What kind of ship is Grand Champion?

Grand Champion is a car carrier sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands, built in 2004 by Shin Kurushima Dockyard. The vessel is 199.9 m long and has a gross tonnage of 59,217.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Grand Champion?

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

Grand Champion

Car carrier · Marshall Islands · built 2004 · AIS Class A

IMO9340570MMSI538012806Call signV7B3353Last AIS position Sep 21, 2026, 16:25 UTC

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In short

Grand Champion (Car carrier, Marshall Islands flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 21, 2026, 16:25 UTC, under way at 17.4 kn, in the South Atlantic Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.

Vessel type: Car carrier
Flag: Marshall Islands
Year built: 2004
Gross tonnage: 59,217
Size (length × beam): 200 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Sep 21, 2026, 16:25 UTC

Position: 33.8975° S, 17.8601° E
Area: South Atlantic Ocean
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 17.4 kn
Course: 335°
Heading: 334°

33.8975° S, 17.8601° 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: Grand Champion
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9340570
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 538012806
Call signWhat is a call sign?: V7B3353
Flag: Marshall Islands
Vessel type: Detailed type from EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissionsCar carrier
AIS ship type: Cargo
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 59,217
Length overall: 199.9 m
Beam: —
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.

Builder: Shin Kurushima Dockyard
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
Nov 2, 2016	Reported departure from San DiegoAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Nov 2, 2016	Reported arrival at San DiegoAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Oct 26, 2016	Reported departure from TacomaAuthority-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
2019	3,488 t	1,107 t	24 days	374 kg
2020	11,287 t	3,574 t	81 days	367 kg
2021	6,110 t	1,928 t	41 days	407 kg
2022	10,838 t	3,434 t	76 days	380 kg
2023	13,983 t	4,430 t	105 days	345 kg

Technical efficiency: EEXI (15.1 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
San Diego USSAN	Departure	Nov 2, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Diego USSAN	Arrival	Nov 2, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tacoma USTIW	Departure	Oct 26, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tacoma USTIW	Arrival	Oct 26, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Diego USSAN	Departure	May 10, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Diego USSAN	Arrival	May 9, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tacoma USTIW	Departure	Apr 27, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tacoma USTIW	Arrival	Apr 27, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL	Departure	May 7, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL	Arrival	May 6, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Baltimore USBAL	Arrival	May 4, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Baltimore USBAL	Departure	May 4, 2013(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: January 2, 2010.

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 Grand Champion now?: Grand Champion (Car carrier, Marshall Islands flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 21, 2026, 16:25 UTC, under way at 17.4 kn, in the South Atlantic Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.
What kind of ship is Grand Champion?: Grand Champion is a car carrier sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands, built in 2004 by Shin Kurushima Dockyard. The vessel is 199.9 m long and has a gross tonnage of 59,217.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Grand Champion?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Grand Champion 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 Grand Champion. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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