Tanker · Flag SG

MERLION 8

MERLION 8 is a tanker (IMO 9315616, MMSI 564034000, flag SG). Its last AIS position was reported on 16 Oct 2026 at 05:07 UTC near Port of Nipah, bound for TG.PELEPAS. AIS Trail recorded 1 port call in the last 60 days, most recently at Pulau Sebarok.

Last position

Position1.19° N, 103.64° ENear Port of Nipah
Reported05:07 UTC16 Oct 2026
Speed7.8 kn
Course284°

Status: Under way using engine · Destination as broadcast: TG.PELEPAS · ETA as broadcast: 16 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

Position of MMSI 564034000, rounded to 0.01°; see the exact live position and the last 3 days on the live map.

Vessel details

NameMERLION 8
IMO number9315616
MMSI564034000
Call sign9VIN3
TypeTanker
FlagSG (from the MMSI country code)
Length × beam88 m × 17 m
Highest reported draught5.8 m (last 30 days)
Estimated deadweight≈ 5,230 t — estimated from AIS dimensions
Destination as broadcastTG.PELEPAS
Seen in AIS10 Oct 2026 – 16 Oct 2026 (last 30 days)

Port calls

Port calls detected by AIS Trail in the last 60 days, newest first.

PortArrived (UTC)Departed (UTC)Time in port
Pulau Sebarok SGSEB10 Oct 2026, 18:18 UTC11 Oct 2026, 05:08 UTC10 h 49 min

MERLION 8 in the API

The full track, every port call and the live position of MERLION 8 are available through the AIS Trail API. A free key covers the last 7 days of history; paid plans cover the last 12 months, and Pro and Business add live positions.

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIS_TRAIL_KEY" \
  "https://api.aistrail.com/v1/vessels/imo/9315616/track?from=2026-10-10&resolution=1h"
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIS_TRAIL_KEY" \
  "https://api.aistrail.com/v1/vessels/imo/9315616/port-calls?from=2026-10-10"

Sources

  • Live AIS via aisstream.io, provided without warranty. No published terms
  • Open Waters AIS (https://openwaters.io/ais/), with each event's own source credit (mostly AISHub (https://www.aishub.net) and aisstream.io). Per-event source licence; not merged
  • Port reference: UN/LOCODE, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), https://unlocode.unece.org, license CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: port entries selected, deduplicated and merged with the World Port Index.
  • Port reference: World Port Index (Pub. 150), National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).

Flags come from the MMSI country code, deadweight and size class are estimates from AIS dimensions, port calls are detected by AIS Trail from position reports. All sources and licences: Data sources.

Not for navigation. AIS data can be missing, delayed or wrong; do not use it for navigation, collision avoidance, search and rescue or any other safety-of-life purpose.