Federal Katsura
Bulk carrier · Marshall Islands · built 2005 · AIS Class A
In short
Federal Katsura (Bulk carrier, Marshall Islands flag) was last seen on AIS on , moored, in the port of Rotterdam. Its crew-entered AIS destination is ROTTERDAM; its reported draught is 10.8 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 14:13 UTC). It arrived there on Oct 5, 2026, 03:18 UTC. ISM manager: Baffin Investments Limited (source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions, reporting years 2024–2025).
- Vessel type
- Bulk carrier
- Flag
- Marshall Islands
- Year built
- 2005
- Gross tonnage
- 19,165
- Size (length × beam)
- 190 m
- ISM manager
- Baffin Investments Limited
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 51.8843° N, 4.4503° E
- Area
- North Sea
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Moored
- Speed
- 0.1 kn
- Course
- 356°
- Heading
- 287°
Last 30 days: 1 port call (Rotterdam).
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
- Federal Katsura
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9293923
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 538007353
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- V7JT5
- Flag
- Marshall Islands
- Vessel type
- Detailed type from WikidataBulk carrier
- AIS ship type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 19,165
- Length overall
- 190.4 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 2005
Marshall IslandsA 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arrived at RotterdamAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Port State Control inspection at Willowbrook, Illinois | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Cleveland, Ohio | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at MASSENA, New York | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at MASSENA, New York | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at MASSENA, New York | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at BOSTON, Massachusetts | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Cleveland, Ohio | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at MASSENA, New York | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at MASSENA, New York | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Inspection at MASSENA, New York | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Reported departure from DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WIAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WIAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from BURNS WATERWAY HARBOR, INAuthority-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.
Safety & inspections
| Date | Type | Port | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2025 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Willowbrook, Illinois | clean |
| Jul 2, 2024 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Cleveland, Ohio | clean |
| May 13, 2023 | Vessel Inspection | MASSENA, New York | clean |
| Mar 22, 2022 | Vessel Inspection | MASSENA, New York | clean |
| May 17, 2021 | Vessel Inspection | MASSENA, New York | clean |
| Feb 23, 2021 | Vessel InspectionPSC | BOSTON, Massachusetts | clean |
| Nov 19, 2018 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Cleveland, Ohio | clean |
| Sep 18, 2018 | Vessel InspectionPSC | MASSENA, New York | clean |
| Sep 18, 2018 | Vessel InspectionPSC | MASSENA, New York | clean |
| May 13, 2018 | Vessel Inspection | MASSENA, New York | clean |
| Feb 28, 2017 | Vessel InspectionPSC | BATON ROUGE, Louisiana | clean |
| Dec 2, 2016 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Duluth, Minnesota | clean |
| Apr 12, 2016 | Vessel Inspection | MASSENA, New York | clean |
| Nov 9, 2015 | Boarding | CLEVELAND, Ohio | clean |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Vessel Inspection | CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas | clean |
| Aug 17, 2015 | Vessel Operational Control | CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas | clean |
| Jul 26, 2015 | Vessel Operational Control | Sault Ste Marie, Michigan | clean |
| Jul 20, 2015 | Vessel InspectionPSC | DETROIT, Michigan | clean |
| Jul 13, 2015 | Vessel InspectionPSC | MASSENA, New York | clean |
| May 2, 2014 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Cleveland, Ohio | 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 | 5,659 t | 1,797 t | 114 days | 224 kg |
| 2019 | 5,890 t | 1,874 t | 110 days | 208 kg |
| 2021 | 4,205 t | 1,324 t | 69 days | 207 kg |
| 2022 | 6,479 t | 2,044 t | 109 days | 221 kg |
| 2023 | 2,454 t | 778 t | 57 days | 189 kg |
| 2024 | 5,511 t | 1,740 t | 103 days | 208 kg |
| 2025 | 7,598 t | 2,400 t | 145 days | 206 kg |
Technical efficiency: EEXI (5.41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotterdam NLRTM | Oct 5, 2026, 03:18 UTC | in port | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WI | Departure | Dec 2, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN AND WI | Arrival | Dec 2, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| BURNS WATERWAY HARBOR, IN | Departure | Apr 29, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| BURNS WATERWAY HARBOR, IN | Arrival | Apr 22, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Detroit USDET | Departure | Apr 19, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Detroit USDET | Arrival | Apr 15, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL, TX (PORT LAVACA/POINT COMFORT, TX) | Departure | Dec 20, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL, TX (PORT LAVACA/POINT COMFORT, TX) | Arrival | Dec 18, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| San Juan PRSJU | Departure | Dec 11, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| San Juan PRSJU | Arrival | Dec 9, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Cleveland USCLE | Departure | Nov 16, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Cleveland USCLE | Arrival | Nov 9, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: May 26, 2005.
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 Federal Katsura now?
- Federal Katsura (Bulk carrier, Marshall Islands flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 6, 2026, 14:25 UTC, moored, in the port of Rotterdam. The crew-entered destination was ROTTERDAM (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 14:13 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is Federal Katsura?
- Federal Katsura is a bulk carrier sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands, built in 2005 by Shin Kurushima Dockyard. The vessel is 190.4 m long and has a gross tonnage of 19,165.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Federal Katsura?
- Baffin Investments Limited is recorded as ISM manager for Federal Katsura (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 Federal Katsura?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Federal Katsura 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. Federal Katsura has 46 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.
Sister ships
Likely sister ships: built by Shin Kurushima Dockyard, same type, gross tonnage within 2.5% and length within 1.5% of this ship's.
- Federal KushiroIMO 9284702Bulk carrier · built 2004 · 19,223 GT
- Federal SakuraIMO 9288291Bulk carrier · built 2005 · 19,165 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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