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ANTWERPEN EXPRESS
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ANTWERPEN EXPRESS

DE · container ship · 366 m

A 366 m container ship that is seen here about every 4 months, fairly regularly, usually seen arriving overnight and leaving about 31 hours later.

Next port: Colombo, around Nov 12

Her race record at I Like Big Boats

When she comes back

Seen about every 4 months. Last seen Oct 15. Expected back around Feb 25 (Dec 24 – Jun 30), about 4 months from now.

Based on how often we've seen hermedium confidence

ANTWERPEN EXPRESS was seen on 3 days since Jun 1, 2026, most recently Oct 15, 2026. Expected back between Dec 24, 2026 and Jun 30, 2027, best guess Feb 25, 2027. We were not recording from Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026.

  • Jun 30, 2026
  • Oct 13, 2026
  • Oct 15, 2026

Her route

Maersk · TP16 / US4weekly · Asia

  1. CharlestonOct 13
  2. SavannahUSA
  3. ColomboSri Lanka~Nov 20
  4. NanshaChina~Aug 19
  5. Yantian PortChina~Aug 21
  6. Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam
  7. Tanjung PelepasMalaysia~Aug 31
  8. ColomboSri Lanka~Sep 6
  9. New York and New JerseyUSA
  10. NorfolkUSA
  11. BaltimoreUSA
Dates are estimates, counted from her Charleston arrival (Oct 13) using the service's published transit days. Stops without a published figure carry no date.

Where she's been

  • Savannah, GA · in port Oct 15 to Oct 16 · 73 samples
  • to Savannah, GA · left after Oct 15 01:10, arrived before Oct 15 11:55 · she said USSAV
  • Charleston, SC · in port Oct 13 to Oct 15 · 143 samples
  • to Charleston, SC · left after Oct 11 04:26, arrived before Oct 13 22:59 · she said USCHS
  • Baltimore, MD · in port Oct 10 to Oct 11 · 135 samples
  • to Baltimore, MD · left after Jun 30 19:57, arrived before Oct 10 03:44 · she said USBAL
  • Charleston, SC · in port Jun 30 · 3 samples
  • to Charleston, SC · left after Jun 25 18:58, arrived before Jun 30 17:57
  • Baltimore, MD · in port Jun 24 to Jun 25 · 27 samples
  • to Baltimore, MD · left after Mar 23 18:08, arrived before Jun 24 16:58
  • Caucedo · in port Mar 22 to Mar 23 · 2 samples
  • to Caucedo · left after Mar 19 19:58, arrived before Mar 22 20:29
  • Savannah, GA · in port Mar 18 to Mar 19 · 26 samples
  • to Savannah, GA · left after Mar 14 18:57, arrived before Mar 18 18:59
  • Charleston, SC · in port Mar 13 to Mar 14 · 20 samples
  • to Charleston, SC · left after Mar 11 00:59, arrived before Mar 13 23:59
  • Baltimore, MD · in port Mar 10 to Mar 11 · 23 samples

From shore receivers' AIS samples: volunteer networks, our own antenna and NOAA's archive. A port call means she was heard stopped there; ocean passages are not heard, and the times are bounds, not events.

Her particulars

Build

Built
2013, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

Size

Length overall
366.5 m (1,202 ft)
Beam
48.2 m (158 ft)
Depth
29.9 m (98 ft)
Design draught
15.5 m (51 ft)

Capacity

Gross tonnage
143,262
Net tonnage
60,481
Deadweight
142,020 t
Containers
13,759 TEU

Registry and management

IMO number
9612997
Call sign
DJCE2
Flag
Germany
Registered owner
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft
Manager
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft
Class
DNV

In 2025 she reported 0 tonnes of CO₂ from 0 tonnes of fuel on voyages to, from and between European ports.

In the window

Active · seen on 23 days across 6 years · first seen Nov 2021 · last seen Oct 2026 · visits a year about 2 · usual gap every 4 months (fairly regular) · busiest months Jan, Oct, Nov · usually arrives overnight · usual stay about 31 hours · speed past the window 11.6 kn · broadcasts as destination Port of Baltimore

Records

Observed top speed 19.4 kn · off Caucedo · 22 Mar 2026 · NOAA archive

Fastest leg · Baltimore, MD to Charleston, SC · 68 h 11 m · 6.2 kn average · 11 Mar 2026 · to the hour

Backstory, spoken

Nothing recorded yet.

Backstory, written

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18 seen · 12 inbound · 11 outbound · dwell 30.8h · draught 12.8m in / 12.7m out

Passages (20)
WhenDirectionDraughtStatus
Oct 15, 2026, 1:58 AMoutbound12.7 m (42 ft)captured
Oct 13, 2026, 10:06 PMinbound12.8 m (42 ft)missed
Jun 30, 2026, 4:07 PMinbound12.7 m (42 ft)—
Mar 14, 2026, 8:42 PMoutbound10.8 m (35 ft)—
Mar 13, 2026, 10:33 PMinbound11.4 m (37 ft)—
Nov 30, 2025, 3:22 AMoutbound12.6 m (41 ft)—
Nov 28, 2025, 10:44 PMinbound12.8 m (42 ft)—
Aug 15, 2025, 8:18 AMoutbound12.0 m (39 ft)—
Aug 14, 2025, 3:48 AMinbound12.5 m (41 ft)—
Apr 12, 2025, 4:49 AMoutbound11.5 m (38 ft)—
Apr 10, 2025, 9:59 PMinbound12.2 m (40 ft)—
Jan 7, 2024, 6:39 AMoutbound12.4 m (41 ft)—
Jan 6, 2024, 2:53 AMinbound12.3 m (40 ft)—
Jan 30, 2023, 3:05 PMoutbound15.5 m (51 ft)—
Jan 29, 2023, 6:30 AMinbound15.5 m (51 ft)—
Oct 28, 2022, 8:23 PMoutbound15.5 m (51 ft)—
Oct 27, 2022, 6:22 AMinbound15.5 m (51 ft)—
Jun 8, 2022, 3:17 PMoutbound15.5 m (51 ft)—
Jun 6, 2022, 3:14 AMinbound15.5 m (51 ft)—
Feb 27, 2022, 11:06 AMoutbound15.5 m (51 ft)—

Sightings come from the national AIS record through Jun 30, 2026, then our own window receiver from Sep 29, 2026. Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 28, 2026 was not recorded.