Modern Express
Car carrier · built 2001
In short
Modern Express (Car carrier) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.
- Vessel type
- Car carrier
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 2001
- Gross tonnage
- 33,831
- Size (length × beam)
- 164 m × 28 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
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- Name
- Modern Express
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9231688
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- Car carrier
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 33,831
- Length overall
- 164 m
- Beam
- 28.1 m
- Year built
- 2001
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.
No owner, operator or manager is recorded for this vessel yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reported departure from PortlandAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at PortlandAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from CARQUINEZ STRAIT, CAAuthority-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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland USPDX | Departure | Mar 14, 2011(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Portland USPDX | Arrival | Mar 13, 2011(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| CARQUINEZ STRAIT, CA | Departure | Mar 10, 2011(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| CARQUINEZ STRAIT, CA | Arrival | Mar 10, 2011(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Tacoma USTIW | Departure | Feb 1, 2011(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Tacoma USTIW | Arrival | Jan 31, 2011(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Tacoma USTIW | Departure | Aug 29, 2010(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Tacoma USTIW | Arrival | Aug 28, 2010(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Portland USPDX | Departure | Aug 27, 2010(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Portland USPDX | Arrival | Aug 27, 2010(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Oakland USOAK | Departure | Jul 21, 2010(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Oakland USOAK | Arrival | Jul 21, 2010(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: May 13, 2002.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.
About Modern Express
The MV Modern Express was a Panama-registered car carrier that developed a list in the Bay of Biscay in January 2016, while carrying earthmoving equipment, trucks and logs. It was a Pure Car Truck Carrier (PCTC) built in 2001 in South Korea, managed by Cido Shipping.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Modern Express now?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Modern Express in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is Modern Express?
- Modern Express is a car carrier, built in 2001. The vessel is 164 m long with a beam of 28.1 m and has a gross tonnage of 33,831.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Modern Express?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Modern 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. No matched inspection records are displayed for Modern Express. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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