Where is ONTARIO VENTURE now?

ONTARIO VENTURE (Oil tanker, Canada flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 6, 2026, 09:33 UTC, under way at 11.3 kn, near Point Edward (Great Lakes). The crew-entered destination was DRUMMOND IS (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 09:00 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.

What kind of ship is ONTARIO VENTURE?

ONTARIO VENTURE is an oil tanker sailing under the flag of Canada, built in 2004 by Jiangnan Shipyard. The vessel is 144.1 m long with a beam of 23.8 m and has a gross tonnage of 11,935.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for ONTARIO VENTURE?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for ONTARIO VENTURE 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. ONTARIO VENTURE has 16 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.

ONTARIO VENTURE

Oil tanker · Canada · built 2004 · AIS Class A

IMO9305178MMSI316059017Call signVEOVLast AIS position Oct 6, 2026, 09:33 UTC

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In short

ONTARIO VENTURE (Oil tanker, Canada flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 6, 2026, 09:33 UTC, under way at 11.3 kn, near Point Edward (Great Lakes). Its crew-entered AIS destination is DRUMMOND IS, with an ETA of Oct 7, 2026, 02:00 UTC; its reported draught is 7.1 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 09:00 UTC).

Current voyage: from Sault Sainte Marie (departed Oct 3, 2026, 21:41 UTC) to DRUMMOND IS

Vessel type: Oil tanker
Flag: Canada
Year built: 2004
Gross tonnage: 11,935
Size (length × beam): 144 m × 24 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Oct 6, 2026, 09:33 UTC

Position: 43.0656° N, 82.4146° W
Area: Great Lakes
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 11.3 kn
Course: 7°
Heading: 7°

43.0656° N, 82.4146° W

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Last 30 days: 6 port calls (Sault Sainte Marie, Thunder Bay, Melvindale, and Windsor).

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: ONTARIO VENTURE
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9305178
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 316059017
Call signWhat is a call sign?: VEOV
Flag: Canada
Vessel type: Detailed type from EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissionsOil tanker
AIS ship type: Cargo
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 11,935
Net tonnage: Source: Transport Canada — Canadian Register of Large Vessels (open data), record 849143. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0.7,521
Length overall: 144.1 m
Beam: Source: Transport Canada — Canadian Register of Large Vessels (open data), record 849143. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0.23.8 m
Year built: 2004

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.

ISM manager: 42. PHOENIX PCT UG (haftungsbeschrankt) & Co. KG MS “JUPITER”
Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting year 2024 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Oct 5, 2026
McKeil Self Unloaders - Ontario Venture Inc
Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting year 2024 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Oct 5, 2026
Builder: Jiangnan Shipyard
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
Oct 3, 2026, 21:41 UTC	Left Sault Sainte MarieAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Oct 3, 2026, 19:36 UTC	Arrived at Sault Sainte MarieAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Oct 2, 2026, 23:31 UTC	Left Thunder BayAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Oct 1, 2026, 01:45 UTC	Arrived at Thunder BayAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Oct 1, 2026, 00:56 UTC	Left Thunder BayAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 30, 2026, 17:23 UTC	Arrived at Thunder BayAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
May 1, 2026	Inspection at Willowbrook, Illinois	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Apr 20, 2026	Inspection at TOLEDO, Ohio	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Feb 26, 2024	Port State Control inspection at Savannah, Georgia	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Apr 20, 2023	Inspection at MASSENA, New York	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Feb 24, 2023	Port State Control inspection at Savannah, Georgia	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Nov 28, 2022	Inspection at MASSENA, New York	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Apr 20, 2022	Inspection at MASSENA, New York	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Feb 14, 2022	Port State Control inspection at Savannah, Georgia	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
May 21, 2021	Inspection at MASSENA, New York	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Mar 24, 2021	Port State Control inspection at Savannah, Georgia	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections

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

Inspections

not recorded

Detentions

Deficiencies

Date	Type	Port	Findings
May 1, 2026	Vessel Inspection	Willowbrook, Illinois	clean
Apr 20, 2026	Vessel Inspection	TOLEDO, Ohio	clean
Feb 26, 2024	Vessel InspectionPSC	Savannah, Georgia	clean
Apr 20, 2023	Vessel Inspection	MASSENA, New York	clean
Feb 24, 2023	Vessel InspectionPSC	Savannah, Georgia	clean
Nov 28, 2022	Vessel Inspection	MASSENA, New York	clean
Apr 20, 2022	Vessel Inspection	MASSENA, New York	clean
Feb 14, 2022	Vessel InspectionPSC	Savannah, Georgia	clean
May 21, 2021	Vessel Inspection	MASSENA, New York	clean
Mar 24, 2021	Vessel InspectionPSC	Savannah, Georgia	clean
Mar 15, 2021	Vessel InspectionPSC	NEW HAVEN, Connecticut	clean
Nov 11, 2020	Vessel Inspection	MASSENA, New York	clean
Sep 1, 2020	Vessel Inspection	MASSENA, New York	clean
Jul 9, 2020	Vessel Operational Control	North Charleston, South Carolina	clean
Jan 13, 2020	Vessel Inspection	Portsmouth, Virginia	clean
Jan 2, 2020	Vessel InspectionPSC	STATEN ISLAND, New York	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	11,483 t	3,637 t	239 days	302 kg
2019	12,219 t	3,816 t	221 days	239 kg
2020	12,377 t	3,914 t	216 days	221 kg
2021	9,642 t	3,039 t	177 days	228 kg
2022	9,867 t	3,099 t	166 days	235 kg
2023	12,774 t	4,033 t	218 days	228 kg
2024	11,635 t	3,652 t	198 days	253 kg

Technical efficiency: EIV (13.31 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
Sault Sainte Marie USSSM	Oct 3, 2026, 19:36 UTC	Oct 3, 2026, 21:41 UTC	2 h 5 min
Thunder Bay CATHU	Oct 1, 2026, 01:45 UTC	Oct 2, 2026, 23:31 UTC	45 h 46 min
Thunder Bay CATHU	Sep 30, 2026, 17:23 UTC	Oct 1, 2026, 00:56 UTC	7 h 34 min
Sault Sainte Marie USSSM	Sep 29, 2026, 17:32 UTC	Sep 29, 2026, 21:02 UTC	3 h 30 min
Melvindale USMGF	Sep 27, 2026, 06:27 UTC	Sep 28, 2026, 10:23 UTC	27 h 56 min
Windsor CAWND	Sep 26, 2026, 19:42 UTC	Sep 27, 2026, 06:13 UTC	10 h 31 min
Saint-Catharines CASCA	Jun 13, 2026, 13:45 UTC	Jun 13, 2026, 19:47 UTC	6 h 2 min
Saint-Catharines CASCA	Jun 9, 2026, 14:54 UTC	Jun 9, 2026, 17:28 UTC	2 h 34 min
Port Weller CAPWE	Jun 9, 2026, 13:53 UTC	Jun 9, 2026, 14:47 UTC	54 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.

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 26, 2026, 21:32 UTC	Draught change Reported draught went from 8 m to 7 m while in port at Windsor. Voydar infers the ship probably discharged cargo. Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1	Medium (65%)

When

What we observed

Confidence

Sep 26, 2026, 21:32 UTC

Draught change

Reported draught went from 8 m to 7 m while in port at Windsor. Voydar infers the ship probably discharged cargo.

Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1

Medium (65%)

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is ONTARIO VENTURE now?: ONTARIO VENTURE (Oil tanker, Canada flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 6, 2026, 09:33 UTC, under way at 11.3 kn, near Point Edward (Great Lakes). The crew-entered destination was DRUMMOND IS (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 6, 2026, 09:00 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is ONTARIO VENTURE?: ONTARIO VENTURE is an oil tanker sailing under the flag of Canada, built in 2004 by Jiangnan Shipyard. The vessel is 144.1 m long with a beam of 23.8 m and has a gross tonnage of 11,935.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for ONTARIO VENTURE?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for ONTARIO VENTURE 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. ONTARIO VENTURE has 16 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.

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