia Shipyard, same type, gross tonnage within 2.5% and length within 1.5% of this ship's.
- AspenIMO 9195389General cargo ship · built 2000 · 2,301 GT
- HAV ALDAIMO 9195377Cargo ship · built 2000 · 2,301 GT
- PEAK ANFIELDIMO 9197777General cargo ship · built 2000 · 2,301 GT
- RDJ MaasstroomIMO 9197818General cargo ship · built 2000 · 2,301 GT
- RDJ RijnstroomIMO 9197765Cargo ship · built 2000 · 2,301 GT
- SkagernIMO 9197791General cargo ship · built 2000 · 2,301 GT
- HELENE-BIMO 9195406General cargo ship · built 2001 · 2,301 GT
- RDJ JOHANNAIMO 9195418Cargo ship · built 2001 · 2,311 GT
- VON FEEDERIMO 9195391General cargo ship · built 2001 · 2,335 GT
Neighbouring IMO numbers
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