Great Rainbow
Bulk carrier · Hong Kong · built 2015 · AIS Class A
In short
Great Rainbow (Bulk carrier, Hong Kong flag) was last seen on AIS on , under way at 10.2 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 IT TRS > RO CND; its reported draught is 7.3 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 00:07 UTC). ISM manager: Hong Kong Ming Wah Ship Management Company Limited (source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions, reporting year 2025).
Current voyage: from Trieste (departed Sep 25, 2026, 18:22 UTC) to IT TRS > RO CND
- Vessel type
- Bulk carrier
- Flag
- Hong Kong
- Year built
- 2015
- Gross tonnage
- 36,429
- Size (length × beam)
- 200 m × 32 m
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 43.3966° N, 28.5902° E
- Area
- Black Sea
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Under way using engine
- Speed
- 10.2 kn
- Course
- 42°
- Heading
- 39°
Last 30 days: 1 port call (Trieste).
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
- Great Rainbow
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9738492
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 477301500
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- VRNO4
- Flag
- Hong Kong
- AIS ship type
- Cargo
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 36,429
- Deadweight (DWT)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q104036260. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.63,464 t
- Length overall
- 199.9 m
- Beam
- 32.3 m
- Year built
- 2015
Hong KongA 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, 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 TriesteAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at TriesteAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Reported departure from PORT OF PLAQUEMINES, LAAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at PORT OF PLAQUEMINES, LAAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from New OrleansAuthority-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5,166 t | 1,654 t | 108 days | 298 kg |
| 2022 | 5,261 t | 1,685 t | 61 days | 305 kg |
| 2025 | 2,663 t | 847 t | 36 days | 280 kg |
Technical efficiency: EEXI (3.84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trieste ITTRS | Sep 25, 2026, 00:06 UTC | Sep 25, 2026, 18:22 UTC | 18 h 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORT OF PLAQUEMINES, LA | Departure | Dec 11, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| PORT OF PLAQUEMINES, LA | Arrival | Dec 8, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| New Orleans USMSY | Departure | Nov 27, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| New Orleans USMSY | Arrival | Nov 27, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX) | Departure | Nov 24, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX (HOUSTON, TX) | Arrival | Nov 21, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: November 21, 2015.
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 Great Rainbow now?
- Great Rainbow (Bulk carrier, Hong Kong flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 00:49 UTC, under way at 10.2 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 IT TRS > RO CND (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 00:07 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is Great Rainbow?
- Great Rainbow is a bulk carrier sailing under the flag of Hong Kong, built in 2015. The vessel is 199.9 m long with a beam of 32.3 m and has a gross tonnage of 36,429.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Great Rainbow?
- Hong Kong Ming Wah Ship Management Company Limited is recorded as ISM manager for Great Rainbow (source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions; reporting year 2025). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Great Rainbow?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Great Rainbow 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 Great Rainbow. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
Neighbouring IMO numbers
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