Cargo ship · Flag HK
NEW GUINEA CHIEF
NEW GUINEA CHIEF is a cargo ship (IMO 9689952, MMSI 477477400, flag HK). Its last AIS position was reported on 16 Oct 2026 at 20:43 UTC in Port of Kao-Hsiung, bound for CNTXG.
Last position
Status: Moored · Destination as broadcast: CNTXG · ETA as broadcast: 20 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC
Position of MMSI 477477400, rounded to 0.01°; see the exact live position and the last 3 days on the live map.
Vessel details
| Name | NEW GUINEA CHIEF |
|---|---|
| IMO number | 9689952 |
| MMSI | 477477400 |
| Call sign | VROO8 |
| Type | Cargo ship, carrying dangerous goods, category D |
| Flag | HK (from the MMSI country code) |
| Length × beam | 176 m × 28 m |
| Highest reported draught | 9.8 m (last 30 days) |
| Estimated deadweight | ≈ 34,200 t (Handysize) — estimated from AIS dimensions |
| Destination as broadcast | CNTXG |
| Seen in AIS | 15 Oct 2026 – 16 Oct 2026 (last 30 days) |
Port calls
No port calls detected in the last 60 days.
NEW GUINEA CHIEF in the API
The full track, every port call and the live position of NEW GUINEA CHIEF 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/9689952/track?from=2026-10-10&resolution=1h"
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIS_TRAIL_KEY" \
"https://api.aistrail.com/v1/vessels/imo/9689952/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.
