HELLAS HERCULES — Know Your Vessel

Updated: 2026-07-27 | Source: ship.rootz.global | Data: OFAC, EIA, EU MRV, GFW, AIS, USCG
Flag State
MALTA
Type
Gas carrier
Built
2015
11 years old
DWT
40,000

Present Location

Last seen at
PORT ELIZABETH
ZAF
Arrived
2026-01-02
Departed
2026-01-03
205d ago

Risk Assessment

Carbon Intensity (CII)

Rating (2020)
Unrated
CO2 Emissions
2,218
tonnes/year
Distance
5,124
nm/year

EU MRV 2024: 4,320 t CO2, 1,366 t fuel

Voyage Pattern

Port Visits
95
Avg Dwell
49h
2d per port
Port Utilization
21.8%
time in port

Primary route: GATUN LAKE ANCHORAGE → HOUSTON → TELOK RAMUNIA

Data period: 2023-07-26 to 2026-01-03

PortCountryVisits
TELOK RAMUNIAMYS5
TANJUNG PELEPASMYS5
HOUSTONUSA5
GUANGZHOUCHN5
GATUN LAKE ANCHORAGEPAN5

Recent port calls:

ArrivalDeparturePortCountryDuration
2026-01-022026-01-03PORT ELIZABETHZAF0.9d
2025-12-062025-12-09HOUSTONUSA3.4d
2025-12-042025-12-06USA1.9d
2025-11-262025-11-26GATUN LAKE ANCHORAGEPAN0.2d
2025-11-242025-11-26PANAMA ANCHORAGE PACIFICPAN1.7d
2025-10-262025-10-30KOR3.9d
2025-10-092025-10-23CHONGMINGCHN14.7d
2025-10-072025-10-08SHANGHAICHN1.7d
2025-10-022025-10-03SHENZHENCHN1.3d
2025-09-282025-10-01GUANGZHOUCHN3.5d
2025-09-262025-09-28SHENZHENCHN1.9d
2025-09-252025-09-26GUANGZHOUCHN1.1d
2025-09-182025-09-20GUANGZHOUCHN1.9d
2025-09-132025-09-14TANJUNG PELEPASMYS0.7d
2025-08-212025-08-22SOYOAGO1.4d
2025-08-152025-08-17ESCRAVOSNGA1.8d
2025-07-192025-07-20TELOK RAMUNIAMYS0.8d
2025-07-112025-07-13PUTIANCHN1.8d
2025-07-092025-07-11FUZHOUCHN1.3d
2025-07-052025-07-07LIMAYPHL2.1d

Loitering Events

29 events, 606 hours total (stationary at sea — possible STS transfers)

StartHoursPositionSpeedRisk Zone
2026-01-1518.0, 83.62.0 kn
2025-12-023725.3, -92.11.1 kn
2025-12-012125.6, -92.11.1 kn
2025-11-30925.7, -92.11.4 kn
2025-09-23617.0, 115.91.8 kn
2025-09-222217.5, 115.21.5 kn
2025-09-212318.6, 114.50.5 kn
2025-08-1915-4.8, 9.41.2 knHIGH RISK
2025-03-0485.2, 4.71.5 knHIGH RISK
2025-03-0445.2, 4.71.4 knHIGH RISK

STS Encounter Detection

Other vessels detected loitering at the same position and time (within ~30nm, overlapping window)

2025-03-04 — 5.2, 4.7

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
OTTOMAN INTEGRITY9530618Clean84h0.1 kn

2025-01-28 — East China Sea (Zhoushan)

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
CHEMWAY LARA9367530Clean146h0.2 kn
STOLT TENACITY9680102Clean154h0.1 kn

2025-01-27 — East China Sea (Zhoushan)

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
CHEMWAY LARA9367530Clean146h0.2 kn

2025-01-24 — East China Sea (Zhoushan)

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
FLORA9133070SANCTIONED85h0.1 kn
CHEMWAY LARA9367530Clean146h0.2 kn
GUYANA PR0SPERITY9728693Clean2h1.7 kn

2024-07-01 — East China Sea (Zhoushan)

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
SILVIA 19172052SANCTIONED256h0.1 kn

2024-05-17 — 38.5, -74.5

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
ASPEN SPIRIT9427627Clean69h0.0 kn

2024-02-16 — 24.9, -92.9

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
CLEAN RAIDER9425318Clean1h1.9 kn

2023-10-29 — East China Sea (Zhoushan)

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
RENEEZ9232450SANCTIONED508h0.1 kn
MERMAID T9233973SANCTIONED269h0.1 kn
ABYSS9157765Clean394h0.1 kn
NIKOLAY ZUYEV9610781SANCTIONED155h0.1 kn
HOUYOSHI EXPRESS II9596258Clean92h0.1 kn
KITHNOS9711523Clean635h0.1 kn

14 unique vessels encountered, 5 sanctioned

USCG Registration

StatusActive
Call Sign9HA3993
Deficiency Count0
Detention Count0
Last Exam

Data sources: USCG CGMIX, EU MRV (EMSA), CII computed, Global Fishing Watch. All records cryptographically attested on Polygon.

Data sources: U.S. Treasury (OFAC SDN), U.S. Energy Information Administration, European Maritime Safety Agency (EU MRV), U.S. Coast Guard (PSIX), Global Fishing Watch (GFW satellite AIS), AISStream.io. All data cryptographically attested on Polygon blockchain.

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