Colombo
Container ship · Liberia · built 2004 · AIS Class A
In short
Colombo (Container ship, Liberia flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 14.9 kn, near Hong Kong (South China Sea). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its last detected port call was at Mawan Pt: arrived Sep 21, 2026, left Sep 21, 2026.
- Vessel type
- Container ship
- Flag
- Liberia
- Year built
- 2004
- Gross tonnage
- 32,958
- Size (length × beam)
- 222 m × 32 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 22.2772° N, 114.1029° E
- Area
- South China Sea
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 14.9 kn
- Course
- 158°
- Heading
- 158°
Last 30 days: 1 port call (Mawan Pt).
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
- Colombo
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9256212
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 636013289
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- A8DZ2
- Flag
- Liberia
- AIS ship type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 32,958
- Deadweight (DWT)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q84264329. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.38,638 t
- Length overall
- 221.5 m
- Beam
- 32.3 m
- Year built
- 2004
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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Left Mawan PtAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at Mawan PtAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) | |
| Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
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.
Incidents & investigations Authority-reported
Accident and incident reports by national investigation boards, and casualty warnings, that concern this ship. Each links to the original.
- Occurred Jan 7, 2019衝突(単) · 貨物船運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)愛知県名古屋港第4区鍋田ふ頭T1岸壁 名古屋港高潮防波堤中央堤西灯台から真方位339°1,700m付近
コンテナ船COLOMBO衝突(ガントリークレーン)Report published Mar 26, 2020
コンテナ船COLOMBOは、着岸作業中、ガントリークレーンに衝突した。 COLOMBOは、左舷船尾部外板に擦過傷を生じ、また、ガントリークレーンは、走行レール点検用足場の曲損等を生じた。
Source: 運輸安全委員会 船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports). 出典:運輸安全委員会「船舶事故等調査報告書」(https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/)。Seadar が項目を抽出・加工して作成 (Source: Japan Transport Safety Board marine accident reports; fields extracted and edited by Seadar). Licence: Public Data License 1.0 (公共データ利用規約 第1.0版, PDL1.0; compatible with CC BY 4.0).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7,374 t | 2,339 t | 40 days | 468 kg |
Technical efficiency: EIV (26.8 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.
Detected from AIS AIS-detected
| Port | Arrived | Departed | Time in port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mawan Pt CNMWN | Sep 21, 2026, 07:33 UTC | Sep 21, 2026, 21:31 UTC | 13 h 58 min |
Detected by Voydar when the ship's AIS positions stayed slow inside a harbour area. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown. Depends on AIS reception; detection started on June 8, 2026.
Reported by authorities Authority-reported
| Port | Record | Date (UTC) | Berth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival(matched by call sign) | Sep 9, 2022, 03:16 UTC | WL | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Jun 27, 2022, 15:47 UTC | KC12 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival(matched by call sign) | Oct 2, 2021, 08:40 UTC | WL | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Feb 28, 2019, 15:52 UTC | KC16 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Feb 14, 2019, 16:08 UTC | KC10 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival(matched by call sign) | Jan 27, 2019, 07:46 UTC | PT | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Jan 12, 2019, 17:33 UTC | KC16 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Dec 27, 2018, 16:10 UTC | KC15 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Dec 13, 2018, 10:10 UTC | ELC | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Nov 29, 2018, 16:39 UTC | KC16 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Nov 16, 2018, 18:39 UTC | TSK | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Nov 2, 2018, 16:15 UTC | KC16 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: April 7, 2004.
Source: Marine Department, HKSAR Government — DATA.GOV.HK. Licence: DATA.GOV.HK Terms and Conditions.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Colombo now?
- Colombo (Container ship, Liberia flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 21, 2026, 22:47 UTC, under way at 14.9 kn, near Hong Kong (South China Sea). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.
- What kind of ship is Colombo?
- Colombo is a container ship sailing under the flag of Liberia, built in 2004 by HD Hyundai Samho. The vessel is 221.5 m long with a beam of 32.3 m and has a gross tonnage of 32,958.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Colombo?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Colombo 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 Colombo. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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