Cargo ship · Flag SG
APL HOUSTON
APL HOUSTON is a cargo ship (IMO 9597537, MMSI 566956000, flag SG). Its last AIS position was reported on 16 Oct 2026 at 06:38 UTC near Port of Cape Henry, bound for USCHS. AIS Trail recorded 4 port calls in the last 60 days, most recently at Norfolk.
Last position
Status: Under way using engine · Destination as broadcast: USCHS · ETA as broadcast: 17 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC
Position of MMSI 566956000, rounded to 0.01°; see the exact live position and the last 3 days on the live map.
Vessel details
| Name | APL HOUSTON |
|---|---|
| IMO number | 9597537 |
| MMSI | 566956000 |
| Call sign | 9V9921 |
| Type | Cargo ship, carrying dangerous goods, category D |
| Flag | SG (from the MMSI country code) |
| Length × beam | 328 m × 45 m |
| Highest reported draught | 14.4 m (last 30 days) |
| Estimated deadweight | ≈ 108,000 t (Post-Panamax) — estimated from AIS dimensions |
| Destination as broadcast | USCHS |
| Seen in AIS | 26 Sep 2026 – 16 Oct 2026 (last 30 days) |
Port calls
Port calls detected by AIS Trail in the last 60 days, newest first.
| Port | Arrived (UTC) | Departed (UTC) | Time in port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk USORF | 14 Oct 2026, 22:38 UTC | No departure yet | – |
| Bayonne USBAY | 11 Oct 2026, 03:08 UTC | 13 Oct 2026, 04:02 UTC | 2 d |
| Stapleton SI US | 11 Oct 2026, 02:13 UTC | 11 Oct 2026, 02:50 UTC | 37 min |
| Bremerhaven DEBRV | 27 Sep 2026, 02:26 UTC | 28 Sep 2026, 23:35 UTC | 45 h 9 min |
APL HOUSTON in the API
The full track, every port call and the live position of APL HOUSTON 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/9597537/track?from=2026-10-10&resolution=1h"
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIS_TRAIL_KEY" \
"https://api.aistrail.com/v1/vessels/imo/9597537/port-calls?from=2026-10-10"Sources
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- 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.
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