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GSL KITHIRA

Container ship · Liberia · built 2009 · AIS Class A

IMO9407885MMSI636020983Call sign5LBR5Last AIS position Oct 5, 2026, 17:24 UTC

In short

GSL KITHIRA (Container ship, Liberia flag) was last seen on AIS on , moored, in the port of Chermside. Its crew-entered AIS destination is HGHKG->AUBNE; its reported draught is 12.7 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 5, 2026, 17:18 UTC). It arrived there on Oct 5, 2026, 09:36 UTC.

Vessel type
Container ship
Year built
2009
Gross tonnage
52,726
Size (length × beam)
294 m
Registered owner
—

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Last reported position

received
Position
27.3707° S, 153.1715° E
Area
South Pacific Ocean
Speed
0 kn
Course
97°
Heading
213°
27.3707° S, 153.1715° E
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Last 30 days: 2 port calls (Chermside and Ha Kwai Chung).

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
GSL KITHIRA
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
9407885
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
636020983
Call signWhat is a call sign?
5LBR5
AIS ship type
Cargo (hazardous cat. A)
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
52,726
Length overall
294.1 m
Beam
—
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.

Operator
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
Arrived at ChermsideAIS-detectedVoydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Left Ha Kwai ChungAIS-detectedVoydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reportedHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reportedHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Arrived at Ha Kwai ChungAIS-detectedVoydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reportedHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reportedHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reportedHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reportedHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Port State Control inspection at San Pedro, CaliforniaUSCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Inspection at PHILADELPHIA, PennsylvaniaUSCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Port State Control inspection at STATEN ISLAND, New YorkUSCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Port State Control inspection at BOSTON, MassachusettsUSCG 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

4
Inspections
not recorded
Detentions
0
Deficiencies
DateTypePortFindings
Dec 9, 2021Vessel InspectionPSCSan Pedro, Californiaclean
Aug 3, 2016Vessel InspectionPHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvaniaclean
Jun 14, 2016Vessel InspectionPSCSTATEN ISLAND, New Yorkclean
Feb 18, 2012Vessel InspectionPSCBOSTON, Massachusettsclean

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.

YearCO₂ emittedFuel burnedTime at seaCO₂ / n mile
201838,088 t12,231 t163 days641 kg
201932,443 t10,403 t149 days656 kg
202022,218 t7,134 t88 days687 kg

Technical efficiency: EIV (17.1 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.

Detected from AIS AIS-detected

PortArrivedDepartedTime in port
Chermside AUCHEOct 5, 2026, 09:36 UTCin port—
Ha Kwai Chung HKHKCSep 23, 2026, 10:24 UTCSep 24, 2026, 09:21 UTC22 h 56 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
Hong Kong HKHKGArrivalSep 23, 2026, 10:43 UTCKC8Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrivalAug 2, 2026, 15:41 UTCKWAICHUNG CONTR. BERTH NO. 10 (TERMINAL7)Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrivalMay 27, 2026, 02:32 UTCKC10Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrival(matched by call sign)Mar 18, 2026, 22:16 UTCKC9Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrivalJan 26, 2026, 15:46 UTCKWAICHUNG CONTR. BERTH NO. 10 (TERMINAL7)Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrivalNov 27, 2025, 17:36 UTCKC9Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrivalOct 5, 2025, 17:04 UTCKC10Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrivalAug 7, 2025, 16:20 UTCKC10Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrival(matched by call sign)Jun 11, 2025, 00:22 UTCKC9Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrivalApr 23, 2025, 10:07 UTCKC10Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrival(matched by call sign)Dec 13, 2024, 23:18 UTCWLHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKGArrival(matched by call sign)Oct 24, 2024, 23:41 UTCWLHong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: February 18, 2012.

Source: Marine Department, HKSAR Government — DATA.GOV.HK. Licence: DATA.GOV.HK Terms and Conditions.

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 24, 2026, 08:45 UTC
Draught change

Reported draught went from 10.9 m to 12.7 m while in port at Ha Kwai Chung. Voydar infers the ship probably loaded 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 GSL KITHIRA now?
GSL KITHIRA (Container ship, Liberia flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 5, 2026, 17:24 UTC, moored, in the port of Chermside. The crew-entered destination was HGHKG->AUBNE (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 5, 2026, 17:18 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is GSL KITHIRA?
GSL KITHIRA is a container ship sailing under the flag of Liberia, built in 2009. The vessel is 294.1 m long and has a gross tonnage of 52,726.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for GSL KITHIRA?
Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for GSL KITHIRA 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. GSL KITHIRA has 4 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.

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