Where is BG Sapphire now?

BG Sapphire (Container ship, Cyprus flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 5, 2026, 20:04 UTC, under way at 7.6 kn, in the port of Southampton. The crew-entered destination was CORK (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 5, 2026, 19:49 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.

What kind of ship is BG Sapphire?

BG Sapphire is a container ship sailing under the flag of Cyprus, built in 2018 by Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard. The vessel is 152.8 m long and has a gross tonnage of 12,831.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for BG Sapphire?

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

BG Sapphire

Container ship · Cyprus · built 2018 · AIS Class A

IMO9803699MMSI209247000Call sign5BYL4Last AIS position Oct 5, 2026, 20:04 UTC

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In short

BG Sapphire (Container ship, Cyprus flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 5, 2026, 20:04 UTC, under way at 7.6 kn, in the port of Southampton. Its crew-entered AIS destination is CORK, with an ETA of Oct 6, 2026, 23:30 UTC; its reported draught is 7.2 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 5, 2026, 19:49 UTC). It arrived there on Oct 5, 2026, 13:11 UTC.

Vessel type: Container ship
Flag: Cyprus
Year built: 2018
Gross tonnage: 12,831
Size (length × beam): 153 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Oct 5, 2026, 20:04 UTC

Position: 50.8983° N, 1.4184° W
Area: English Channel
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 7.6 kn
Course: 133°
Heading: 138°

50.8983° N, 1.4184° W

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Last 30 days: 6 port calls (Southampton, Europoort, Rotterdam, Zandvliet, and Berendrecht).

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: BG Sapphire
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9803699
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 209247000
Call signWhat is a call sign?: 5BYL4
Flag: Cyprus
Vessel type: Detailed type from EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissionsContainer ship
AIS ship type: Cargo
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 12,831
Length overall: 152.8 m
Beam: —
Year built: 2018

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.

ISM manager: Twenty-third New Shipping UG (haftungsbeschrankt) & Co. KG
Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting year 2025 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Oct 5, 2026
Juengerhans Heavy-Lift-Fleet Services GmbH & Co. KG
Source: EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions · reporting years 2024–2025 · reported · confidence 0.9 · retrieved Oct 5, 2026
Builder: Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard
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
Oct 5, 2026, 13:11 UTC	Arrived at SouthamptonAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Oct 3, 2026, 05:45 UTC	Left EuropoortAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Oct 2, 2026, 04:23 UTC	Arrived at EuropoortAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Oct 1, 2026, 19:34 UTC	Left EuropoortAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
Oct 1, 2026, 10:39 UTC	Arrived at EuropoortAIS-detected	Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence)
during 2025	ISM manager: Twenty-third New Shipping UG (haftungsbeschrankt) & Co. KG (previously Juengerhans Heavy-Lift-Fleet Services GmbH & Co. KG)	Voydar relationship-change derivation (derived by Voydar from EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissions)

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	9,167 t	2,932 t	107 days	263 kg
2019	13,727 t	4,388 t	156 days	272 kg
2020	14,525 t	4,643 t	154 days	281 kg
2021	13,317 t	4,252 t	142 days	279 kg
2022	13,209 t	4,216 t	134 days	298 kg
2023	13,919 t	4,448 t	159 days	275 kg
2024	12,971 t	4,146 t	147 days	271 kg
2025	10,125 t	3,235 t	116 days	264 kg

Technical efficiency: EEDI (18.18 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
Southampton GBSOU	Oct 5, 2026, 13:11 UTC	in port	—
Europoort NLEUR	Oct 2, 2026, 04:23 UTC	Oct 3, 2026, 05:45 UTC	25 h 22 min
Europoort NLEUR	Oct 1, 2026, 10:39 UTC	Oct 1, 2026, 19:34 UTC	8 h 54 min
Rotterdam NLRTM	Sep 30, 2026, 06:06 UTC	Oct 1, 2026, 05:28 UTC	23 h 22 min
Zandvliet BEZVT	Sep 22, 2026, 09:55 UTC	Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 UTC	1 h 4 min
Berendrecht BEBRT	Sep 22, 2026, 09:19 UTC	Sep 22, 2026, 09:55 UTC	35 min
Hoek van Holland NLHVH	Jun 19, 2026, 16:03 UTC	Jun 20, 2026, 06:53 UTC	14 h 50 min
Zandvliet BEZVT	Jun 10, 2026, 01:40 UTC	Jun 10, 2026, 02:38 UTC	58 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.

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
Oct 3, 2026, 05:06 UTC	Draught change Reported draught went from 6.7 m to 7.2 m while in port at Europoort. Voydar infers the ship probably loaded cargo. Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1	Medium (65%)
Oct 2, 2026, 04:18 UTC	Draught change Reported draught went from 7.2 m to 6.5 m after leaving Europoort. Voydar infers the ship probably discharged cargo. Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1	Medium (55%)

When

What we observed

Confidence

Oct 3, 2026, 05:06 UTC

Draught change

Reported draught went from 6.7 m to 7.2 m while in port at Europoort. Voydar infers the ship probably loaded cargo.

Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1

Medium (65%)

Oct 2, 2026, 04:18 UTC

Draught change

Reported draught went from 7.2 m to 6.5 m after leaving Europoort. Voydar infers the ship probably discharged cargo.

Method seadar.behaviour.draught_change v1

Medium (55%)

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 BG Sapphire now?: BG Sapphire (Container ship, Cyprus flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 5, 2026, 20:04 UTC, under way at 7.6 kn, in the port of Southampton. The crew-entered destination was CORK (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 5, 2026, 19:49 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is BG Sapphire?: BG Sapphire is a container ship sailing under the flag of Cyprus, built in 2018 by Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard. The vessel is 152.8 m long and has a gross tonnage of 12,831.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for BG Sapphire?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for BG Sapphire 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 BG Sapphire. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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