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HERA HIGHWAY
BS · car carrier · 199 m
A 199 m car carrier that is seen here about every 6 weeks like clockwork, usually seen arriving in the morning and leaving about 16 hours later.
Next port: Southampton, UK, around Oct 23
Her race record at I Like Big BoatsWhen she comes back
Seen about every 6 weeks. Last seen Oct 14. Expected back around Nov 24 (Nov 19 – Dec 10), about 6 weeks from now.
Based on her 6-week loopmedium confidence
HERA HIGHWAY was seen on 4 days since May 1, 2026, most recently Oct 14, 2026. Expected back between Nov 19, 2026 and Dec 10, 2026, best guess Nov 24, 2026. We were not recording from Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026.
- May 5, 2026
- May 6, 2026
- Jun 13, 2026
- Oct 14, 2026
Where she's been
- Charleston, SC · in port Oct 14 · 79 samples
- to Charleston, SC · left after Oct 13 19:05, arrived before Oct 14 08:31 · she said US CHS
- Brunswick, GA · in port Oct 12 to Oct 13 · 231 samples
- to Brunswick, GA · left after Oct 9 16:55, arrived before Oct 12 00:29 · she said USSSI
- Baltimore, MD · in port Oct 7 to Oct 9 · 251 samples
From shore receivers' AIS samples: volunteer networks, our own antenna and NOAA's archive. A port call means she was heard stopped there; ocean passages are not heard, and the times are bounds, not events.
Her particulars
Build
- Built
- not yet known
Size
- Length overall
- 199 m (653 ft)
- Beam
- 38 m (125 ft)
Capacity
- Gross tonnage
- not yet known
- Deadweight
- not yet known
Registry and management
- IMO number
- 9982718
- Call sign
- C6HR8
- Flag
- Bahamas
- Registered owner
- not yet known
- Manager
- Stamco Ship Management Co Ltd
- Class
- Korean Register
In 2025 she reported 8,256 tonnes of CO₂ from 2,884 tonnes of fuel over 30,236 nautical miles on voyages to, from and between European ports.
In the window
Active · seen on 16 days across 2 years · first seen Jul 2025 · last seen Oct 2026 · visits a year about 8 · usual gap every 6 weeks (clockwork) · busiest months Oct, Feb, Mar · usually arrives in the morning · usual stay about 16 hours · speed past the window 14.1 kn · broadcasts as destination Port of Baltimore
Records
Observed top speed 17.1 kn · off Charleston, SC · 29 Dec 2025 · national archive 2021-25
Backstory, spoken
Nothing recorded yet.
Backstory, written
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10 seen · 10 inbound · 10 outbound · dwell 16.2h · draught 8.4m in / 8.8m out
Passages (20)
| When | Direction | Draught | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026, 11:21 PM | outbound | 8.8 m (29 ft) | missed |
| Oct 14, 2026, 7:45 AM | inbound | 8.5 m (28 ft) | captured |
| Jun 13, 2026, 11:11 PM | outbound | 8.0 m (26 ft) | — |
| Jun 13, 2026, 8:38 AM | inbound | 8.0 m (26 ft) | — |
| May 6, 2026, 6:16 AM | outbound | 9.0 m (30 ft) | — |
| May 5, 2026, 1:49 AM | inbound | 8.4 m (28 ft) | — |
| Mar 23, 2026, 7:02 AM | outbound | 8.7 m (29 ft) | — |
| Mar 22, 2026, 9:42 AM | inbound | 8.7 m (29 ft) | — |
| Feb 7, 2026, 11:32 PM | outbound | 9.1 m (30 ft) | — |
| Feb 6, 2026, 5:51 PM | inbound | 8.1 m (27 ft) | — |
| Dec 29, 2025, 6:26 AM | outbound | 9.1 m (30 ft) | — |
| Dec 28, 2025, 10:41 AM | inbound | 8.4 m (28 ft) | — |
| Nov 19, 2025, 12:25 AM | outbound | 8.7 m (29 ft) | — |
| Nov 18, 2025, 8:51 AM | inbound | 8.4 m (28 ft) | — |
| Oct 8, 2025, 1:59 AM | outbound | 9.1 m (30 ft) | — |
| Oct 7, 2025, 10:08 AM | inbound | 8.5 m (28 ft) | — |
| Sep 2, 2025, 7:20 PM | outbound | 8.9 m (29 ft) | — |
| Sep 2, 2025, 3:38 AM | inbound | 8.3 m (27 ft) | — |
| Jul 18, 2025, 7:11 PM | outbound | 8.4 m (28 ft) | — |
| Jul 18, 2025, 2:35 AM | inbound | 8.0 m (26 ft) | — |
Sightings come from the national AIS record through Jun 30, 2026, then our own window receiver from Sep 29, 2026. Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 28, 2026 was not recorded.