Blue Star Chios

Identity & particulars

Name

Blue Star Chios

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

9215555

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

240672000

Call signWhat is a call sign?

SXXL

Flag

Greece

Vessel type

Ferry

AIS ship type

Passenger

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

8,126

Length overall

141 m

Beam

21 m

Year built

2007

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.

Emissions & fuel consumption

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

Technical efficiency: EEXI (35.69 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.

About Blue Star Chios

Blue Star Chios (Greek: Μπλού Στάρ Χίος), formerly Nissos Chios (Greek: Νήσος Χίος), is a high-speed ro-pax ferry of Blue Star Ferries, built, along with its sister ship Blue Star Myconos, at Elefsis Shipyards. It was an old wish of Gerasimos Strintzis. In February 2006 the first pieces of the ship were loaded at Skararamangas and were transported to Elefsis Shipyards and on November 15, 2006, construction was launched at Elefsis Shipyards. It was delivered in June 2007 for Hellenic Seaways. Its construction was completed in a very short time. The original name of the ship means in Greek "Island of Chios", which is one of the islands of the North Aegean. It was, when launched, the newest Greek ship with frequent travels.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Blue Star Chios now?

Blue Star Chios (Ferry, Greece flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 5, 2026, 15:41 UTC, moored, in the port of Piraeus. The crew-entered destination was PIRAEUS (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 5, 2026, 15:31 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.

What kind of ship is Blue Star Chios?

Blue Star Chios is a ferry sailing under the flag of Greece, built in 2007 by Eleusis Shipyards. The vessel is 141 m long with a beam of 21 m and has a gross tonnage of 8,126.

Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Blue Star Chios?

Blue Star Ferries is recorded as Registered owner for Blue Star Chios (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Blue Star Chios?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Blue Star Chios 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 Blue Star Chios. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.