Tanker · Flag NO
BOW ORION
BOW ORION is a tanker (IMO 9818515, MMSI 257453000, flag NO). Its last AIS position was reported on 15 Oct 2026 at 05:49 UTC near Port of Galveston, bound for USHOU. AIS Trail recorded 1 port call in the last 60 days, most recently at Houston.
Last position
Status: Under way using engine · Destination as broadcast: USHOU · ETA as broadcast: 15 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC
Position of MMSI 257453000, rounded to 0.01°; see the exact live position and the last 3 days on the live map.
Vessel details
| Name | BOW ORION |
|---|---|
| IMO number | 9818515 |
| MMSI | 257453000 |
| Call sign | LAFX8 |
| Type | Tanker, carrying dangerous goods, category B |
| Flag | NO (from the MMSI country code) |
| Length × beam | 190 m × 32 m |
| Highest reported draught | 11.4 m (last 30 days) |
| Estimated deadweight | ≈ 46,000 t (MR) — estimated from AIS dimensions |
| Destination as broadcast | USHOU |
| Seen in AIS | 12 Oct 2026 – 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston USHOU | 12 Oct 2026, 19:46 UTC | 15 Oct 2026, 01:36 UTC | 2 d 5 h |
BOW ORION in the API
The full track, every port call and the live position of BOW ORION 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/9818515/track?from=2026-10-10&resolution=1h"
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIS_TRAIL_KEY" \
"https://api.aistrail.com/v1/vessels/imo/9818515/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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