BBC Washington
General cargo ship · Portugal · built 2004 · AIS Class A
In short
BBC Washington (General cargo ship, Portugal flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 11.5 kn, near Galveston (Gulf of Mexico). 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 VEPCZ, with an ETA of Oct 5, 2026, 19:00 UTC; its reported draught is 6 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 29, 2026, 02:12 UTC). ISM manager: NH Schifffahrts GmbH & Co. KG MS "Ruhrtal" (source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions, reporting years 2024–2025).
Current voyage: from Houston (departed Sep 28, 2026, 23:38 UTC) to VEPCZ
- Vessel type
- General cargo ship
- Flag
- Portugal
- Year built
- 2004
- Gross tonnage
- 9,611
- Size (length × beam)
- 138 m × 21 m
- ISM manager
- NH Schifffahrts GmbH & Co. KG MS "Ruhrtal"
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 29.3453° N, 94.7179° W
- Area
- Gulf of Mexico
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 11.5 kn
- Course
- 87°
- Heading
- 92°
Last 30 days: 1 port call (Houston).
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
- BBC Washington
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9283954
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 255806288
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- CQAV6
- Flag
- Portugal
- Vessel type
- General cargo ship
- AIS ship type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 9,611
- Deadweight (DWT)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q83631210. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.12,786 t
- Length overall
- 138.1 m
- Beam
- 21 m
- Year built
- 2004
PortugalA 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.
- ISM manager
- Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting years 2024–2025 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Sep 28, 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 HoustonAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at HoustonAIS-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.
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 | 9,273 t | 2,957 t | 196 days | 207 kg |
| 2019 | 3,411 t | 1,084 t | 69 days | 182 kg |
| 2020 | 8,041 t | 2,508 t | 158 days | 182 kg |
| 2021 | 7,352 t | 2,328 t | 142 days | 199 kg |
| 2022 | 4,401 t | 1,403 t | 92 days | 164 kg |
| 2023 | 5,307 t | 1,696 t | 108 days | 217 kg |
| 2024 | 4,999 t | 1,594 t | 102 days | 174 kg |
| 2025 | 5,069 t | 1,620 t | 105 days | 180 kg |
Technical efficiency: Not Applicable. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston USHOU | Sep 23, 2026, 16:22 UTC | Sep 28, 2026, 23:38 UTC | 5 d 7 h |
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 | Jun 26, 2025, 00:48 UTC | YLD | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Mar 19, 2023, 18:18 UTC | KA3 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | May 27, 2020, 02:01 UTC | PSSA | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival(matched by call sign) | Dec 19, 2019, 01:18 UTC | CC | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX) | Departure | Dec 19, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX) | Arrival | Dec 9, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX) | Departure | Dec 1, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX) | Arrival | Dec 1, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| ST. THOMAS HARBOR, VI | Departure | Nov 23, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| ST. THOMAS HARBOR, VI | Arrival | Nov 23, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| EASTPORT HARBOR, ME | Departure | Sep 29, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| EASTPORT HARBOR, ME | Arrival | Sep 27, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: July 27, 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.
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, 23:43 UTC | Draught change Reported draught went from 5.5 m to 6 m after leaving Houston. Voydar infers the ship probably loaded cargo. Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1 | Medium (55%) |
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 BBC Washington now?
- BBC Washington (General cargo ship, Portugal flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 29, 2026, 03:20 UTC, under way at 11.5 kn, near Galveston (Gulf of Mexico). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was VEPCZ (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 29, 2026, 02:12 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is BBC Washington?
- BBC Washington is a general cargo ship sailing under the flag of Portugal, built in 2004. The vessel is 138.1 m long with a beam of 21 m and has a gross tonnage of 9,611.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of BBC Washington?
- NH Schifffahrts GmbH & Co. KG MS "Ruhrtal" is recorded as ISM manager for BBC Washington (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 BBC Washington?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for BBC Washington 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 BBC Washington. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
Neighbouring IMO numbers
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