Frontier Ace
Car carrier · Japan · built 2000 · AIS Class A
In short
Frontier Ace (Car carrier, Japan flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 14.3 kn, in the North Atlantic Ocean. 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 MXVER (Veracruz), with an ETA of Oct 5, 2026, 10:00 UTC; its reported draught is 7.7 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 29, 2026, 01:16 UTC).
- Vessel type
- Car carrier
- Flag
- Japan
- Year built
- 2000
- Gross tonnage
- 52,276
- Size (length × beam)
- 190 m × 32 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 38.7771° N, 74.0242° W
- Area
- North Atlantic Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 14.3 kn
- Course
- 190°
- Heading
- 191°
Voydar detected no port call in the last 30 days.
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
- Frontier Ace
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9209271
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 431527000
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- 7KSG
- Flag
- Japan
- AIS ship type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 52,276
- Length overall
- 189.5 m
- Beam
- 32 m
- Year built
- 2000
JapanA 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, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Port State Control inspection at Baltimore, Maryland | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Jacksonville, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Savannah, Georgia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Savannah, Georgia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at STATEN ISLAND, New York | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at STATEN ISLAND, New York | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at STATEN ISLAND, New York | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Jacksonville, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Jacksonville, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Jacksonville, Florida | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported departure from San DiegoAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at San DiegoAuthority-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.
Safety & inspections
| Date | Type | Port | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2025 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Baltimore, Maryland | clean |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Vessel Inspection | Jacksonville, Florida | clean |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Vessel Inspection | Savannah, Georgia | clean |
| Jul 17, 2025 | Vessel Inspection | Savannah, Georgia | clean |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Vessel InspectionPSC | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| Dec 22, 2024 | Vessel Inspection | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Vessel InspectionPSC | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| May 28, 2024 | Vessel Inspection | Jacksonville, Florida | clean |
| May 26, 2024 | Vessel Inspection | Jacksonville, Florida | clean |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Jacksonville, Florida | clean |
| Feb 17, 2023 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Seattle, Washington | clean |
| Feb 17, 2023 | Boarding | Seattle, Washington | clean |
| Dec 29, 2021 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Saipan, Mariana Islands | clean |
| Feb 20, 2021 | Vessel InspectionPSC | San Pedro, California | clean |
| Oct 27, 2020 | Vessel InspectionPSC | San Pedro, California | clean |
| Feb 11, 2020 | Vessel InspectionPSC | San Pedro, California | clean |
| Mar 14, 2019 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Seattle, Washington | clean |
| Nov 14, 2018 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Seattle, Washington | clean |
| Dec 7, 2015 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Seattle, Washington | clean |
| Nov 14, 2014 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Seattle, Washington | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4,518 t | 1,432 t | 42 days | 286 kg |
Technical efficiency: EIV (22.97 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Dec 7, 2021, 16:58 UTC | WL | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| San Diego USSAN | Departure | Dec 12, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| San Diego USSAN | Arrival | Dec 12, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Tacoma USTIW | Departure | Dec 6, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Tacoma USTIW | Arrival | Dec 6, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Richmond USRCH | Departure | Feb 11, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Richmond USRCH | Arrival | Feb 11, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| San Diego USSAN | Departure | Feb 9, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| San Diego USSAN | Arrival | Feb 9, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| New York USNYC | Departure | Jan 23, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| New York USNYC | Arrival | Jan 23, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Baltimore USBAL | Departure | Jan 22, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: March 28, 2002.
Source: Marine Department, HKSAR Government — DATA.GOV.HK. Licence: DATA.GOV.HK Terms and Conditions.
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 Frontier Ace now?
- Frontier Ace (Car carrier, Japan flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 29, 2026, 05:58 UTC, under way at 14.3 kn, in the North Atlantic Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was MXVER (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 29, 2026, 01:16 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is Frontier Ace?
- Frontier Ace is a car carrier sailing under the flag of Japan, built in 2000 by Minaminippon Shipbuilding. The vessel is 189.5 m long with a beam of 32 m and has a gross tonnage of 52,276.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Frontier Ace?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Frontier Ace 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. Frontier Ace has 46 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.
Sister ships
Likely sister ships: built by Minaminippon Shipbuilding, same type, gross tonnage within 2.5% and length within 1.5% of this ship's.
Neighbouring IMO numbers
IMO numbers are issued in sequence. These are the nearest numbers below and above this ship's that have a full Voydar profile.
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