Frontier Discovery
Bulk carrier · Japan · built 2010 · AIS Class A
In short
Frontier Discovery (Bulk carrier, Japan flag) was last seen on AIS on , moored, in the South Pacific Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.
- Vessel type
- Bulk carrier
- Flag
- Japan
- Year built
- 2010
- Gross tonnage
- 91,467
- Size (length × beam)
- 289 m × 45 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 23.8155° S, 151.2388° E
- Area
- South Pacific Ocean
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Moored
- Speed
- 0 kn
- Course
- 284°
- Heading
- 139°
Voydar detected no port call in the last 30 days.
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
- Frontier Discovery
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9532109
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 432937000
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- 7JPS
- Flag
- Japan
- Vessel type
- Bulk carrier
- AIS ship type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 91,467
- Deadweight (DWT)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q117025778. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.174,845 t
- Length overall
- 289 m
- Beam
- 45 m
- Year built
- 2010
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.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Port State Control inspection at Portsmouth, Virginia | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Port State Control inspection at Baltimore, Maryland | USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections | |
| Reported departure from BaltimoreAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at BaltimoreAuthority-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.
Safety & inspections
| Date | Type | Port | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2017 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Portsmouth, Virginia | clean |
| Sep 23, 2014 | Vessel InspectionPSC | Baltimore, Maryland | clean |
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.
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.
Reported by authorities Authority-reported
| Port | Record | Date (UTC) | Berth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore USBAL | Departure | Sep 23, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Baltimore USBAL | Arrival | Sep 23, 2014(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: September 23, 2014.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Frontier Discovery now?
- Frontier Discovery (Bulk carrier, Japan flag) was last seen on AIS on Aug 22, 2026, 21:32 UTC, moored, in the South Pacific Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.
- What kind of ship is Frontier Discovery?
- Frontier Discovery is a bulk carrier sailing under the flag of Japan, built in 2010 by Namura Shipbuilding. The vessel is 289 m long with a beam of 45 m and has a gross tonnage of 91,467.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Frontier Discovery?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Frontier Discovery 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. Frontier Discovery has 2 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.
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