What kind of ship is Balsa 96?

Balsa 96 is a bulk carrier sailing under the flag of Panama, built in 2019 by Shin Kurushima Dockyard. The vessel is 277 m long with a beam of 43 m and has a gross tonnage of 5,708.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Balsa 96?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Balsa 96 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. Balsa 96 has 17 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.

Balsa 96

Bulk carrier · Panama · built 2019 · AIS Class A

IMO9800879MMSI357357000Call sign3FBTLast AIS position Sep 13, 2026, 02:27 UTC

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In short

Balsa 96 (Bulk carrier, Panama flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 13, 2026, 02:27 UTC, under way at 9.4 kn, near Texas City (Gulf of Mexico). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.

Vessel type: Bulk carrier
Flag: Panama
Year built: 2019
Gross tonnage: 5,708
Size (length × beam): 277 m × 43 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Sep 13, 2026, 02:27 UTC

Position: 29.428° N, 94.8324° W
Area: Gulf of Mexico
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 9.4 kn
Course: 156°
Heading: 158°

29.428° N, 94.8324° W

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Voydar detected no port call in the last 30 days.

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Identity & particulars

Name: Balsa 96
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9800879
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 357357000
Call signWhat is a call sign?: 3FBT
Flag: Panama
Vessel type: Detailed type from EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissionsBulk carrier
AIS ship type: Cargo
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 5,708
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q104378224. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.7,735 t
Length overall: 277 m
Beam: 43 m
Year built: 2019

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

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Builder: Shin Kurushima Dockyard
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
May 29, 2026	Port State Control inspection at Baltimore, Maryland	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Mar 13, 2026	Inspection at Mobile, Alabama	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Feb 22, 2025	Inspection at TEXAS CITY, Texas	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Sep 20, 2024	Inspection at Tampa, Florida	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Jun 13, 2024	Inspection at Portsmouth, Virginia	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
May 10, 2024	Inspection at TEXAS CITY, Texas	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Apr 28, 2023	Inspection at Savannah, Georgia	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Apr 26, 2023	Port State Control inspection at Savannah, Georgia	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Apr 26, 2023	Inspection at Savannah, Georgia	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections
Sep 19, 2022	Inspection at Portsmouth, Virginia	USCG PSIX / CGMIX inspections

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

Inspections

not recorded

Detentions

Deficiencies

Date	Type	Port	Findings
May 29, 2026	Vessel InspectionPSC	Baltimore, Maryland	clean
Mar 13, 2026	Vessel Inspection	Mobile, Alabama	clean
Feb 22, 2025	Vessel Inspection	TEXAS CITY, Texas	clean
Sep 20, 2024	Vessel Inspection	Tampa, Florida	clean
Jun 13, 2024	Boarding	Portsmouth, Virginia	clean
May 10, 2024	Vessel Operational Control	TEXAS CITY, Texas	clean
Apr 28, 2023	Vessel Operational Control	Savannah, Georgia	clean
Apr 26, 2023	Vessel InspectionPSC	Savannah, Georgia	clean
Apr 26, 2023	Boarding	Savannah, Georgia	clean
Sep 19, 2022	Boarding	Portsmouth, Virginia	clean
Sep 2, 2022	Vessel Inspection	Portsmouth, Virginia	clean
Sep 2, 2022	Boarding	Portsmouth, Virginia	clean
Apr 2, 2022	Vessel Inspection	New Orleans, Louisiana	clean
Apr 2, 2022	Boarding	New Orleans, Louisiana	clean
Aug 26, 2021	Vessel InspectionPSC	TEXAS CITY, Texas	clean
Aug 9, 2020	Vessel Inspection	New Orleans, Louisiana	clean
Feb 3, 2020	Vessel InspectionPSC	Savannah, Georgia	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.

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
2023	441 t	139 t	13 days	143 kg

Technical efficiency: EEDI (14.7 gCO₂/t·nm). Source: European Commission / EMSA THETIS-MRV (EU Regulation 2015/757). Covers voyages to, from and within the EU/EEA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Balsa 96 now?: Balsa 96 (Bulk carrier, Panama flag) was last seen on AIS on Sep 13, 2026, 02:27 UTC, under way at 9.4 kn, near Texas City (Gulf of Mexico). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.
What kind of ship is Balsa 96?: Balsa 96 is a bulk carrier sailing under the flag of Panama, built in 2019 by Shin Kurushima Dockyard. The vessel is 277 m long with a beam of 43 m and has a gross tonnage of 5,708.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Balsa 96?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Balsa 96 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. Balsa 96 has 17 recorded Port State Control inspections. Detention and deficiency detail is not recorded for these inspections.

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