MASAWA MARU

MASAWA MARU (IMO: 9895070) is a Tanker vessel sailing under the Japan flag. It has an overall length of 200 feets and a beam of 33 feets.

MASAWA MARU

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The Masawa Maru is a small Japanese-flagged general cargo vessel operating under the domestic Japanese coastal shipping registry. With a gross tonnage of 499 GT, the vessel is typical of Japan's extensive fleet of small coastal cargo carriers (zosen kaisha) that serve inter-island and coastal port-to-port trade routes throughout the Japanese archipelago.

The 499 GT classification is strategically significant in Japanese domestic shipping, as vessels under 500 GT are subject to a different regulatory and manning framework under Japanese maritime law, making this size class extremely common in the domestic coastal trade sector.

The vessel operates under the JD4854 call sign, consistent with Japanese maritime radio identification conventions, and the JD prefix confirms Japanese flag state registration.

Data Notice: Detailed dimensional, propulsion, and ownership data for small Japanese domestic coastal vessels of this class is limited in publicly available international maritime databases. The specifications provided reflect typical parameters for vessels of this type and GT class. Users requiring precise technical data should consult the Japan Ship Registry (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai / ClassNK) or the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) records directly.