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MSC SHANELLE V
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MSC SHANELLE V

PA · container ship · 294 m

A 294 m container ship on MSC's ESA loop, a weekly service, called here 4 times in our last year of watching.

Next port: Savannah, Fri Oct 16, about 4 am

Her race record at I Like Big Boats

When she comes back

Called here 4 times in our last year of watching. Last seen Oct 15. Expected back around Feb 9 (Jan 31 – Feb 19), about 4 months from now.

Her SAEC String 1 service, a 17-week loopmedium confidence

MSC SHANELLE V was seen on 4 days since May 1, 2026, most recently Oct 15, 2026. Expected back between Jan 31, 2027 and Feb 19, 2027, best guess Feb 9, 2027. We were not recording from Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026.

  • May 10, 2026
  • May 11, 2026
  • Oct 13, 2026
  • Oct 15, 2026

Her route

MSC · SAEC String 1weekly · East coast South America

  1. CharlestonOct 14
  2. SavannahUSA
  3. Port EvergladesUSA
  4. FreeportThe Bahamas~Oct 16
  5. Multimodal Caucedo PortDominican Republic~Oct 19
  6. SantosBrazil~Nov 1
  7. Buenos AiresArgentina~Nov 10
  8. MontevideoUruguay~Nov 11
  9. Rio GrandeBrazil~Nov 15
  10. ItajaíBrazil
  11. ParanaguáBrazil~Nov 20
  12. SantosBrazil~Nov 1
  13. Rio de JaneiroBrazil~Nov 24
  14. SalvadorBrazil~Nov 30
  15. CristóbalPanama
  16. FreeportThe Bahamas~Oct 16
  17. New York and New JerseyUSA
  18. NorfolkUSA
  19. BaltimoreUSA
Dates are estimates, counted from her Charleston arrival (Oct 14) using the service's published transit days. Stops without a published figure carry no date.

Where she's been

  • Charleston, SC · in port Oct 13 to Oct 15 · 130 samples
  • to Charleston, SC · left after Oct 11 19:33, arrived before Oct 13 23:44 · she said CHARLESTON
  • Baltimore, MD · in port Oct 11 · 33 samples
  • to Baltimore, MD · left after May 21 15:52, arrived before Oct 11 00:09 · she said BALTIMORE
  • Caucedo · in port May 21 · 9 samples
  • to Caucedo · left after May 13 04:59, arrived before May 21 06:58
  • Port Everglades, FL · in port May 12 to May 13 · 13 samples
  • to Port Everglades, FL · left after May 11 02:58, arrived before May 12 16:58
  • Charleston, SC · in port May 10 to May 11 · 13 samples
  • to Charleston, SC · left after May 7 15:59, arrived before May 10 14:57
  • Baltimore, MD · in port May 7 · 12 samples
  • to Baltimore, MD · left after May 1 07:57, arrived before May 7 04:59
  • Savannah, GA · in port Apr 30 to May 1 · 16 samples
  • to Savannah, GA · left after Feb 13 17:59, arrived before Apr 30 16:58
  • Baltimore, MD · in port Feb 13 · 14 samples
  • to Baltimore, MD · left after Feb 7 01:59, arrived before Feb 13 04:59
  • Charleston, SC · in port Feb 6 to Feb 7 · 24 samples
  • to Charleston, SC · left after Feb 5 06:59, arrived before Feb 6 02:59
  • Savannah, GA · in port Feb 4 to Feb 5 · 14 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
2004
Former names
Sino Bridge

Size

Length overall
294 m (965 ft)
Beam
32 m (105 ft)
Design draught
13.5 m (44 ft)

Capacity

Gross tonnage
54,519
Net tonnage
22,921
Deadweight
69,688 t
Containers
4,738 TEU

Registry and management

IMO number
9292175
Call sign
HOKN
Flag
Panama
Registered owner
not yet known
Manager
MSC Shipmanagement Ltd
Class
Bureau Veritas

In 2024 she reported 23,801 tonnes of CO₂ from 7,601 tonnes of fuel over 38,974 nautical miles on voyages to, from and between European ports.

In the window

Active · seen on 7 days across 2 years · first seen Oct 2025 · last seen Oct 2026 · visits a year about 4 · busiest months Oct, Feb, May · usually arrives overnight · usual stay about 23 hours · speed past the window 12.7 kn · liner service MSC ESA · broadcasts as destination BALTIMORE

Records

Observed top speed 20.6 kn · off Freeport, Bahamas · 29 Jan 2026 · NOAA archive

Fastest leg · Savannah, GA to Charleston, SC · 16 h 4 m · 4.6 kn average · 5 Feb 2026 · to the hour

Backstory, spoken

Nothing recorded yet.

Backstory, written

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2 seen · 4 inbound · 4 outbound · dwell 22.7h · draught 10.7m in / 10.3m out

Passages (8)
WhenDirectionDraughtStatus
Oct 15, 2026, 3:26 AMoutbound10.5 m (34 ft)captured
Oct 13, 2026, 10:15 PMinbound10.5 m (34 ft)missed
May 11, 2026, 4:21 AMoutbound10.0 m (33 ft)—
May 10, 2026, 1:41 PMinbound10.2 m (33 ft)—
Feb 7, 2026, 3:02 AMoutbound10.9 m (36 ft)—
Feb 6, 2026, 1:25 AMinbound10.9 m (36 ft)—
Oct 30, 2025, 8:31 PMoutbound10.2 m (33 ft)—
Oct 30, 2025, 12:42 AMinbound10.8 m (35 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.