BBC HOUSTON
BBC HOUSTON (IMO 9885295) is a heavy lift vessel built in 2024 and registered under the flag of Antigua & Barbuda. She measures 10,076 GT, 12,500 t deadweight, 150 m by 23 m, a short-sea and regional trader and a modern hull. Registry details: call sign V2HW4, MMSI 304523000, classed with BV.
Vessel Hunter members also see where BBC HOUSTON is right now, who owns, operates and technically manages her, her inspection record and who to call.
Particulars
Static vessel data
Identity
- Vessel type
- Heavy Lift
- IMO number
- 9885295
- MMSI
- 304523000
- Call sign
- V2HW4
Build
- Year built
- 2024
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 150 m
- Beam
- 23.2 m
- Depth
- 13.2 m
- Design draught
- 8.5 m
Tonnage and capacity
- Deadweight
- 12,500 t
- Gross tonnage
- 10,076 GT
- Net tonnage
- 4,500 NT
Engine
MembersMain propulsion data
Her main engine particulars are on record: builder, model, configuration, output, RPM and fuel.
Members see her engine particulars for BBC HOUSTON in full.
Ownership chain
MembersOwner, operator, ISM manager, contact
7 companies in her ownership chain: beneficial owner, operator and ISM manager.
Reaching the manager
MembersHow her manager can be reached
How to reach her manager: offices, phone lines and departmental mailboxes.
Bridge
MembersThe ship’s own mailbox, not her office ashore
3 email addresses for the ship herself.
Decision-makers
MembersThe people who decide, by role
Technical, procurement and operations contacts, with verified email.
Members see her ownership chain and the people to contact for BBC HOUSTON in full.
Route & AIS history
MembersHer track, where she stopped, and Beyond AIS
Her track, every port call, and where she probably is when she goes quiet.
Members see her position, track and port calls for BBC HOUSTON in full.
PSC inspections
MembersPort State Control findings
3 PSC inspections, the latest in 2026, with detentions and deficiencies by area.
Members see her PSC record for BBC HOUSTON in full.
Casualty history
MembersReported incidents and severity
Reported incidents, with category and severity.
Members see her casualty history for BBC HOUSTON in full.
Yard window
MembersWhen she is next due in a yard
Her next drydock and special survey, and what has to be signed off around them.
Repair outlook
MembersHow likely there is work to do, and when she has to come in
A read on the repair work she is likely to need, and when.
Certificates expiring
MembersStatutory paperwork running out
Statutory certificates running out within six months.
Reported to the US EPA
MembersVessel General Permit filings
1 EPA filing on record.
Members see her drydock and survey record for BBC HOUSTON in full.
Sales and demolition
MembersConcluded transactions, newest first
Every sale and demolition, with price, buyer and seller.
Members see her sale history for BBC HOUSTON in full.
Classification
MembersRules body, standing and surveys
Her class society, standing, surveys and every change of class.
Members see her class record for BBC HOUSTON in full.
Insurance
MembersCover on record, and who said so
3 insurance covers on record.
Members see her insurance cover for BBC HOUSTON in full.
What changed
MembersFlag, ownership, class and particulars, as observed
Every change to her flag, ownership, class and particulars, as it was observed.
Members see her change history for BBC HOUSTON in full.
IMO rules for this ship
MembersNew and coming IMO rules that apply to her
The new and coming IMO rules that apply to her type, size and age.
Regulatory applicability
MembersVerdict per IMO and EU regime
Which IMO and EU regimes apply to her, regime by regime.
EU MRV / ETS emissions
MembersVerified annual emissions and ETS exposure
Verified annual emissions, CII, EEXI and estimated ETS exposure.
Certificates
MembersStatutory and class certificates on record
Her statutory and class certificates, and their status.
Members see her compliance record for BBC HOUSTON in full.
Other vessels in this fleet
Other hulls Vessel Hunter records under the same fleet as BBC HOUSTON
The full record for BBC HOUSTON, from where she is right now to the people who decide, is in Vessel Hunter.