Liberty Ace
Car carrier · Japan · built 2004 · AIS Class A
In short
Liberty Ace (Car carrier, Japan flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 16.7 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 GB BRS (Bristol), with an ETA of Oct 22, 2026, 09:00 UTC; its reported draught is 9.4 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 24, 2026, 15:29 UTC). Its last detected port call was at Keppel: arrived Sep 24, 2026, left Sep 24, 2026. ISM manager: MOL SHIP MANAGEMENT (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. (source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions, reporting year 2025).
- Vessel type
- Car carrier
- Flag
- Japan
- Year built
- 2004
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Size (length × beam)
- 200 m
- ISM manager
- MOL SHIP MANAGEMENT (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 2.469° N, 101.6571° E
- Area
- Strait of Malacca
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 16.7 kn
- Course
- 307°
- Heading
- 307°
Last 30 days: 1 port call (Keppel).
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
- Liberty Ace
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9293650
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 431554000
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- 7KAY
- Flag
- Japan
- Vessel type
- Car carrier
- AIS ship type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- —
- Length overall
- 200 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 2004
JapanA 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 year 2025 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Oct 5, 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 KeppelAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at KeppelAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Reported arrival at PortlandAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from PortlandAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from RichmondAuthority-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 | 4,967 t | 1,588 t | 53 days | 285 kg |
| 2019 | 6,826 t | 2,173 t | 64 days | 304 kg |
| 2021 | 2,554 t | 808 t | 34 days | 226 kg |
| 2022 | 177 t | 57 t | 2 days | 334 kg |
| 2023 | 96 t | 30 t | 2 days | 283 kg |
| 2025 | 1,381 t | 432 t | 18 days | 266 kg |
Technical efficiency: EEXI (14.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keppel SGKEP | Sep 24, 2026, 04:32 UTC | Sep 24, 2026, 15:39 UTC | 11 h 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland USPDX | Arrival | Nov 13, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Portland USPDX | Departure | Nov 13, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Richmond USRCH | Departure | Nov 11, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Richmond USRCH | Arrival | Nov 10, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Long Beach USLGB | Arrival | Nov 9, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Long Beach USLGB | Departure | Nov 9, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| San Diego USSAN | Departure | Nov 8, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| San Diego USSAN | Arrival | Nov 8, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL | Arrival | Oct 24, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL | Departure | Oct 24, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| TURTLE RIVER, GA (INCLUDED IN BRUNSWICK HARBOR, GA) | Departure | Oct 22, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| TURTLE RIVER, GA (INCLUDED IN BRUNSWICK HARBOR, GA) | Arrival | Oct 21, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: December 18, 2004.
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 Liberty Ace now?
- Liberty Ace (Car carrier, Japan flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 25, 2026, 01:45 UTC, under way at 16.7 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 GB BRS (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 24, 2026, 15:29 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is Liberty Ace?
- Liberty Ace is a car carrier sailing under the flag of Japan, built in 2004 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The vessel is 200 m long.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Liberty Ace?
- MOL SHIP MANAGEMENT (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. is recorded as ISM manager for Liberty Ace (source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions; reporting year 2025). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Liberty Ace?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Liberty Ace 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 Liberty Ace. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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