Höegh Xiamen
Car carrier · built 2010
In short
Höegh Xiamen (Car carrier) has no AIS position on record with Seadar.
- Vessel type
- Car carrier
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 2010
- Gross tonnage
- 47,232
- Size (length × beam)
- 183 m × 32 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.
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- Name
- Höegh Xiamen
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9431848
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- Car carrier
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 47,232
- Deadweight (DWT)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q85990785. Added to Seadar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.12,250 t
- Length overall
- 182.8 m
- Beam
- 31.5 m
- Year built
- 2010
A tag next to a value names the register that supplied it (hover or tap it for the record and date). Values without a tag come from the ship's own AIS broadcasts or from Wikidata. Position and identity are derived live from AIS.
Ownership & management
Each line shows where the fact comes from. Links backed by an identifier point to the company page.
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Timeline
Dated events for this ship from every source Seadar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Reported departure from BaltimoreAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported arrival at BaltimoreAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances | |
| Reported departure from Newport NewsAuthority-reported | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Owner, operator and manager changes found by comparing yearly EU MRV reports are dated to the reporting year ("during 2025"), not to a day. Port calls here are the most recent only; the full lists are further down.
Incidents & investigations Authority-reported
Accident and incident reports by national investigation boards, and casualty warnings, that concern this ship. Each links to the original.
- Occurred Jun 4, 2020ACC · Cargo, GeneralNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)Jacksonville, FL, USA
Hoegh Xiamen, Jacksonville, FL, USA (NTSB DCA20FM020)Report published Dec 16, 2021
The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the fire aboard the vehicle carrier Höegh Xiamen was Grimaldi’s and SSA Atlantic’s ineffective oversight of longshoremen, which did not identify that Grimaldi’s vehicle battery securement procedures were not being followed, resulting in an electrical fault from an improperly disconnected battery in a used vehicle on car
Source: NTSB marine investigations (CAROL). Courtesy: National Transportation Safety Board. Licence: US Government work (17 U.S.C. §105), public domain.
Emissions & fuel consumption
Independently verified annual figures reported under the EU MRV regulation — public environmental data the incumbents don't surface.
| Year | CO₂ emitted | Fuel burned | Time at sea | CO₂ / n mile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 24,624 t | 7,869 t | 226 days | 342 kg |
| 2019 | 4,470 t | 1,428 t | 49 days | 315 kg |
Technical efficiency: EIV (26.19 gCO₂/t·nm). Source: European Commission / EMSA THETIS-MRV (EU Regulation 2015/757). Covers voyages to, from and within the EU/EEA.
Port calls
Two kinds of evidence, kept apart: calls Seadar detected from the ship's AIS positions, and arrivals and departures published by port authorities and customs records.
Reported by authorities Authority-reported
| Port | Record | Date (UTC) | Berth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore USBAL | Departure | Dec 28, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Baltimore USBAL | Arrival | Dec 27, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Newport News USNNS | Departure | Dec 26, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Newport News USNNS | Arrival | Dec 26, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Baltimore USBAL | Departure | Nov 6, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Baltimore USBAL | Arrival | Nov 5, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| New York USNYC | Departure | Nov 4, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| New York USNYC | Arrival | Nov 4, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Wilmington USILG | Departure | Sep 28, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Wilmington USILG | Arrival | Sep 28, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Newport News USNNS | Departure | Sep 26, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
| Newport News USNNS | Arrival | Sep 26, 2015(date only) | — | USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances |
Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: June 24, 2015.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Höegh Xiamen now?
- Seadar has no displayable AIS position for Höegh Xiamen in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is Höegh Xiamen?
- Höegh Xiamen is a car carrier, built in 2010 by Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry. The vessel is 182.8 m long with a beam of 31.5 m and has a gross tonnage of 47,232.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Seadar hold for Höegh Xiamen?
- Seadar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Höegh Xiamen from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Höegh Xiamen. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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