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Canopus Leader

ship · Singapore · built 2009 · AIS Class A

IMO9367607MMSI563358000Call sign9VHC4Last AIS position Oct 1, 2026, 21:49 UTC

In short

Canopus Leader (ship, Singapore flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 14.9 kn, in the Indian 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 AUADL (Adelaide); its reported draught is 8.3 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 13:12 UTC). Its last detected port call was at Port Melbourne: arrived Sep 29, 2026, left Oct 1, 2026.

Vessel type
ship
Year built
2009
Gross tonnage
51,917
Size (length × beam)
180 m × 32 m
Registered owner
—

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Last reported position

received
Position
39.0053° S, 143.2889° E
Area
Indian Ocean
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
Under way using engine
Speed
14.9 kn
Course
284°
Heading
282°
39.0053° S, 143.2889° E
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Last 30 days: 2 port calls (Port Melbourne and Chermside).

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
Canopus Leader
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
9367607
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
563358000
Call signWhat is a call sign?
9VHC4
Vessel type
ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
51,917
Length overall
179.9 m
Beam
32.2 m
Year built
2009

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
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.

DateEventSource
Left Port MelbourneAIS-detectedVoydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Arrived at Port MelbourneAIS-detectedVoydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Left ChermsideAIS-detectedVoydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Arrived at ChermsideAIS-detectedVoydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Reported departure from Port HuenemeAuthority-reportedUSACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Reported arrival at Port HuenemeAuthority-reportedUSACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Reported departure from HonoluluAuthority-reportedUSACE 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.

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

PortArrivedDepartedTime in port
Port Melbourne AUPORSep 29, 2026, 11:33 UTCOct 1, 2026, 13:30 UTC2 d 1 h
Chermside AUCHESep 24, 2026, 19:02 UTCSep 25, 2026, 14:32 UTC19 h 30 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

PortRecordDate (UTC)BerthSource
Port Hueneme USNTDDepartureMay 10, 2016(date only)—USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Hueneme USNTDArrivalMay 10, 2016(date only)—USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Honolulu USHNLDepartureApr 26, 2016(date only)—USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Honolulu USHNLArrivalApr 26, 2016(date only)—USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)DepartureApr 10, 2015(date only)—USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)ArrivalApr 9, 2015(date only)—USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FLDepartureApr 2, 2015(date only)—USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FLArrivalApr 2, 2015(date only)—USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Baltimore USBALDepartureMar 30, 2015(date only)—USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Baltimore USBALArrivalMar 28, 2015(date only)—USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
New York USNYCDepartureMar 27, 2015(date only)—USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
New York USNYCArrivalMar 26, 2015(date only)—USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: August 2, 2009.

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.

WhenWhat we observedConfidence
Sep 25, 2026, 14:30 UTC
Draught change

Reported draught went from 9.2 m to 8.6 m while in port at Chermside. 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 Canopus Leader now?
Canopus Leader (ship, Singapore flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 21:49 UTC, under way at 14.9 kn, in the Indian 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 AUADL (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 13:12 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is Canopus Leader?
Canopus Leader is a ship sailing under the flag of Singapore, built in 2009 by Tsuneishi Shipbuilding. The vessel is 179.9 m long with a beam of 32.2 m and has a gross tonnage of 51,917.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Canopus Leader?
Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Canopus Leader 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 Canopus Leader. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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