NEW GUINEA CHIEF — Cargo · IMO 9689952

NEW GUINEA CHIEF has not broadcast an AIS position for 5 days. The most recent broadcast placed it in the North Pacific Ocean, on 2 Nov 2026, 05:01 UTC. It was sailing from YOKOHAMA to PORT VILA. Vessels stop appearing on terrestrial AIS when they move beyond receiver range, so a gap does not necessarily mean the vessel is inactive.

NEW GUINEA CHIEF broadcasts MMSI 477477400 and is registered as IMO 9689952, with call sign VROO8. 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.

NEW GUINEA CHIEF is classified as a cargo vessel registered under the HK 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 HK flag list at /flag/hk.

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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, NEW GUINEA CHIEF 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. NEW GUINEA CHIEF has a gross tonnage of 18,723 GT.