Colombo Express
Container ship · Liberia · built 2005 · AIS Class A
In short
Colombo Express (Container ship, Liberia flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 15.9 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 >>USNYC, with an ETA of Oct 26, 2026, 08:00 UTC; its reported draught is 13.6 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 27, 2026, 04:19 UTC). Its last detected port call was at Jurong: arrived Sep 26, 2026, left Sep 27, 2026. Registered owner: Hapag-Lloyd (source: Wikidata).
- Vessel type
- Container ship
- Flag
- Liberia
- Year built
- 2005
- Gross tonnage
- 93,750
- Size (length × beam)
- 335 m × 42 m
- Registered owner
- Hapag-Lloyd
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 2.4716° N, 101.629° E
- Area
- Strait of Malacca
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 15.9 kn
- Course
- 304°
- Heading
- 304°
Last 30 days: 1 port call (Jurong).
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
- Colombo Express
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9295244
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 636093167
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- 5LKU2
- Flag
- Liberia
- Vessel type
- Container ship
- AIS ship type
- Cargo (hazardous cat. A)
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 93,750
- Length overall
- 335.5 m
- Beam
- 42 m
- Year built
- 2005
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.
- Registered owner
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- ISM manager
- Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting year 2025 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026Source: 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 JurongAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at JurongAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| ISM manager: Hapag-Lloyd AG (previously HL Crewmanagement GmbH) | Voydar relationship-change derivation (derived by Voydar from EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions) | |
| 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 | 40,854 t | 13,085 t | 121 days | 867 kg |
| 2021 | 3,658 t | 1,166 t | 22 days | 741 kg |
| 2022 | 4,583 t | 1,461 t | 20 days | 733 kg |
| 2023 | 14,713 t | 4,684 t | 61 days | 778 kg |
| 2024 | 49,623 t | 15,877 t | 184 days | 745 kg |
| 2025 | 0 t | 0 t | 0 days | — |
Technical efficiency: EEXI (9.47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jurong SGJUR | Sep 26, 2026, 04:18 UTC | Sep 27, 2026, 22:20 UTC | 42 h 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival(matched by call sign) | Mar 24, 2020, 06:55 UTC | WL | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Feb 3, 2020, 20:47 UTC | KC5 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | Arrival | Dec 23, 2019, 17:26 UTC | KC5 | Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports) |
| Savannah USSAV | Arrival | Dec 29, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Savannah USSAV | Departure | Dec 29, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Charleston USCHS | Arrival | Dec 24, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Charleston USCHS | Departure | Dec 24, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| ELIZABETH RIVER, VA | Departure | Dec 22, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| ELIZABETH RIVER, VA | Arrival | Dec 21, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| New York USNYC | Arrival | Dec 19, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| New York USNYC | Departure | Dec 19, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Savannah USSAV | Arrival | Nov 21, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: May 10, 2010.
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.
About Colombo Express
Colombo Express is a container ship. When launched in 2005, she was claimed by her owner to be the world's largest container ship, a title she held until Emma Mærsk was launched in 2006. Colombo Express holds 8,749 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), 730 refrigerated (reefer) TEUs, is 335 metres (1,099 ft) long, and has a beam, or width, of 43 metres (140 ft). She is owned by the German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd, and operated by its Hapag-Lloyd Container Line division. She is named for Colombo, the largest city in Sri Lanka, which the predecessor company, North American Lloyd, first called on in 1886. She is the first of eight proposed Colombo Express class vessels, and is only slightly larger (approximately 4%) than her Savannah Express class cousins, the 8400 TEU (700 reefer) ships Savannah Express and Houston Express.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Colombo Express now?
- Colombo Express (Container ship, Liberia flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 27, 2026, 23:39 UTC, under way at 15.9 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 >>USNYC (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 27, 2026, 04:19 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is Colombo Express?
- Colombo Express is a container ship sailing under the flag of Liberia, built in 2005 by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. The vessel is 335.5 m long with a beam of 42 m and has a gross tonnage of 93,750.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Colombo Express?
- Hapag-Lloyd is recorded as Registered owner for Colombo Express (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Colombo Express?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Colombo Express 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 Colombo Express. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
Sister ships
Ships of the same class, Colombo Express-class container ship (source: Wikidata).
- Kyoto ExpressIMO 9295256Container ship · built 2005 · 93,750 GT
- Chicago ExpressIMO 9295268Container ship · built 2006 · 93,811 GT
- Hanover ExpressIMO 9343716Container ship · built 2007 · 93,750 GT
- Kuala Lumpur ExpressIMO 9343730Container ship · built 2007 · 93,811 GT
- Osaka ExpressIMO 9320697Container ship · built 2007 · 93,750 GT
- Tsingtao ExpressIMO 9320702Container ship · built 2007 · 93,750 GT
- Bremen ExpressIMO 9343728Container ship · built 2008 · 93,750 GT
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