Kokopo Chief

No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.

Identity & particulars

Name

Kokopo Chief

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

8907412

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

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Call signWhat is a call sign?

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Vessel type

Container ship

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

10,352

Deadweight (DWT)

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q117076927. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.13,970 t

Length overall

158 m

Beam

22 m

Year built

1991

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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 Sep 24, 2017Investigation reportTAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)TaurangaPossible match

  Multipurpose container vessel Kokopo Chief, cargo hold fire, 23 September 2017Report published Nov 1, 2018

  There was a fire in the cargo hold of the Kokopo Chief while berthed at the Port of Tauranga. An alarm alerted the crew to smoke in one of the cargo holds and they activated the fire extinguishing system. The main cargo on the ship was understood to have been dressed timber. Deck containers with dangerous goods were removed. There were no reported injuries. [As initially reported, subject to chang

  The report names a ship "Kokopo Chief" but prints no IMO number; the name matches this vessel only. It may be a different ship.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Kokopo Chief now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Kokopo Chief in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is Kokopo Chief?

Kokopo Chief is a container ship, built in 1991 by Tsuneishi Miho Shipbuilding. The vessel is 158 m long with a beam of 22 m and has a gross tonnage of 10,352.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Kokopo Chief?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Kokopo Chief from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Kokopo Chief. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Sister ships

Likely sister ships: built by Tsuneishi Miho Shipbuilding, same type, gross tonnage within 2.5% and length within 1.5% of this ship's.Inferred by VoydarInferred by Voydar from sourced builder records: same yard, same or compatible ship type, near-identical gross tonnage and length, built within 12 years. Hull series usually match on all of these, but this is not a confirmed ship class.Version seadar.sister_ships.yard v1

• Melanesian ChiefIMO 8809191Container ship · built 1990 · 10,352 GT
• Melanesian PrideIMO 8809189Container ship · built 1990 · 10,357 GT