What kind of ship is New Challenge?

New Challenge is a tanker sailing under the flag of South Korea, built in 2008. The vessel is 105.6 m long with a beam of 16.6 m and has a gross tonnage of 4,060.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for New Challenge?

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

New Challenge

Tanker · South Korea · built 2008 · AIS Class A

IMO9409376MMSI441509000Call signDSQA4Last AIS position Oct 1, 2026, 04:33 UTC

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In short

New Challenge (Tanker, South Korea flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 04:33 UTC, under way at 8.4 kn, in the North Pacific 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 TW TPE (Taipei), with an ETA of Oct 5, 2026, 02:50 UTC; its reported draught is 6.9 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 00:05 UTC).

Current voyage: from Kawasaki (departed Sep 30, 2026, 02:51 UTC) to TW TPE (Taipei)

Vessel type: Tanker
Flag: South Korea
Year built: 2008
Gross tonnage: 4,060
Size (length × beam): 106 m × 17 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Oct 1, 2026, 04:33 UTC

Position: 33.2573° N, 135.2709° E
Area: North Pacific Ocean
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 8.4 kn
Course: 261°
Heading: 264°

33.2573° N, 135.2709° E

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Last 30 days: 1 port call (Kawasaki).

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: New Challenge
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9409376
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 441509000
Call signWhat is a call sign?: DSQA4
Flag: South Korea
Vessel type: Tanker
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 4,060
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q105767237. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.5,657 t
Length overall: 105.6 m
Beam: 16.6 m
Year built: 2008

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.

No owner, operator or manager is recorded for this vessel yet.

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
Sep 30, 2026, 02:51 UTC	Left KawasakiAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 28, 2026, 09:34 UTC	Arrived at KawasakiAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Aug 20, 2023, 17:27 UTC	Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Aug 19, 2023, 02:10 UTC	Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Sep 13, 2018, 16:37 UTC	Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)

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

Port	Arrived	Departed	Time in port
Kawasaki JPKWS	Sep 28, 2026, 09:34 UTC	Sep 30, 2026, 02:51 UTC	41 h 16 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
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Aug 19, 2023, 02:10 UTC	SLA	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Sep 13, 2018, 16:37 UTC	E	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: September 13, 2018.

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.

When	What we observed	Confidence
Sep 30, 2026, 01:00 UTC	Draught change Reported draught went from 5.1 m to 6.9 m while in port at Kawasaki. Voydar infers the ship probably loaded cargo. Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1	Medium (65%)

When

What we observed

Confidence

Sep 30, 2026, 01:00 UTC

Draught change

Reported draught went from 5.1 m to 6.9 m while in port at Kawasaki. 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 New Challenge now?: New Challenge (Tanker, South Korea flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 04:33 UTC, under way at 8.4 kn, in the North Pacific 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 TW TPE (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 00:05 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is New Challenge?: New Challenge is a tanker sailing under the flag of South Korea, built in 2008. The vessel is 105.6 m long with a beam of 16.6 m and has a gross tonnage of 4,060.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for New Challenge?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for New Challenge 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 New Challenge. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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