What kind of ship is Tropical Bintang?

Tropical Bintang is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of Panama, built in 2011 by Kanasashi Heavy Industries. The vessel is 119 m long with a beam of 21 m and has a gross tonnage of 9,595.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Tropical Bintang?

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

Tropical Bintang

Cargo ship · Panama · built 2011 · AIS Class A

IMO9567348MMSI357987000Call sign3FRW4Last AIS position Sep 28, 2026, 13:32 UTC

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In short

Tropical Bintang (Cargo ship, Panama flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 28, 2026, 13:32 UTC, under way at 12.5 kn, in the East China 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 VN HPN; its reported draught is 8.7 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 28, 2026, 13:48 UTC).

Vessel type: Cargo ship
Flag: Panama
Year built: 2011
Gross tonnage: 9,595
Size (length × beam): 119 m × 21 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Sep 28, 2026, 13:32 UTC

Position: 25.6905° N, 121.2611° E
Area: East China Sea
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 12.5 kn
Course: 236°
Heading: 234°

25.6905° N, 121.2611° E

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Voydar detected no port call in the last 30 days.

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Identity & particulars

Name: Tropical Bintang
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9567348
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 357987000
Call signWhat is a call sign?: 3FRW4
Flag: Panama
Vessel type: Cargo ship
AIS ship type: Cargo
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 9,595
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q117103770. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.12,913 t
Length overall: 119 m
Beam: 21 m
Year built: 2011

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: Kanasashi Heavy Industries
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
Mar 1, 2025, 12:00 UTC	Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Mar 1, 2025, 01:07 UTC	Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Oct 20, 2023, 03:15 UTC	Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Oct 19, 2023, 17:46 UTC	Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Jul 12, 2023, 10:54 UTC	Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Jul 12, 2023, 07:50 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.

Incidents & investigations Authority-reported

Accident and incident reports by national investigation boards, and casualty warnings, that concern this ship. Each links to the original.

Occurred Sep 3, 2020衝突 · 貨物船運輸安全委員会船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)北海道苫小牧市苫小牧港西港苫小牧埠頭晴海岸壁苫小牧港西防波堤灯台から真方位045°1.7海里付近
貨物船TROPICAL BINTANG貨物船はるか衝突Report published Aug 26, 2021
貨物船TROPICAL BINTANGは、着岸操船中、係留中の貨物船はるかに衝突した後、岸壁に衝突した。

Source: 運輸安全委員会船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports). 出典：運輸安全委員会「船舶事故等調査報告書」（https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/）。Seadar が項目を抽出・加工して作成 (Source: Japan Transport Safety Board marine accident reports; fields extracted and edited by Seadar). Licence: Public Data License 1.0 (公共データ利用規約第1.0版, PDL1.0; compatible with CC BY 4.0).

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
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Mar 1, 2025, 01:07 UTC	PSSA	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Oct 19, 2023, 17:46 UTC	SELA	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Jul 12, 2023, 07:50 UTC	WL	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Dec 22, 2022, 18:03 UTC	WA1	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	May 7, 2022, 00:11 UTC	WL	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Nov 29, 2021, 22:02 UTC	WA1	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Jul 13, 2020, 10:40 UTC	PT	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Oct 7, 2019, 04:40 UTC	PT	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	May 8, 2018, 15:58 UTC	PT	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: May 8, 2018.

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

Frequently asked questions

Where is Tropical Bintang now?: Tropical Bintang (Cargo ship, Panama flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 28, 2026, 13:32 UTC, under way at 12.5 kn, in the East China 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 VN HPN (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 28, 2026, 13:48 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is Tropical Bintang?: Tropical Bintang is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of Panama, built in 2011 by Kanasashi Heavy Industries. The vessel is 119 m long with a beam of 21 m and has a gross tonnage of 9,595.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Tropical Bintang?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Tropical Bintang 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 Tropical Bintang. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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