YANTIAN EXPRESS
Container ship · Liberia · built 2002 · AIS Class A
In short
YANTIAN EXPRESS (Container ship, Liberia flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 16.8 kn, in the South Atlantic Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. ISM manager: Anglo-Eastern (Germany) GmbH (source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions, reporting years 2024–2025).
- Vessel type
- Container ship
- Flag
- Liberia
- Year built
- 2002
- Gross tonnage
- 88,493
- Size (length × beam)
- 321 m × 43 m
- ISM manager
- Anglo-Eastern (Germany) GmbH
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 34.7788° S, 18.3705° E
- Area
- South Atlantic Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 16.8 kn
- Course
- 93°
- Heading
- 98°
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
- YANTIAN EXPRESS
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9229831
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 636093161
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- 5LKN3
- Flag
- Liberia
- Vessel type
- Detailed type from WikidataContainer ship
- AIS ship type
- Cargo (hazardous cat. A)
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 88,493
- Length overall
- 321 m
- Beam
- 42.8 m
- Year built
- 2002
LiberiaA 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.
- ISM manager
- Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting years 2024–2025 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Inspection at Portsmouth, Virginia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Portsmouth, Virginia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at North Charleston, South Carolina | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Portsmouth, Virginia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Portsmouth, Virginia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at North Charleston, South Carolina | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at North Charleston, South Carolina | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at North Charleston, South Carolina | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at STATEN ISLAND, New York | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Savannah, Georgia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Reported arrival at ELIZABETH RIVER, VAAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from ELIZABETH RIVER, VAAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from SavannahAuthority-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2026 | Facility Transfer Monitor | Portsmouth, Virginia | clean |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Facility Transfer Monitor | Portsmouth, Virginia | clean |
| Nov 15, 2025 | Vessel Transfer Monitor | North Charleston, South Carolina | clean |
| Oct 11, 2025 | Facility Transfer Monitor | Portsmouth, Virginia | clean |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Facility Transfer Monitor | Portsmouth, Virginia | clean |
| May 27, 2025 | Vessel Transfer Monitor | North Charleston, South Carolina | clean |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Vessel InspectionPSC | North Charleston, South Carolina | clean |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Vessel Transfer Monitor | North Charleston, South Carolina | clean |
| Dec 3, 2020 | Vessel InspectionPSC | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| Jun 24, 2020 | Vessel Operational Control | Savannah, Georgia | clean |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Seattle, Washington | clean |
| Oct 17, 2017 | Vessel InspectionPSC | San Pedro, California | clean |
| Sep 11, 2017 | Vessel Inspection | San Pedro, California | clean |
| Sep 8, 2016 | Vessel InspectionPSC | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Vessel InspectionPSC | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| Aug 5, 2014 | Vessel InspectionPSC | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| Aug 12, 2013 | Vessel Inspection | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| Aug 3, 2013 | Vessel InspectionPSC | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| Jul 3, 2012 | Vessel InspectionPSC | San Pedro, California | clean |
| Jun 9, 2011 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,683 t | 538 t | 10 days | 773 kg |
| 2021 | 15,442 t | 4,924 t | 66 days | 795 kg |
| 2022 | 25,795 t | 8,232 t | 109 days | 764 kg |
| 2023 | 24,733 t | 7,953 t | 103 days | 787 kg |
| 2024 | 71,821 t | 23,710 t | 227 days | 808 kg |
| 2025 | 63,403 t | 20,330 t | 232 days | 786 kg |
Technical efficiency: EEXI (10.97 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH RIVER, VA | Arrival | Dec 1, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| ELIZABETH RIVER, VA | Departure | Dec 1, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Savannah USSAV | Departure | Nov 29, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Savannah USSAV | Arrival | Nov 28, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| New York USNYC | Departure | Nov 25, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| New York USNYC | Arrival | Nov 25, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| ELIZABETH RIVER, VA | Arrival | Sep 15, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| ELIZABETH RIVER, VA | Departure | Sep 15, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Savannah USSAV | Departure | Sep 13, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Savannah USSAV | Arrival | Sep 12, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| New York USNYC | Departure | Sep 9, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| New York USNYC | Arrival | Sep 8, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: April 20, 2009.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.
About YANTIAN EXPRESS
Yantian Express is a Hapag-Lloyd Hamburg Express-class container ship, delivered in 2002. She was constructed by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, South Korea, a measures 320 by 43 m (1,050 by 141 ft), and delivered under the name Berlin Express but soon renamed Shanghai Express. Her capacity is 7,510 20ft containers and she carries this load at 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph). As of December 2022, other Hamburg Express class ships included Hamburg Express, New York Express, Basle Express, Hong Kong Express, Essen Express, Antwerpen Express, Leverkusen Express, Ludwigshafen Express, and Ulsen Express. As Shanghai Express, the ship was featured in an episode of Mighty Ships on The Discovery Channel in 2004.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is YANTIAN EXPRESS now?
- YANTIAN EXPRESS (Container ship, Liberia flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 28, 2026, 17:34 UTC, under way at 16.8 kn, in the South Atlantic Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.
- What kind of ship is YANTIAN EXPRESS?
- YANTIAN EXPRESS is a container ship sailing under the flag of Liberia, built in 2002 by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. The vessel is 321 m long with a beam of 42.8 m and has a gross tonnage of 88,493.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of YANTIAN EXPRESS?
- Anglo-Eastern (Germany) GmbH is recorded as ISM manager for YANTIAN EXPRESS (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 YANTIAN EXPRESS?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for YANTIAN EXPRESS 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. YANTIAN EXPRESS has 22 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.
Sister ships
Likely sister ships: built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, same type, gross tonnage within 2.5% and length within 1.5% of this ship's.
- Dalian ExpressIMO 9229829Container ship · built 2001 · 88,493 GT
- NINGBO EXPRESSIMO 9229843Container ship · built 2002 · 88,493 GT
- KIEL EXPRESSIMO 9229855Container ship · built 2003 · 88,493 GT
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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