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WESTERDAM

Cruise ship · Netherlands · built 2004 · AIS Class A

IMO9226891MMSI244128000Call signPINXLast AIS position Sep 29, 2026, 13:48 UTC

In short

WESTERDAM (Cruise ship, Netherlands flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 13.7 kn, near Yura, Yamaguchi (North Pacific 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 JP KCZ (Kochi); its reported draught is 8 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 29, 2026, 12:45 UTC). It can carry up to 1,968 passengers (source: Wikidata).

Current voyage: from Tokyo (departed Sep 27, 2026, 10:32 UTC) to JP KCZ (Kochi)

Vessel type
Cruise ship
Year built
2004
Gross tonnage
82,862
Size (length × beam)
285 m × 32 m
Registered owner
—

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Photo of MS Westerdam
Photo: Roger Wollstadt · Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Last reported position

received
Position
33.9376° N, 134.9225° E
Area
North Pacific Ocean
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
Under way using engine
Speed
13.7 kn
Course
188°
Heading
188°
33.9376° N, 134.9225° E
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Last 30 days: 1 port call (Tokyo).

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
WESTERDAM
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
9226891
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
244128000
Vessel type
Cruise ship
AIS ship type
Passenger
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
82,862
Length overall
285 m
Beam
32.2 m
Year built
2004

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.

Registered owner
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
HAL Antillen Limited(not linked to a company record)
Source: ILT — Nederlands vlagregister (Netherlands flag register data) · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Oct 1, 2026
Holland America Line(not linked to a company record)
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.6 · retrieved Jun 10, 2026
Operator
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Holland America Line(not linked to a company record)
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.6 · retrieved Jun 10, 2026
Builder
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
FINCANTIERI--CANTIERI NAVALITALIANI S.P.A.(not linked to a company record)
Source: ILT — Nederlands vlagregister (Netherlands flag register data) · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Oct 1, 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.

DateEventSource
Left TokyoAIS-detectedVoydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Arrived at TokyoAIS-detectedVoydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reportedHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reportedHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reportedHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reportedHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reportedHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reportedHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)

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.

YearCO₂ emittedFuel burnedTime at seaCO₂ / n mile
20201,480 t475 t6 days973 kg

Technical efficiency: EIV (46.77 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

PortArrivedDepartedTime in port
Tokyo JPTYOSep 26, 2026, 22:09 UTCSep 27, 2026, 10:32 UTC12 h 23 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

PortRecordDate (UTC)BerthSource
Hong Kong HKHKGArrivalFeb 28, 2026, 19:57 UTCKTCTHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrival(matched by call sign)Jan 31, 2026, 22:50 UTCKTCTHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrival(matched by call sign)Dec 6, 2025, 22:50 UTCKTCTHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrivalNov 8, 2025, 21:53 UTCKTCTHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrival(matched by call sign)Mar 1, 2024, 22:05 UTCWLHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrival(matched by call sign)Feb 2, 2024, 22:18 UTCWLHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrivalJan 5, 2024, 22:16 UTCKTCTHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrivalNov 10, 2023, 22:08 UTCKTCTHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrivalJan 31, 2020, 21:07 UTCKTCTHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrival(matched by call sign)Dec 20, 2019, 23:17 UTCWLHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrival(matched by call sign)Dec 6, 2019, 23:13 UTCWLHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrival(matched by call sign)Nov 8, 2019, 22:55 UTCWLHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: November 29, 2004.

Source: Marine Department, HKSAR Government — DATA.GOV.HK. Licence: DATA.GOV.HK Terms and Conditions.

About WESTERDAM

MS Westerdam is a Vista-class cruise ship owned by Holland America Line. She is the third ship of the class to be operated by the line, as well as being the third ship to bear the name Westerdam. Her sister ships are Oosterdam, Zuiderdam, and Noordam. The ship's name is a portmanteau of the Dutch word west, the same as 'west' in English, and the suffix -dam, a common Dutch placename suffix used in the names of all Holland America Line ships.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is WESTERDAM now?
WESTERDAM (Cruise ship, Netherlands flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 29, 2026, 13:48 UTC, under way at 13.7 kn, near Yura, Yamaguchi (North Pacific 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 JP KCZ (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 29, 2026, 12:45 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is WESTERDAM?
WESTERDAM is a cruise ship sailing under the flag of Netherlands, built in 2004 by Fincantieri. The vessel is 285 m long with a beam of 32.2 m and has a gross tonnage of 82,862.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for WESTERDAM?
Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for WESTERDAM from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for WESTERDAM. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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