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Under wayCrude Oil Tanker

FRONT SEOUL

🇭🇰 Hong Kong · IMO 9831854 · MMSI 477539800

StatusUnder way using engine
Speed / Course3.9 kn · 290°
DestinationYANBU
ETA2026-08-19 20:00 UTC
Draught9.5 m
Position received14 minutes ago

Position & past track

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Current voyage

DepartureTRIESTE2026-08-13 07:20 UTC
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100% of scheduled passage elapsed
ArrivalYANBU2026-08-19 20:00 UTC

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Summary

Where is the ship?
FRONT SEOUL is at 23.9071, 37.5470 bound for YANBU, reported 14 minutes ago.
What kind of ship is this?
A Crude Oil Tanker under the flag of Hong Kong, 275 m LOA × 48 m beam, built 2019.

Latest AIS information

Navigational statusUnder way using engine
Position received14 minutes ago
Latitude / Longitude23.90715, 37.54701
Speed3.9 kn
Course290°
Draught9.5 m
Reported destinationEGPSD>SAYNB
Reported ETA2026-08-19 20:00 UTC

Vessel particulars

NameFRONT SEOUL
Vessel typeCrude Oil Tanker
Flag🇭🇰 Hong Kong
IMO number9831854
MMSI477539800
Call signVRTH6
Length overall275 m
Beam48 m
Gross tonnage82,305
Year built2019

Ownership, management & class

Registered / beneficial ownerChina Merchants Bank (CMB)China
OperatorFrontline ManagementNorway
Technical (ISM) managerColumbia Shipmanagement CYPCyprus
Commercial managerFrontline ManagementNorway
Classification societyABS
P&I clubThe Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association (Bermuda) Limited

Register data last updated 2025-06-11.

Machinery

Engine designerMAN B&W
Engine builderHD Hyundai Heavy Industries
Engine model6G70ME-C9
Output16,330 kW
Rated speed73 rpm

Port State Control inspections

6 recorded inspections · no detentions on record.

2026-01-14
Corpus Christi, United StatesInitial
Clean
2025-10-03
Sines, PortugalDetailed
Clean
2024-06-28
Cartagena, SpainInitial
Clean
2023-07-05
New York, United StatesInitial
Clean
2023-06-22
Point Tupper, CanadaInitial
Clean
2022-05-18
Milford Haven, United KingdomInitial
Clean

Port call log

Derived from FRONT SEOUL's own AIS track over the last 30 days — stops of 1.5 hours or more within 12 nm of a known port or yard.

TriesteItaly
2026-08-11 07:42 UTCstayed 1 d 23 h
TriesteItaly
2026-08-10 14:39 UTCstayed 15 h

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