GERHARD SCHULTE — Cargo - Hazard X (Major) · IMO 9328481

GERHARD SCHULTE has not broadcast an AIS position for 159 days. The most recent broadcast placed it in the East China Sea, on 2 Jun 2026, 10:25 UTC. It was sailing from ALGECIRAS to LAGOS. Vessels stop appearing on terrestrial AIS when they move beyond receiver range, so a gap does not necessarily mean the vessel is inactive.

GERHARD SCHULTE broadcasts MMSI 477214400 and is registered as IMO 9328481, with call sign VRBY5. 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.

GERHARD SCHULTE is classified as a cargo - hazard x (major) vessel registered under the HK flag. The vessel-type classification is derived from the AIS Type field broadcast by the ship's transponder; full cargo - hazard x (major) fleet at /vessel-type/cargo and full HK flag list at /flag/hk.

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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.

GERHARD SCHULTE is classed by GERMANISCHER LLOYD, the classification society responsible for inspecting the vessel against safety, structural and operational rules. As a cargo - hazard x (major), GERHARD SCHULTE sits in the same design class as the other cargo - hazard x (major)s listed in the Similar Vessels section of the vessel page, or in the full cargo - hazard x (major) directory at /vessel-type/cargo. GERHARD SCHULTE has a gross tonnage of 35,991 GT.