Heather Knutsen
Oil tanker · Norway · built 2005 · AIS Class A
In short
Heather Knutsen (Oil tanker, Norway flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 12 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. Its crew-entered AIS destination is BRADR (Angra dos Reis), with an ETA of Oct 12, 2026, 23:00 UTC; its reported draught is 9 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 11:07 UTC).
Current voyage: from Durban (departed Sep 28, 2026, 11:24 UTC) to BRADR (Angra dos Reis)
- Vessel type
- Oil tanker
- Flag
- Norway
- Year built
- 2005
- Gross tonnage
- 80,918
- Size (length × beam)
- 277 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 33.9986° S, 17.9277° E
- Area
- South Atlantic Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 12 kn
- Course
- 250°
- Heading
- 252°
Last 30 days: 1 port call (Durban).
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
- Heather Knutsen
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9273064
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 257032850
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- LADY8
- Flag
- Norway
- AIS ship type
- Tanker (hazardous cat. B)
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 80,918
- Length overall
- 277 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 2005
NorwayA 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.
- Registered owner
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026Knutsen O.A.S. Shipping AS(not linked to a company record)Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.6 · retrieved Jun 10, 2026
- ISM manager
- Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting years 2024–2025 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026
- 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 DurbanAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at DurbanAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Reported departure from PhiladelphiaAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at PhiladelphiaAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from PhiladelphiaAuthority-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 | 27,977 t | 8,726 t | 255 days | 1,188 kg |
| 2019 | 36,258 t | 11,310 t | 322 days | 1,072 kg |
| 2020 | 19,248 t | 6,004 t | 129 days | 1,015 kg |
| 2021 | 28,732 t | 8,962 t | 225 days | 1,010 kg |
| 2022 | 27,015 t | 8,426 t | 164 days | 998 kg |
| 2023 | 22,010 t | 6,865 t | 144 days | 851 kg |
| 2024 | 18,029 t | 5,623 t | 116 days | 912 kg |
| 2025 | 11,401 t | 3,564 t | 74 days | 794 kg |
Technical efficiency: EEXI (2.91 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durban ZADUR | Sep 28, 2026, 08:36 UTC | Sep 28, 2026, 11:24 UTC | 2 h 49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia USPHL | Departure | Aug 13, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Philadelphia USPHL | Arrival | Aug 13, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Philadelphia USPHL | Departure | Dec 31, 2013(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Philadelphia USPHL | Arrival | Dec 27, 2013(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Philadelphia USPHL | Departure | Dec 4, 2013(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Philadelphia USPHL | Arrival | Dec 2, 2013(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Philadelphia USPHL | Departure | Nov 4, 2013(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| LOWER DELAWARE BAY DEL | Arrival | Oct 30, 2013(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Philadelphia USPHL | Departure | Sep 2, 2013(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Philadelphia USPHL | Arrival | Sep 2, 2013(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Portland USPWM | Departure | May 6, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Portland USPWM | Arrival | May 5, 2012(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: February 21, 2006.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.
Behaviour at sea Voydar-derived
Patterns Voydar derived from this ship's AIS broadcasts. They are inferences, not reports: each one shows how it was computed and how confident we are, and none of them says why a ship behaved this way.
| When | What we observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026, 12:08 UTC | Draught change Reported draught went from 16.5 m to 9 m after leaving Durban. Voydar infers the ship probably discharged cargo. Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1 | Medium (65%) |
Source: AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. AIS data: AISstream.io. Licence: none published.
Derived from AIS positions of feeds whose terms allow display on Voydar. Coverage is terrestrial: gaps are reported only where our receivers kept hearing other ships. Detections below medium confidence are not shown.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Heather Knutsen now?
- Heather Knutsen (Oil tanker, Norway flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 11:56 UTC, under way at 12 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. The crew-entered destination was BRADR (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 11:07 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is Heather Knutsen?
- Heather Knutsen is an oil tanker sailing under the flag of Norway, built in 2005 by Samsung Heavy Industries. The vessel is 277 m long and has a gross tonnage of 80,918.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Heather Knutsen?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Heather Knutsen 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 Heather Knutsen. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
Sister ships
Likely sister ships: built by Samsung Heavy Industries, same type, gross tonnage within 2.5% and length within 1.5% of this ship's.
- AnkleshwarIMO 9074860Oil tanker · built 1994 · 80,130 GT
- CaruzoIMO 9137648Oil tanker · built 1997 · 81,148 GT
- IMO 9131149IMO 9131149Oil tanker · built 1997 · 80,187 GT
- IMO 9131151IMO 9131151Oil tanker · built 1997 · 80,187 GT
- Cap GeorgesIMO 9128283Oil tanker · built 1998 · 81,148 GT
- Cap JeanIMO 9158147Oil tanker · built 1998 · 81,148 GT
- Cap RomualdIMO 9160229Oil tanker · built 1998 · 81,148 GT
- KyloIMO 9189146Oil tanker · built 2001 · 81,236 GT
- Neer 1IMO 9224283Oil tanker · built 2002 · 81,310 GT
- BIRUNIIMO 9248447Oil tanker · built 2003 · 81,141 GT
- Cape BataIMO 9228655Oil tanker · built 2003 · 81,310 GT
- Nordic ApolloIMO 9248423Oil tanker · built 2003 · 81,310 GT
Neighbouring IMO numbers
IMO numbers are issued in sequence. These are the nearest numbers below and above this ship's that have a full Voydar profile.
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