What kind of ship is Balsa 87?

Balsa 87 is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of Panama, built in 2012. The vessel is 106 m long with a beam of 19 m and has a gross tonnage of 5,698.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Balsa 87?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Balsa 87 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 Balsa 87. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Balsa 87

Cargo ship · Panama · built 2012 · AIS Class A

IMO9616022MMSI373662000Call sign3EWSLast AIS position Sep 29, 2026, 15:51 UTC

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In short

Balsa 87 (Cargo ship, Panama flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 29, 2026, 15:51 UTC, under way at 11.1 kn, in the North Atlantic 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 USBAL (Baltimore); its reported draught is 5 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 29, 2026, 14:58 UTC). Its last detected port call was at Baltimore: arrived Sep 28, 2026, left Sep 29, 2026.

Vessel type: Cargo ship
Flag: Panama
Year built: 2012
Gross tonnage: 5,698
Size (length × beam): 106 m × 19 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Sep 29, 2026, 15:51 UTC

Position: 36.7287° N, 75.4244° W
Area: North Atlantic Ocean
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 11.1 kn
Course: 99°
Heading: 96°

36.7287° N, 75.4244° W

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Last 30 days: 2 port calls (Baltimore).

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: Balsa 87
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9616022
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 373662000
Call signWhat is a call sign?: 3EWS
Flag: Panama
Vessel type: Cargo ship
AIS ship type: Cargo
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 5,698
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q117116303. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.7,767 t
Length overall: 106 m
Beam: 19 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.

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 29, 2026, 00:45 UTC	Left BaltimoreAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 28, 2026, 12:19 UTC	Arrived at BaltimoreAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 26, 2026, 02:37 UTC	Left BaltimoreAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Sep 24, 2026, 09:59 UTC	Arrived at BaltimoreAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Nov 28, 2016	Reported departure from TampaAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Nov 27, 2016	Reported arrival at TampaAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Nov 1, 2016	Reported departure from Port ManateeAuthority-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.

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
Baltimore USBAL	Sep 28, 2026, 12:19 UTC	Sep 29, 2026, 00:45 UTC	12 h 26 min
Baltimore USBAL	Sep 24, 2026, 09:59 UTC	Sep 26, 2026, 02:37 UTC	40 h 38 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
Tampa USTPA	Departure	Nov 28, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tampa USTPA	Arrival	Nov 27, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Manatee USPME	Departure	Nov 1, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Port Manatee USPME	Arrival	Nov 1, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
ELIZABETH RIVER (SOUTHERN BRANCH) VA	Departure	Sep 21, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
ELIZABETH RIVER, VA	Arrival	Sep 15, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Baltimore USBAL	Departure	Sep 8, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Baltimore USBAL	Arrival	Sep 6, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tampa USTPA	Departure	Jul 26, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Tampa USTPA	Arrival	Jul 26, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PORT OF PLAQUEMINES, LA	Departure	Jul 6, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
PORT OF PLAQUEMINES, LA	Arrival	Jul 4, 2016(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: April 12, 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 26, 2026, 01:04 UTC	Draught change Reported draught went from 6.5 m to 4.6 m while in port at Baltimore. Voydar infers the ship probably discharged cargo. Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1	Medium (65%)

When

What we observed

Confidence

Sep 26, 2026, 01:04 UTC

Draught change

Reported draught went from 6.5 m to 4.6 m while in port at Baltimore. Voydar infers the ship probably discharged 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 Balsa 87 now?: Balsa 87 (Cargo ship, Panama flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 29, 2026, 15:51 UTC, under way at 11.1 kn, in the North Atlantic 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 USBAL (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Sep 29, 2026, 14:58 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is Balsa 87?: Balsa 87 is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of Panama, built in 2012. The vessel is 106 m long with a beam of 19 m and has a gross tonnage of 5,698.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Balsa 87?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Balsa 87 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 Balsa 87. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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