What kind of ship is Cosco Istanbul?

Cosco Istanbul is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of Hong Kong, built in 2012 by Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding. The vessel is 261.1 m long with a beam of 32.3 m and has a gross tonnage of 40,465.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Cosco Istanbul?

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

Cosco Istanbul

Cargo ship · Hong Kong · built 2012 · AIS Class A

IMO9484340MMSI477464400Call signVRKY2Last AIS position Sep 26, 2026, 23:05 UTC

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In short

Cosco Istanbul (Cargo ship, Hong Kong flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 26, 2026, 23:05 UTC, under way at 18.3 kn, in the Java Sea. 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 AU BNE (Brisbane), with an ETA of Oct 5, 2026, 16:00 UTC; its reported draught is 12.3 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 26, 2026, 20:19 UTC).

Current voyage: from Pulau Bukom (departed Sep 26, 2026, 12:44 UTC) to AU BNE (Brisbane)

Vessel type: Cargo ship
Flag: Hong Kong
Year built: 2012
Gross tonnage: 40,465
Size (length × beam): 261 m × 32 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Sep 26, 2026, 23:05 UTC

Position: 4.7455° S, 111.3483° E
Area: Java Sea
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 18.3 kn
Course: 109°
Heading: 109°

4.7455° S, 111.3483° E

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Last 30 days: 1 port call (Pulau Bukom).

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: Cosco Istanbul
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9484340
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 477464400
Call signWhat is a call sign?: VRKY2
Flag: Hong Kong
Vessel type: Cargo ship
AIS ship type: Cargo (hazardous cat. A)
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 40,465
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q105769277. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.49,945 t
Length overall: 261.1 m
Beam: 32.3 m
Year built: 2012

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: Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding
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
Sep 26, 2026, 12:44 UTC	Left Pulau BukomAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 24, 2026, 16:44 UTC	Arrived at Pulau BukomAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Jan 11, 2021, 14:57 UTC	Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Oct 1, 2019, 09:37 UTC	Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Sep 30, 2019, 23:35 UTC	Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Aug 25, 2019, 22:37 UTC	Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Aug 25, 2019, 09:58 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
Pulau Bukom SGPUB	Sep 24, 2026, 16:44 UTC	Sep 26, 2026, 12:44 UTC	44 h 0 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	Jan 11, 2021, 14:57 UTC	KC13	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Sep 30, 2019, 23:35 UTC	MB	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Aug 25, 2019, 09:58 UTC	KC13	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Mobile USMOB	Departure	Dec 19, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Mobile USMOB	Arrival	Dec 18, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	Dec 15, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Arrival	Dec 15, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Departure	Oct 30, 2012(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX)	Arrival	Oct 30, 2012(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: October 30, 2012.

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

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, 11:32 UTC	Draught change Reported draught went from 11.4 m to 12.3 m while in port at Pulau Bukom. Voydar infers the ship probably loaded cargo. Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1	Medium (65%)

When

What we observed

Confidence

Sep 25, 2026, 11:32 UTC

Draught change

Reported draught went from 11.4 m to 12.3 m while in port at Pulau Bukom. 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 Cosco Istanbul now?: Cosco Istanbul (Cargo ship, Hong Kong flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 26, 2026, 23:05 UTC, under way at 18.3 kn, in the Java Sea. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was AU BNE (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 26, 2026, 20:19 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is Cosco Istanbul?: Cosco Istanbul is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of Hong Kong, built in 2012 by Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding. The vessel is 261.1 m long with a beam of 32.3 m and has a gross tonnage of 40,465.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Cosco Istanbul?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Cosco Istanbul 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 Cosco Istanbul. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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