MSC Ans
Container ship · Liberia · built 2004 · AIS Class A
In short
MSC Ans (Container ship, Liberia flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 16.8 kn, near Port Dickson (Strait of Malacca). 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 SGSIN AEHB; its reported draught is 13.6 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 26, 2026, 19:08 UTC). ISM manager: MSC Shipmanagement Ltd (source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions, reporting years 2024–2025).
- Vessel type
- Container ship
- Flag
- Liberia
- Year built
- 2004
- Gross tonnage
- 54,304
- Size (length × beam)
- 294 m × 32 m
- ISM manager
- MSC Shipmanagement Ltd
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 2.4702° N, 101.6464° E
- Area
- Strait of Malacca
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 16.8 kn
- Course
- 306°
- Heading
- 306°
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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- Name
- MSC Ans
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9282261
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 636027013
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- H3MH
- Flag
- Liberia
- AIS ship type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 54,304
- Deadweight (DWT)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q84260727. Added to Voydar on September 26, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.68,599 t
- Length overall
- 294.1 m
- Beam
- 32.3 m
- Year built
- 2004
LiberiaA 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.
- Operator
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026MSC Shipmanagement(not linked to a company record)Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.6 · retrieved Jun 8, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
| Port State Control inspection at Lewes, Delaware | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Lewes, Delaware | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at Houston, Texas | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at STATEN ISLAND, New York | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at BOSTON, Massachusetts | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at BOSTON, Massachusetts | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at San Francisco, California | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at San Francisco, California | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at San Pedro, California | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| 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.
Safety & inspections
| Date | Type | Port | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2025 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Lewes, Delaware | clean |
| Apr 20, 2025 | Vessel Inspection | Lewes, Delaware | clean |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Vessel Operational Control | Houston, Texas | clean |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Vessel InspectionPSC | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Vessel Inspection | PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania | clean |
| May 19, 2023 | Vessel InspectionPSC | BOSTON, Massachusetts | clean |
| May 16, 2023 | Vessel InspectionPSC | BOSTON, Massachusetts | clean |
| Jan 30, 2023 | Vessel InspectionPSC | San Francisco, California | clean |
| Jan 30, 2023 | Vessel InspectionPSC | San Francisco, California | clean |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Vessel InspectionPSC | San Pedro, California | clean |
| Jan 19, 2021 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Houston, Texas | clean |
| Sep 3, 2020 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Mobile, Alabama | clean |
| Sep 2, 2020 | Vessel Operational Control | Mobile, Alabama | clean |
| Nov 5, 2019 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Houston, Texas | clean |
| Oct 30, 2019 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Houston, Texas | clean |
| Jan 5, 2018 | Vessel Operational Control | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| Jan 5, 2018 | Vessel Inspection | STATEN ISLAND, New York | clean |
| Jan 2, 2018 | Vessel Operational Control | Savannah, Georgia | clean |
| Dec 20, 2017 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Miami Beach, Florida | clean |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Incident Investigation | WASHINGTON, District of Columbia | clean |
Source: U.S. Coast Guard Port State Information Exchange (PSIX) — public domain. Covers inspections recorded in U.S. waters. Free on Voydar; the incumbents charge for this.
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 | 52,469 t | 16,706 t | 269 days | 592 kg |
| 2019 | 16,984 t | 5,411 t | 83 days | 564 kg |
| 2023 | 18,616 t | 5,944 t | 96 days | 541 kg |
| 2024 | 35,039 t | 11,202 t | 186 days | 561 kg |
| 2025 | 7,758 t | 2,484 t | 48 days | 544 kg |
Technical efficiency: EEXI (11.22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival(matched by call sign) | Dec 13, 2025, 23:37 UTC | KC5 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival(matched by call sign) | Oct 30, 2021, 22:24 UTC | WL | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Apr 4, 2021, 08:52 UTC | KC17 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Mar 2, 2021, 04:49 UTC | SELA | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival(matched by call sign) | Jul 21, 2020, 23:27 UTC | WL | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival(matched by call sign) | Jul 20, 2020, 13:15 UTC | MB | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Long Beach USLGB | Arrival | Oct 5, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Long Beach USLGB | Departure | Oct 5, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Oakland USOAK | Arrival | Oct 2, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Oakland USOAK | Departure | Oct 2, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Seattle USSEA | Departure | Sep 29, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Seattle USSEA | Arrival | Sep 28, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: August 16, 2004.
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 MSC Ans now?
- MSC Ans (Container ship, Liberia flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 27, 2026, 11:24 UTC, under way at 16.8 kn, near Port Dickson (Strait of Malacca). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was SGSIN AEHB (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 26, 2026, 19:08 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is MSC Ans?
- MSC Ans is a container ship sailing under the flag of Liberia, built in 2004 by HJ Shipbuilding & Construction. The vessel is 294.1 m long with a beam of 32.3 m and has a gross tonnage of 54,304.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of MSC Ans?
- MSC Shipmanagement Ltd is recorded as ISM manager for MSC Ans (source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions; reporting years 2024–2025). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MSC Ans?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MSC Ans 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. MSC Ans has 32 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.
Sister ships
Likely sister ships: built by HJ Shipbuilding & Construction, same type, gross tonnage within 2.5% and length within 1.5% of this ship's.
- MSC RomanosIMO 9275634Container ship · built 2003 · 54,881 GT
- API BHUMIMO 9292149Container ship · built 2004 · 54,271 GT
- Box EmmaIMO 9275646Container ship · built 2004 · 54,881 GT
- Kaethe C. RickmersIMO 9287912Container ship · built 2004 · 54,214 GT
- Maine TraderIMO 9292151Container ship · built 2004 · 54,271 GT
- MSC ElaIMO 9282259Container ship · built 2004 · 54,304 GT
- MSC EleniIMO 9278143Container ship · built 2004 · 54,881 GT
- MSC LisaIMO 9281279Container ship · built 2004 · 54,304 GT
- MSC NERISSA VIMO 9278155Container ship · built 2004 · 54,881 GT
- MSC OrnellaIMO 9281267Container ship · built 2004 · 54,304 GT
- MSC DAISYIMO 9295165Container ship · built 2005 · 54,271 GT
- MSC MANZANILLO VIMO 9289960Container ship · built 2005 · 54,214 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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