STAR EXPLORER
Bulk carrier · Liberia · built 2012 · AIS Class A
In short
STAR EXPLORER (Bulk carrier, Liberia flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 7.9 kn, in the Black 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 ROCND (Constanta); its reported draught is 6.4 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 29, 2026, 20:00 UTC).
Current voyage: from Haifa (departed Sep 24, 2026, 15:21 UTC) to ROCND (Constanta)
- Vessel type
- Bulk carrier
- Flag
- Liberia
- Year built
- 2012
- Gross tonnage
- 22,549
- Size (length × beam)
- 180 m × 29 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 43.3531° N, 28.8318° E
- Area
- Black Sea
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 7.9 kn
- Course
- 18°
- Heading
- 22°
Last 30 days: 1 port call (Haifa).
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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- Name
- STAR EXPLORER
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9498303
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 636025111
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- 5LVV9
- Flag
- Liberia
- Vessel type
- Bulk carrier
- AIS ship type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 22,549
- Deadweight (DWT)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q83640501. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.34,569 t
- Length overall
- 180 m
- Beam
- 29 m
- Year built
- 2012
LiberiaA 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.
- ISM manager
- Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting year 2025 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting years 2024–2025 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Sep 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Left HaifaAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at HaifaAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| ISM manager: BRAVE MARITIME SA (previously Norbulk Shipping UK Ltd) | Voydar relationship-change derivation (derived by Voydar from EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions) | |
| Reported departure from New OrleansAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at New OrleansAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA (LA)Authority-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 | 2,648 t | 847 t | 38 days | 276 kg |
| 2019 | 4,291 t | 1,373 t | 81 days | 257 kg |
| 2020 | 4,383 t | 1,381 t | 72 days | 234 kg |
| 2022 | 270 t | 84 t | 3 days | 599 kg |
| 2024 | 1,001 t | 315 t | 22 days | 296 kg |
| 2025 | 2,057 t | 655 t | 27 days | 313 kg |
Technical efficiency: EEXI (5.24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haifa ILHFA | Sep 23, 2026, 11:17 UTC | Sep 24, 2026, 15:21 UTC | 28 h 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans USMSY | Departure | Jun 4, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| New Orleans USMSY | Arrival | Jun 1, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA (LA) | Departure | May 6, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| New Orleans USMSY | Arrival | Apr 28, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Corpus Christi USCRP | Departure | May 5, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Corpus Christi USCRP | Arrival | May 2, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA (LA) | Departure | Feb 8, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA (LA) | Arrival | Jan 29, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| EAST RIVER AND OGLETHORPE BAY, GA (INCLUDED IN BRUNSWICK HARBOR GA) | Departure | Dec 4, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| TURTLE RIVER, GA (INCLUDED IN BRUNSWICK HARBOR, GA) | Arrival | Nov 21, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Baltimore USBAL | Departure | Nov 13, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Baltimore USBAL | Arrival | Oct 30, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: February 9, 2012.
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 24, 2026, 10:39 UTC | Draught change Reported draught went from 10.3 m to 6.7 m while in port at Haifa. Voydar infers the ship probably discharged cargo. Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1 | High (75%) |
| Sep 23, 2026, 10:05 UTC | Two positions This MMSI was reported in two places 152 km apart at the same time: two transmitters may share the number, or the positions were disturbed. Method seadar.behaviour.mmsi_conflict v1 | Medium (70%) |
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.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is STAR EXPLORER now?
- STAR EXPLORER (Bulk carrier, Liberia flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 29, 2026, 20:14 UTC, under way at 7.9 kn, in the Black 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 ROCND (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 29, 2026, 20:00 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is STAR EXPLORER?
- STAR EXPLORER is a bulk carrier sailing under the flag of Liberia, built in 2012. The vessel is 180 m long with a beam of 29 m and has a gross tonnage of 22,549.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for STAR EXPLORER?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for STAR EXPLORER 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 STAR EXPLORER. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
Neighbouring IMO numbers
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