Where is Merchant now?

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

What kind of ship is Merchant?

Merchant is an LNG carrier sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands, built in 2003 by Samsung Heavy Industries. The vessel is 278 m long with a beam of 42 m and has a gross tonnage of 93,498.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Merchant?

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

Merchant

LNG carrier · Marshall Islands · built 2003 · AIS Class A

IMO9250191MMSI538008352Call signV7A2269No AIS position on record

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In short

Merchant (LNG carrier, Marshall Islands flag) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type: LNG carrier
Flag: Marshall Islands
Year built: 2003
Gross tonnage: 93,498
Size (length × beam): 278 m × 42 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Merchant
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9250191
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 538008352
Call signWhat is a call sign?: V7A2269
Flag: Marshall Islands
Vessel type: LNG carrier
AIS ship type: Tanker (hazardous cat. A)
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 93,498
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q117023840. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.75,059 t
Length overall: 278 m
Beam: 42 m
Year built: 2003

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

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Builder: Samsung Heavy Industries
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
Mar 25, 2016	Reported departure from GuayanillaAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Mar 23, 2016	Reported arrival at GuayanillaAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Apr 11, 2015	Reported departure from CALVERT COUNTY, MARYLAND COVE POINT TO HOLLAND POINT, MDAuthority-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
2018	11,555 t	3,908 t	60 days	1,237 kg
2019	30,859 t	11,174 t	99 days	997 kg
2020	20,877 t	7,569 t	36 days	2,041 kg
2021	29,221 t	10,026 t	54 days	1,428 kg
2022	32,276 t	10,943 t	66 days	1,403 kg

Technical efficiency: EIV (13.61 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
Guayanilla PRGUY	Departure	Mar 25, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Guayanilla PRGUY	Arrival	Mar 23, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
CALVERT COUNTY, MARYLAND COVE POINT TO HOLLAND POINT, MD	Departure	Apr 11, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
CALVERT COUNTY, MARYLAND COVE POINT TO HOLLAND POINT, MD	Arrival	Apr 11, 2015(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Guayanilla PRGUY	Departure	Jun 15, 2014(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Guayanilla PRGUY	Arrival	Jun 14, 2014(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
CALVERT COUNTY, MARYLAND COVE POINT TO HOLLAND POINT, MD	Arrival	Jan 1, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
CALVERT COUNTY, MARYLAND COVE POINT TO HOLLAND POINT, MD	Departure	Jan 1, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
CALVERT COUNTY, MARYLAND COVE POINT TO HOLLAND POINT, MD	Departure	Jun 9, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
CALVERT COUNTY, MARYLAND COVE POINT TO HOLLAND POINT, MD	Arrival	Jun 9, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
CALVERT COUNTY, MARYLAND COVE POINT TO HOLLAND POINT, MD	Departure	May 22, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
CALVERT COUNTY, MARYLAND COVE POINT TO HOLLAND POINT, MD	Arrival	May 22, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: October 29, 2003.

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 Merchant now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Merchant in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Merchant?: Merchant is an LNG carrier sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands, built in 2003 by Samsung Heavy Industries. The vessel is 278 m long with a beam of 42 m and has a gross tonnage of 93,498.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Merchant?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Merchant 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 Merchant. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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