Where is OPTIMAL ACE now?

OPTIMAL ACE (Chemical tanker, Hong Kong flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 3, 2026, 15:32 UTC, at anchor, in the Baltic Sea. The crew-entered destination was ST PETERSBURG (voyage report via Digitraffic marine AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 15:16 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.

What kind of ship is OPTIMAL ACE?

OPTIMAL ACE is a chemical tanker sailing under the flag of Hong Kong, built in 2006. The vessel is 183 m long and has a gross tonnage of 30,091.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for OPTIMAL ACE?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for OPTIMAL 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 OPTIMAL ACE. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

OPTIMAL ACE

Chemical tanker · Hong Kong · built 2006 · AIS Class A

IMO9304590MMSI477215800Call signVRXL2Last AIS position Oct 3, 2026, 15:32 UTC

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In short

OPTIMAL ACE (Chemical tanker, Hong Kong flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 3, 2026, 15:32 UTC, at anchor, in the Baltic Sea. Its crew-entered AIS destination is ST PETERSBURG; its reported draught is 9.8 m (voyage report via Digitraffic marine AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 15:16 UTC).

Vessel type: Chemical tanker
Flag: Hong Kong
Year built: 2006
Gross tonnage: 30,091
Size (length × beam): 183 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Oct 3, 2026, 15:32 UTC

Position: 60.0125° N, 29.3372° E
Area: Baltic Sea
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: At anchor
Speed: 0 kn
Course: 280°
Heading: 133°

60.0125° N, 29.3372° E

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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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Identity & particulars

Name: OPTIMAL ACE
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9304590
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 477215800
Call signWhat is a call sign?: VRXL2
Flag: Hong Kong
Vessel type: Detailed type from EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissionsChemical tanker
AIS ship type: Tanker
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 30,091
Length overall: 183 m
Beam: —
Year built: 2006

A 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.

No owner, operator or manager is recorded for this vessel yet.

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
Apr 11, 2024, 22:26 UTC	Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Apr 9, 2024, 10:22 UTC	Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Mar 31, 2024, 19:31 UTC	Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Mar 30, 2024, 18:52 UTC	Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Nov 17, 2023, 04:59 UTC	Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Nov 13, 2023, 10:51 UTC	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	13,254 t	4,222 t	142 days	341 kg
2023	7,348 t	2,351 t	83 days	320 kg

Technical efficiency: EIV (6.7 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	Apr 9, 2024, 10:22 UTC	PAFF	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Mar 30, 2024, 18:52 UTC	SHELL	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Nov 13, 2023, 10:51 UTC	ELC	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Jul 14, 2019, 02:12 UTC	CTX	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Port Arthur USPOA	Departure	Apr 14, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Arthur USPOA	Arrival	Apr 13, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Corpus Christi USCRP	Departure	Mar 29, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Corpus Christi USCRP	Arrival	Mar 28, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Arrival	Mar 18, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Beaumont USBPT	Departure	Mar 18, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	Mar 15, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Arrival	Mar 2, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: August 11, 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.

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 23, 2026, 17:24 UTC	AIS gap No AIS position received for 5 h 0 min while our receivers kept hearing other ships there (4 of 4 hours in coverage). Heard again 0 km away. Method seadar.behaviour.ais_gap v1	High (80%)

When

What we observed

Confidence

Sep 23, 2026, 17:24 UTC

AIS gap

No AIS position received for 5 h 0 min while our receivers kept hearing other ships there (4 of 4 hours in coverage). Heard again 0 km away.

Method seadar.behaviour.ais_gap v1

High (80%)

Source: Fintraffic / digitraffic.fi, license CC 4.0 BY. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is OPTIMAL ACE now?: OPTIMAL ACE (Chemical tanker, Hong Kong flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 3, 2026, 15:32 UTC, at anchor, in the Baltic Sea. The crew-entered destination was ST PETERSBURG (voyage report via Digitraffic marine AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 15:16 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is OPTIMAL ACE?: OPTIMAL ACE is a chemical tanker sailing under the flag of Hong Kong, built in 2006. The vessel is 183 m long and has a gross tonnage of 30,091.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for OPTIMAL ACE?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for OPTIMAL 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 OPTIMAL ACE. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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