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ZIM OPAL
SG · container ship · 272 m
A 272 m container ship on ZIM's ZCP loop, a weekly service, called here 3 times in our last year of watching.
Next port: Charleston, around Oct 25
Her race record at I Like Big BoatsWhen she comes back
Called here 3 times in our last year of watching. Last seen May 10. Expected back around Oct 25 (Oct 25 – Oct 26), 9 days from now.
Per SC Ports schedulemedium confidenceSC Ports schedule: Oct 26, 12 am
ZIM OPAL was seen on 2 days since May 1, 2026, most recently May 10, 2026. Expected back between Oct 25, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026, best guess Oct 25, 2026. We were not recording from Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026.
- May 9, 2026
- May 10, 2026
Her route
ZIM · ZCP / Amberjackweekly · Asia
- CharlestonOct 26
- SavannahUSA
- JacksonvilleUSA
- Kingston HarbourJamaica~Nov 3
- BusanSouth Korea~Dec 3
- QingdaoChina~Sep 21
- Ningbo-ZhoushanChina~Sep 24
- ShanghaiChina~Sep 29
- BusanSouth Korea~Oct 1
- Manzanillo International TerminalPanama~Oct 21
- CartagenaColombia~Oct 23
Where she's been
- Boston, MA · in port May 17 to May 18 · 19 samples
- to Boston, MA · left after May 12 18:59, arrived before May 17 09:59
- Savannah, GA · in port May 11 to May 12 · 40 samples
- to Savannah, GA · left after May 9 23:58, arrived before May 11 03:58
- Charleston, SC · in port May 9 · 20 samples
- to Charleston, SC · left after Feb 13 22:58, arrived before May 9 04:58
- Boston, MA · in port Feb 13 · 20 samples
- to Boston, MA · left after Feb 7 00:57, arrived before Feb 13 03:58
- Savannah, GA · in port Feb 5 to Feb 7 · 39 samples
- to Savannah, GA · left after Feb 3 19:59, arrived before Feb 5 10:57
- Charleston, SC · in port Feb 2 to Feb 3 · 22 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
- 2024, Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
Size
- Length overall
- 272.0 m (892 ft)
- Beam
- 42.8 m (140 ft)
- Depth
- 19.4 m (64 ft)
- Design draught
- 15 m (49 ft)
Capacity
- Gross tonnage
- 74,693
- Net tonnage
- 39,688
- Deadweight
- 81,770 t
- Containers
- 7,000 TEU
Registry and management
- IMO number
- 9967988
- Call sign
- 9V6896
- Flag
- Singapore
- Registered owner
- Solt Holding Panama 68 S.A.
- Manager
- Seaspan Ship Management Ltd.
- Class
- DNV
In the window
Active · seen on 5 days across 2 years · first seen Nov 2025 · last seen May 2026 · visits a year about 6 · busiest months Feb, May, Nov · usually arrives overnight · usual stay about 22 hours · speed past the window 14.0 kn · liner service ZIM ZCP
Records
Observed top speed 21.6 kn · off Cape Hatteras, NC · 13 May 2026 · NOAA archive
Fastest leg · Charleston, SC to Savannah, GA · 23 h 59 m · 3.1 kn average · 10 May 2026 · to the hour
Backstory, spoken
Nothing recorded yet.
Backstory, written
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2 seen · 3 inbound · 3 outbound · dwell 22.4h · draught 14.3m in / 13.6m out
Passages (6)
| When | Direction | Draught | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2026, 1:26 AM | outbound | 14.1 m (46 ft) | — |
| May 9, 2026, 3:05 AM | inbound | 14.1 m (46 ft) | — |
| Feb 3, 2026, 8:44 PM | outbound | 13.6 m (45 ft) | — |
| Feb 2, 2026, 9:12 PM | inbound | 14.6 m (48 ft) | — |
| Nov 17, 2025, 8:40 PM | outbound | 13.2 m (43 ft) | — |
| Nov 17, 2025, 3:18 AM | inbound | 14.3 m (47 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.