Cargo ship · Flag PT
MSC CHARLESTON VIII
MSC CHARLESTON VIII is a cargo ship (IMO 9299537, MMSI 255806367, flag PT). Its last AIS position was reported on 16 Oct 2026 at 20:50 UTC near Port of Nansha Pt, bound for CNGZG.
Last position
Status: Moored · Destination as broadcast: CNGZG · ETA as broadcast: 16 Aug 2026, 12:00 UTC
Position of MMSI 255806367, rounded to 0.01°; see the exact live position and the last 3 days on the live map.
Vessel details
| Name | MSC CHARLESTON VIII |
|---|---|
| IMO number | 9299537 |
| MMSI | 255806367 |
| Call sign | CQEF4 |
| Type | Cargo ship, carrying dangerous goods, category A |
| Flag | PT (from the MMSI country code) |
| Length × beam | 325 m × 43 m |
| Highest reported draught | 7.7 m (last 30 days) |
| Estimated deadweight | ≈ 103,000 t (Post-Panamax) — estimated from AIS dimensions |
| Destination as broadcast | CNGZG |
| Seen in AIS | 13 Oct 2026 – 15 Oct 2026 (last 30 days) |
Port calls
No port calls detected in the last 60 days.
MSC CHARLESTON VIII in the API
The full track, every port call and the live position of MSC CHARLESTON VIII 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/9299537/track?from=2026-10-10&resolution=1h"
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIS_TRAIL_KEY" \
"https://api.aistrail.com/v1/vessels/imo/9299537/port-calls?from=2026-10-10"Sources
- Open Waters AIS (https://openwaters.io/ais/), with each event's own source credit (mostly AISHub (https://www.aishub.net) and aisstream.io). Per-event source licence; not merged
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.
Not for navigation. AIS data can be missing, delayed or wrong; do not use it for navigation, collision avoidance, search and rescue or any other safety-of-life purpose.
