What kind of ship is MSC Apollo?

MSC Apollo is a container ship sailing under the flag of Cyprus, built in 2002 by IHI Marine United. The vessel is 299 m long with a beam of 40 m and has a gross tonnage of 75,484.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MSC Apollo?

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

MSC Apollo

Container ship · Cyprus · built 2002 · AIS Class A

IMO9247730MMSI209559000Call sign5BFA5Last AIS position Sep 20, 2026, 19:22 UTC

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In short

MSC Apollo (Container ship, Cyprus flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 20, 2026, 19:22 UTC, under way at 17.2 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.

Vessel type: Container ship
Flag: Cyprus
Year built: 2002
Gross tonnage: 75,484
Size (length × beam): 299 m × 40 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Sep 20, 2026, 19:22 UTC

Position: 33.0071° S, 17.1437° E
Area: South Atlantic Ocean
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 17.2 kn
Course: 342°
Heading: 347°

33.0071° S, 17.1437° E

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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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Identity & particulars

Name: MSC Apollo
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9247730
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 209559000
Call signWhat is a call sign?: 5BFA5
Flag: Cyprus
Vessel type: Container ship
AIS ship type: Cargo
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 75,484
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q117049830. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.81,171 t
Length overall: 299 m
Beam: 40 m
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.

Builder: IHI Marine United
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
Dec 29, 2016	Reported arrival at OaklandAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Dec 29, 2016	Reported departure from OaklandAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Dec 27, 2016	Reported departure from Los AngelesAuthority-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
2019	30,857 t	9,867 t	97 days	788 kg
2020	0 t	0 t	0 days	—
2021	0 t	0 t	0 days	—

Technical efficiency: EIV (13.1 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
Oakland USOAK	Arrival	Dec 29, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oakland USOAK	Departure	Dec 29, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Los Angeles USLAX	Departure	Dec 27, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Los Angeles USLAX	Arrival	Dec 23, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oakland USOAK	Arrival	Nov 1, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oakland USOAK	Departure	Nov 1, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Los Angeles USLAX	Departure	Oct 29, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Los Angeles USLAX	Arrival	Oct 27, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oakland USOAK	Arrival	Aug 26, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oakland USOAK	Departure	Aug 26, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Los Angeles USLAX	Departure	Aug 23, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Los Angeles USLAX	Arrival	Aug 21, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: October 29, 2005.

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

Frequently asked questions

Where is MSC Apollo now?: MSC Apollo (Container ship, Cyprus flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 20, 2026, 19:22 UTC, under way at 17.2 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 MSC Apollo?: MSC Apollo is a container ship sailing under the flag of Cyprus, built in 2002 by IHI Marine United. The vessel is 299 m long with a beam of 40 m and has a gross tonnage of 75,484.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MSC Apollo?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MSC Apollo 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 MSC Apollo. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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