MSC Michela
Container ship · Portugal · built 2016 · AIS Class A
In short
MSC Michela (Container ship, Portugal flag) was last seen on AIS on , moored, in the port of Malaga. Its crew-entered AIS destination is ESBCN (BARCELONA), with an ETA of Oct 4, 2026, 23:00 UTC; its reported draught is 11.4 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 18:39 UTC). It arrived there on Oct 2, 2026, 20:11 UTC. ISM manager: MSC Shipmanagement Ltd (source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions, reporting year 2024).
- Vessel type
- Container ship
- Flag
- Portugal
- Year built
- 2016
- Gross tonnage
- 94,469
- Size (length × beam)
- 300 m × 48 m
- ISM manager
- MSC Shipmanagement Ltd
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 36.7036° N, 4.4195° W
- Area
- Mediterranean Sea
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Moored
- Speed
- 0 kn
- Course
- 124°
- Heading
- 8°
Last 30 days: 2 port calls (Malaga and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria).
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
- MSC Michela
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9720512
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 255805929
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- CQID5
- Flag
- Portugal
- AIS ship type
- Cargo (hazardous cat. A)
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 94,469
- Deadweight (DWT)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q84264097. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.110,531 t
- Length overall
- 299.9 m
- Beam
- 48.3 m
- Year built
- 2016
PortugalA 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.
- Operator
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026MSC Shipmanagement(not linked to a company record)Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.6 · retrieved Jun 8, 2026
- ISM manager
- Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting year 2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arrived at MalagaAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left Las Palmas de Gran CanariaAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at Las Palmas de Gran CanariaAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Reported arrival at Long BeachAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from Long BeachAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at OaklandAuthority-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 | 56,639 t | 18,171 t | 148 days | 901 kg |
| 2019 | 17,037 t | 5,464 t | 42 days | 968 kg |
| 2020 | 32,312 t | 10,362 t | 96 days | 903 kg |
| 2021 | 47,793 t | 15,331 t | 130 days | 994 kg |
| 2022 | 37,372 t | 11,989 t | 120 days | 985 kg |
| 2023 | 36,860 t | 11,793 t | 148 days | 800 kg |
| 2024 | 39,582 t | 12,675 t | 133 days | 900 kg |
Technical efficiency: EEXI (8.96 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaga ESAGP | Oct 2, 2026, 20:11 UTC | in port | — |
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ESLPA | Sep 28, 2026, 01:24 UTC | Sep 30, 2026, 01:20 UTC | 47 h 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach USLGB | Arrival | Dec 19, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Long Beach USLGB | Departure | Dec 19, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Oakland USOAK | Arrival | Dec 17, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Oakland USOAK | Departure | Dec 17, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Seattle USSEA | Departure | Dec 14, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Seattle USSEA | Arrival | Dec 13, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Oakland USOAK | Arrival | Dec 8, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Oakland USOAK | Departure | Dec 8, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Long Beach USLGB | Departure | Dec 7, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Long Beach USLGB | Arrival | Dec 6, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Oakland USOAK | Arrival | Oct 13, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Oakland USOAK | Departure | Oct 13, 2016(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: October 10, 2016.
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 28, 2026, 18:25 UTC | Draught change Reported draught went from 14.5 m to 12.2 m while in port at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Voydar infers the ship probably discharged cargo. Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1 | High (75%) |
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 MSC Michela now?
- MSC Michela (Container ship, Portugal flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 3, 2026, 18:42 UTC, moored, in the port of Malaga. The crew-entered destination was ESBCN (BARCELONA) (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 18:39 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is MSC Michela?
- MSC Michela is a container ship sailing under the flag of Portugal, built in 2016. The vessel is 299.9 m long with a beam of 48.3 m and has a gross tonnage of 94,469.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of MSC Michela?
- MSC Shipmanagement Ltd is recorded as ISM manager for MSC Michela (source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions; reporting year 2024). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MSC Michela?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MSC Michela 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 MSC Michela. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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