Where is Galaxy Leader now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Galaxy Leader in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is Galaxy Leader?

Galaxy Leader is a car carrier, built in 2002 by Stocznia Gdynia. The vessel is 189 m long and has a gross tonnage of 48,710.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Galaxy Leader?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Galaxy Leader 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 Galaxy Leader. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Galaxy Leader

Car carrier · built 2002

IMO9237307No AIS position on record

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In short

Galaxy Leader (Car carrier) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type: Car carrier
Flag: —
Year built: 2002
Gross tonnage: 48,710
Size (length × beam): 189 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Galaxy Leader
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9237307
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Car carrier
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 48,710
Length overall: 189 m
Beam: —
Year built: 2002

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.

Operator: Nippon Yusen
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder: Stocznia Gdynia
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
Nov 18, 2016	Reported arrival at TampaAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Nov 18, 2016	Reported departure from TampaAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Nov 15, 2016	Reported departure from HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)Authority-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.

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
2022	4,676 t	1,480 t	36 days	385 kg

Technical efficiency: EIV (18.55 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
Tampa USTPA	Arrival	Nov 18, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tampa USTPA	Departure	Nov 18, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	Nov 15, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Arrival	Nov 14, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tampa USTPA	Arrival	Sep 15, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tampa USTPA	Departure	Sep 15, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	Sep 12, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Arrival	Sep 11, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	Jul 12, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Arrival	Jul 12, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tampa USTPA	Departure	Jul 5, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tampa USTPA	Arrival	Jul 4, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: October 4, 2002.

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.

About Galaxy Leader

Galaxy Leader was a roll-on/roll-off vehicle carrier built in 2002 at Stocznia Gdynia in Gdynia, Poland. It was operated by the Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen, and owned by Galaxy Maritime Ltd., which in turn is owned by Ray Car Carriers, Ltd., which is co-owned by Israeli businessman Abraham Ungar. In November 2023, the ship was hijacked by Houthis, who seized the ship and took its 25 crew members hostage in Yemen. The ship was struck by the Israeli Air Force in July 2025.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Galaxy Leader now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Galaxy Leader in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Galaxy Leader?: Galaxy Leader is a car carrier, built in 2002 by Stocznia Gdynia. The vessel is 189 m long and has a gross tonnage of 48,710.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Galaxy Leader?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Galaxy Leader 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 Galaxy Leader. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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