BALLARD — Tanker · IMO 9729738

BALLARD is currently under way in the South China Sea. It is sailing from GERALDTON to YANGJIANG with an ETA of 11 Nov 2026, 01:00 UTC. Its exact coordinates, speed and ETA are shown at the top of this page and refresh from the latest AIS broadcast.

BALLARD broadcasts MMSI 258032000 and is registered as IMO 9729738, with call sign LASM8. The MMSI is the radio identifier used by AIS; the IMO number stays with the ship for life and does not change with re-flagging or sale.

BALLARD is classified as a tanker vessel registered under the NO flag. The vessel-type classification is derived from the AIS Type field broadcast by the ship's transponder; full tanker fleet at /vessel-type/tanker and full NO flag list at /flag/no.

MarineRadar shows the latest AIS broadcast from BALLARD above, with current position, course, speed, and navigation status. Tap "View on map" to centre the live tracker on the vessel and watch its movement update in real time. The same data is available offline-friendly in the iOS and Android apps.

AIS transponders broadcast position every 2 seconds when underway at high speed and up to every 3 minutes at anchor. The position you see refreshes whenever the ship is in range of a coastal AIS receiver or a satellite pass — typically seconds in coastal waters and minutes offshore.

As a tanker, BALLARD sits in the same design class as the other tankers listed in the Similar Vessels section of the vessel page, or in the full tanker directory at /vessel-type/tanker. BALLARD has a gross tonnage of 44,387 GT.