What kind of ship is CHIBA?

CHIBA is an oil tanker sailing under the flag of Panama, built in 2007 by Shin Kurushima Dockyard. The vessel is 179.9 m long with a beam of 32.2 m and has a gross tonnage of 28,063.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for CHIBA?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for CHIBA from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for CHIBA. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

CHIBA

Oil tanker · Panama · built 2007 · AIS Class A

IMO9349631MMSI352002692Call sign3E5006Last AIS position Oct 2, 2026, 14:54 UTC

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In short

CHIBA (Oil tanker, Panama flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 2, 2026, 14:54 UTC, under way at 12.2 kn, in the North Atlantic Ocean. 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 BJ COO (Cotonou), with an ETA of Oct 11, 2026, 05:00 UTC; its reported draught is 9.9 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 2, 2026, 12:23 UTC).

Current voyage: from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (departed Oct 2, 2026, 07:12 UTC) to BJ COO (Cotonou)

Vessel type: Oil tanker
Flag: Panama
Year built: 2007
Gross tonnage: 28,063
Size (length × beam): 180 m × 32 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Oct 2, 2026, 14:54 UTC

Position: 26.8548° N, 15.6718° W
Area: North Atlantic Ocean
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 12.2 kn
Course: 209°
Heading: 208°

26.8548° N, 15.6718° W

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Last 30 days: 1 port call (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria).

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: CHIBA
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9349631
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 352002692
Call signWhat is a call sign?: 3E5006
Flag: Panama
Vessel type: Detailed type from EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissionsOil tanker
AIS ship type: Tanker
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 28,063
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q84254311. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.45,975 t
Length overall: 179.9 m
Beam: 32.2 m
Year built: 2007

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.

Operator: V.Ships UK
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
V-Ships(not linked to a company record)
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.6 · retrieved Jun 10, 2026
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
Oct 2, 2026, 07:12 UTC	Left Las Palmas de Gran CanariaAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Oct 1, 2026, 05:06 UTC	Arrived at Las Palmas de Gran CanariaAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
May 19, 2016	Reported departure from Corpus ChristiAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
May 18, 2016	Reported arrival at Corpus ChristiAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
May 10, 2016	Reported departure from San JuanAuthority-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
2018	4,873 t	1,555 t	70 days	332 kg
2019	7,388 t	2,346 t	79 days	324 kg
2020	2,997 t	946 t	39 days	281 kg
2022	5,210 t	1,647 t	53 days	321 kg

Technical efficiency: EIV (7.29 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
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ESLPA	Oct 1, 2026, 05:06 UTC	Oct 2, 2026, 07:12 UTC	26 h 6 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
Corpus Christi USCRP	Departure	May 19, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Corpus Christi USCRP	Arrival	May 18, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Juan PRSJU	Departure	May 10, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
San Juan PRSJU	Arrival	May 9, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PORT HESS ST. CROIX ISLAND, VI	Arrival	May 8, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PORT HESS ST. CROIX ISLAND, VI	Departure	May 8, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Departure	Mar 31, 2008(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Long Beach USLGB	Arrival	Mar 28, 2008(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: March 28, 2008.

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 25, 2026, 09:24 UTC	Alongside another ship Stayed within 18 m of MAMMA MARIA at low speed for 21 h 22 min, 35 km from the nearest port and outside known anchorages. A candidate ship-to-ship transfer; many such meetings are routine and licensed. MAMMA MARIA → Method seadar.behaviour.sts_candidate v1	High (75%)

When

What we observed

Confidence

Sep 25, 2026, 09:24 UTC

Alongside another ship

Stayed within 18 m of MAMMA MARIA at low speed for 21 h 22 min, 35 km from the nearest port and outside known anchorages. A candidate ship-to-ship transfer; many such meetings are routine and licensed.

MAMMA MARIA →

Method seadar.behaviour.sts_candidate v1

High (75%)

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 CHIBA now?: CHIBA (Oil tanker, Panama flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 2, 2026, 14:54 UTC, under way at 12.2 kn, in the North Atlantic Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was BJ COO (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 2, 2026, 12:23 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is CHIBA?: CHIBA is an oil tanker sailing under the flag of Panama, built in 2007 by Shin Kurushima Dockyard. The vessel is 179.9 m long with a beam of 32.2 m and has a gross tonnage of 28,063.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for CHIBA?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for CHIBA from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for CHIBA. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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