SHINKYOUWA MARU — Tanker - Hazard A (Major) · IMO 9267998

SHINKYOUWA MARU has not broadcast an AIS position for 157 days. The most recent broadcast placed it in the Sea of Japan, on 2 Jun 2026, 15:48 UTC. It was sailing from SAKAIDE to KURE. Vessels stop appearing on terrestrial AIS when they move beyond receiver range, so a gap does not necessarily mean the vessel is inactive.

SHINKYOUWA MARU broadcasts MMSI 431101018 and is registered as IMO 9267998, with call sign JG5692. 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.

SHINKYOUWA MARU is classified as a tanker - hazard a (major) vessel registered under the JP flag. The vessel-type classification is derived from the AIS Type field broadcast by the ship's transponder; full tanker - hazard a (major) fleet at /vessel-type/tanker and full JP flag list at /flag/jp.

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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.

SHINKYOUWA MARU is classed by NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI (NKK), the classification society responsible for inspecting the vessel against safety, structural and operational rules. As a tanker - hazard a (major), SHINKYOUWA MARU sits in the same design class as the other tanker - hazard a (major)s listed in the Similar Vessels section of the vessel page, or in the full tanker - hazard a (major) directory at /vessel-type/tanker. SHINKYOUWA MARU has a gross tonnage of 3,819 GT.