Cargo ship · Flag HK
OOCL HOUSTON
OOCL HOUSTON is a cargo ship (IMO 9355757, MMSI 477958300, flag HK). Its last AIS position was reported on 16 Oct 2026 at 14:21 UTC, bound for AU BNE. AIS Trail recorded 1 port call in the last 60 days, most recently at Melbourne.
Last position
Status: Under way using engine · Destination as broadcast: AU BNE · ETA as broadcast: 17 Oct 2026, 08:15 UTC
Position of MMSI 477958300, rounded to 0.01°; see the exact live position and the last 3 days on the live map.
Vessel details
| Name | OOCL HOUSTON |
|---|---|
| IMO number | 9355757 |
| MMSI | 477958300 |
| Call sign | VRDE7 |
| Type | Cargo ship, carrying dangerous goods, category D |
| Flag | HK (from the MMSI country code) |
| Length × beam | 260 m × 32 m |
| Highest reported draught | 11.9 m (last 30 days) |
| Estimated deadweight | ≈ 50,500 t (Panamax) — estimated from AIS dimensions |
| Destination as broadcast | AU BNE |
| Seen in AIS | 10 Oct 2026 – 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne AUMEL | 10 Oct 2026, 18:15 UTC | 12 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC | 43 h 34 min |
OOCL HOUSTON in the API
The full track, every port call and the live position of OOCL HOUSTON 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/9355757/track?from=2026-10-10&resolution=1h"
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIS_TRAIL_KEY" \
"https://api.aistrail.com/v1/vessels/imo/9355757/port-calls?from=2026-10-10"Sources
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- 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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