HONG CHANG HAI — Cargo · IMO 8554253

HONG CHANG HAI is currently under way in the East China Sea, within the Japan / Korea shipping lane. It is sailing from KAWASAKI to NGHI SON with an ETA of 14 Nov 2026, 06:00 UTC. Its exact coordinates, speed and ETA are shown at the top of this page and refresh from the latest AIS broadcast.

HONG CHANG HAI broadcasts MMSI 312203000 and is registered as IMO 8554253, with call sign V3MU7. The MMSI is the radio identifier used by AIS; the IMO number stays with the ship for life and does not change with re-flagging or sale.

HONG CHANG HAI is classified as a cargo vessel registered under the BZ flag. The vessel-type classification is derived from the AIS Type field broadcast by the ship's transponder; full cargo fleet at /vessel-type/cargo and full BZ flag list at /flag/bz.

MarineRadar shows the latest AIS broadcast from HONG CHANG HAI above, with current position, course, speed, and navigation status. Tap "View on map" to centre the live tracker on the vessel and watch its movement update in real time. The same data is available offline-friendly in the iOS and Android apps.

AIS transponders broadcast position every 2 seconds when underway at high speed and up to every 3 minutes at anchor. The position you see refreshes whenever the ship is in range of a coastal AIS receiver or a satellite pass — typically seconds in coastal waters and minutes offshore.

As a cargo, HONG CHANG HAI sits in the same design class as the other cargos listed in the Similar Vessels section of the vessel page, or in the full cargo directory at /vessel-type/cargo.