BOW OPTIMA — Know Your Vessel

Updated: 2026-09-20 | Source: ship.rootz.global | Data: OFAC, EIA, EU MRV, GFW, AIS, USCG
Flag State
NORWAY
Type
Chemical tanker
Built
2020
6 years old
DWT
25,000

Present Location

Last seen at
YOKOSUKA
JPN
Arrived
2025-03-16
Departed
2025-03-17
552d ago

Risk Assessment

Carbon Intensity (CII)

Rating (2023)
Unrated
CO2 Emissions
3,090
tonnes/year
Distance
8,718
nm/year
YearRatingRatio
2023Unrated
2022Unrated
2021Unrated
2020Unrated

EU MRV 2024: 4,612 t CO2, 1,478 t fuel

Voyage Pattern

Port Visits
99
Avg Dwell
55h
2d per port
Port Utilization
39.5%
time in port

Primary route: HOUSTON → ULSAN → SHANGHAI

Data period: 2023-08-18 to 2025-03-17

PortCountryVisits
HOUSTONUSA14
ULSANKOR9
SHANGHAICHN6
PANAMA CANAL ANCHORAGEPAN4
MANZANILLOPAN4

Recent port calls:

ArrivalDeparturePortCountryDuration
2025-03-162025-03-17YOKOSUKAJPN0.9d
2025-02-172025-02-18PANAMA CANAL ANCHORAGEPAN0.3d
2025-02-152025-02-17MANZANILLOPAN2.3d
2025-02-022025-02-10HOUSTONUSA7.6d
2025-01-292025-02-02USA-1152USA3.2d
2025-01-292025-01-29USA0.5d
2025-01-272025-01-28USA1.5d
2025-01-242025-01-27USA2.6d
2024-12-312025-01-03IJMUIDENNLD2.4d
2024-12-312024-12-31AMSTERDAMNLD0.6d
2024-12-292024-12-30ANTWERPBEL1.3d
2024-12-252024-12-29ANTWERPBEL3.6d
2024-11-172024-11-17TELOK RAMUNIAMYS0.7d
2024-11-102024-11-13MYS3d
2024-11-072024-11-08PHL0.4d
2024-10-272024-11-04SHANGHAICHN8.3d
2024-10-252024-10-26SHANGHAICHN1.6d
2024-10-082024-10-24LANSHANCHN16d
2024-10-042024-10-06ONSANKOR1.9d
2024-09-272024-10-02ULSANKOR5.2d

Loitering Events

25 events, 411 hours total (stationary at sea — possible STS transfers)

StartHoursPositionSpeedRisk Zone
2026-06-161828.8, -138.70.8 kn
2025-10-21827.2, -94.90.6 kn
2025-08-29232.9, 127.80.2 kn
2025-03-251231.2, 122.50.0 kn
2025-01-06852.4, 3.11.2 kn
2025-01-05552.4, 3.01.0 kn
2025-01-05452.4, 3.21.3 kn
2025-01-05352.5, 3.31.3 kn
2025-01-05252.6, 3.21.6 kn
2025-01-04652.6, 3.11.0 kn

STS Encounter Detection

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

2025-03-25 — 31.2, 122.5

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
NCC SAFA9411329Clean27h0.0 kn
ZAO GALAXY9566150Clean89h0.1 kn

2025-01-06 — 52.4, 3.1

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
DUBAI BRILLIANCE9422550Clean2h1.4 kn
LARGO DESERT9828912Clean3h1.5 kn
LARGO DESERT9828912Clean3h1.6 kn

2025-01-05 — 52.4, 3.0

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
LARGO DESERT9828912Clean3h1.5 kn

2025-01-05 — 52.4, 3.2

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
DUBAI BRILLIANCE9422550Clean2h1.6 kn
LARGO DESERT9828912Clean2h1.7 kn

2024-10-25 — 31.2, 122.5

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
HAMPSHIRE9377781Clean7h0.3 kn
PETITE SOEUR9448712Clean27h0.1 kn

2024-10-03 — 35.4, 129.9

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
GULF MUTTRAH9381835Clean4h1.7 kn
ETERNAL SUNSHINE9788590Clean6h1.7 kn
CYPRESS SUN9911551Clean2h1.6 kn

2024-10-03 — 35.6, 130.0

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
CHEMSTAR TIERRA9827451Clean15h1.3 kn

2024-09-16 — 31.2, 122.4

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
SEA ELEGANT9333228Clean22h0.1 kn
MAERSK CALLAO9786152Clean46h0.1 kn
CASTOR9864356Clean49h0.1 kn
GINGA LIGER9893448Clean38h0.1 kn

2024-05-04 — East China Sea (Zhoushan)

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
GOLSAN9165815SANCTIONED198h0.1 kn
IMPALAS9171448SANCTIONED68h0.1 kn
LADY SOFIA9212759SANCTIONED289h0.0 kn
RARITY9278519Clean75h0.1 kn
NEW PARADISE9398060Clean68h0.1 kn
PALANCA SHERIFF9492311Clean32h0.1 kn
PALANCA SHERIFF9492311Clean120h0.0 kn
BANGLAR AGRADOOT9793868Clean249h0.1 kn

2024-04-25 — East China Sea (Zhoushan)

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
GOLSAN9165815SANCTIONED198h0.1 kn
LADY SOFIA9212759SANCTIONED289h0.0 kn
ELKA HERCULES9234472SANCTIONED55h0.0 kn
M SOPHIA9289477SANCTIONED26h0.1 kn
TORM REPUBLICAN9290658Clean43h0.0 kn
GRAN COUVA9380520Clean5h1.1 kn
BW TOKYO9398307Clean33h0.1 kn
SEAWAYS RAFFLES9411032Clean81h0.1 kn
NEW PIONEER9486532Clean34h0.1 kn
KHK MAJESTY9830977Clean202h0.1 kn
KHK MAJESTY9830977Clean20h0.1 kn
KHK MAJESTY9830977Clean16h0.1 kn
DOM EXPLORER9852951Clean2h0.1 kn
NORD VIRAGE9944132Clean15h0.0 kn

31 unique vessels encountered, 5 sanctioned

Port State Control

No inspection data held. This is not a clean record — we currently hold no PSC inspections for any vessel. Do not read the absence of detentions here as evidence of none.

Check Paris MOU and USCG PSIX directly for this vessel.

Cargo Manifests

No manifest data held. Our upstream manifest source now blocks automated access, so this dataset is empty for every vessel — absence here says nothing about this ship's cargo history.

USCG Registration

StatusActive
Call SignLAGA8
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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