What kind of ship is Ocean Leader?

Ocean Leader is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of South Korea, built in 2002 by Higaki Shipbuilding. The vessel is 119 m long with a beam of 19 m and has a gross tonnage of 9,004.

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

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

Ocean Leader

Cargo ship · South Korea · built 2002 · AIS Class A

IMO9260976MMSI440199000Call signD7MRLast AIS position Sep 26, 2026, 16:42 UTC

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In short

Ocean Leader (Cargo ship, South Korea flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 26, 2026, 16:42 UTC, under way at 10.1 kn, in the East China Sea. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its crew-entered AIS destination is SFS PH; its reported draught is 6.5 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 26, 2026, 14:20 UTC).

Vessel type: Cargo ship
Flag: South Korea
Year built: 2002
Gross tonnage: 9,004
Size (length × beam): 119 m × 19 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Sep 26, 2026, 16:42 UTC

Position: 25.2377° N, 120.2724° E
Area: East China Sea
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 10.1 kn
Course: 221°
Heading: 229°

25.2377° N, 120.2724° 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: Ocean Leader
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9260976
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 440199000
Call signWhat is a call sign?: D7MR
Flag: South Korea
Vessel type: Cargo ship
AIS ship type: Cargo
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 9,004
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q117103479. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.9,756 t
Length overall: 119 m
Beam: 19 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: Higaki Shipbuilding
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
Jan 13, 2024, 21:39 UTC	Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Jan 13, 2024, 14:05 UTC	Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Jan 25, 2021, 07:07 UTC	Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Jan 24, 2021, 18:09 UTC	Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Nov 11, 2003	Reported departure from Port HuenemeAuthority-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.

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 Apr 17, 2016衝突 · 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)京浜港横浜区Y2錨地横浜本牧防波堤灯台から真方位148°1,300m付近
貨物船COSMIC ACE貨物船OCEAN LEADER衝突Report published Apr 27, 2017
貨物船COSMIC ACE及び貨物船OCEAN LEADERは、共に錨泊中、OCEAN LEADERが走錨して両船が衝突した。

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).

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
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Jan 13, 2024, 14:05 UTC	SWLA	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Jan 24, 2021, 18:09 UTC	WA1	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Port Hueneme USNTD	Departure	Nov 11, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Hueneme USNTD	Arrival	Nov 11, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Portland USPDX	Departure	Nov 3, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Portland USPDX	Arrival	Nov 3, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Departure	Oct 26, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Arrival	Oct 26, 2003(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Hueneme USNTD	Departure	Nov 1, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Hueneme USNTD	Arrival	Oct 31, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Departure	Oct 30, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Arrival	Oct 24, 2002(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: October 24, 2002.

Source: Marine Department, HKSAR Government — DATA.GOV.HK. Licence: DATA.GOV.HK Terms and Conditions.

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 Ocean Leader now?: Ocean Leader (Cargo ship, South Korea flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 26, 2026, 16:42 UTC, under way at 10.1 kn, in the East China Sea. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was SFS PH (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 26, 2026, 14:20 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is Ocean Leader?: Ocean Leader is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of South Korea, built in 2002 by Higaki Shipbuilding. The vessel is 119 m long with a beam of 19 m and has a gross tonnage of 9,004.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Ocean Leader?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Ocean 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 Ocean Leader. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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