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OOCL DAFFODIL
HK · container ship · 367 m
A 367 m container ship on CMA CGM's SAX loop, a weekly service, called here 4 times in our last year of watching.
Her race record at I Like Big BoatsWhen she comes back
Called here 4 times in our last year of watching. Last seen Apr 17. Expected back around Oct 24 (Oct 24 – Oct 25), 8 days from now.
Per SC Ports schedulemedium confidenceSC Ports schedule: Oct 25, 12 am
OOCL DAFFODIL was seen on 2 days since Apr 1, 2026, most recently Apr 17, 2026. Expected back between Oct 24, 2026 and Oct 25, 2026, best guess Oct 24, 2026. We were not recording from Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026.
- Apr 16, 2026
- Apr 17, 2026
Her route
CMA CGM · SAX / AWE4 / ECX1weekly · Asia
- CharlestonOct 24
- Laem ChabangThailand~Sep 7
- Cai MepVietnam~Sep 10
- YangpuChina~Sep 12
- Hong KongChina~Sep 15
- Yantian PortChina~Sep 16
- XiamenChina~Sep 18
- ShanghaiChina~Sep 20
- New York and New JerseyUSA
- SavannahUSA
Where she's been
- Charleston, SC · in port Apr 16 to Apr 17 · 27 samples
- to Charleston, SC · left after Apr 16 06:58, arrived before Apr 16 19:59
- Savannah, GA · in port Apr 14 to Apr 16 · 38 samples
- to Savannah, GA · left after Jan 19 06:57, arrived before Apr 14 17:59
- Charleston, SC · in port Jan 18 to Jan 19 · 30 samples
- to Charleston, SC · left after Jan 16 19:57, arrived before Jan 18 01:57
- Savannah, GA · in port Jan 15 to Jan 16 · 38 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
- 2025
Size
- Length overall
- 366 m (1,201 ft)
- Beam
- 51 m (167 ft)
- Design draught
- 16.5 m (54 ft)
Capacity
- Gross tonnage
- 159,260
- Net tonnage
- 55,636
- Deadweight
- 165,318 t
- Containers
- 16,828 TEU
Registry and management
- IMO number
- 9949730
- Call sign
- VRWP5
- Flag
- Hong Kong SAR China
- Registered owner
- not yet known
- Manager
- not yet known
- P&I club
- China P&I
- Class
- ABS
In the window
Active · seen on 8 days across 2 years · first seen Jul 2025 · last seen Apr 2026 · visits a year about 5 · busiest months Jan, Apr, Jul · usually arrives in the afternoon · usual stay about 31 hours · speed past the window 12.1 kn · liner service CMA CGM SAX · broadcasts as destination Balboa
Records
Observed top speed 20.6 kn · off Charleston, SC · 16 Apr 2026 · NOAA archive
Fastest leg · Savannah, GA to Charleston, SC · 8 h 14 m · 8.9 kn average · 16 Apr 2026 · to the hour
Backstory, spoken
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Backstory, written
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4 seen · 4 inbound · 4 outbound · dwell 30.7h · draught 12.5m in / 12.3m out
Passages (8)
| When | Direction | Draught | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026, 11:21 PM | outbound | 12.4 m (41 ft) | — |
| Apr 16, 2026, 6:33 PM | inbound | 12.5 m (41 ft) | — |
| Jan 19, 2026, 8:20 AM | outbound | 12.0 m (39 ft) | — |
| Jan 18, 2026, 12:14 AM | inbound | 12.0 m (39 ft) | — |
| Oct 20, 2025, 8:43 PM | outbound | 12.4 m (41 ft) | — |
| Oct 19, 2025, 3:19 PM | inbound | 12.5 m (41 ft) | — |
| Jul 24, 2025, 2:40 AM | outbound | 12.3 m (40 ft) | — |
| Jul 22, 2025, 1:23 PM | inbound | 13.0 m (43 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.