Where is China Steel Developer now?

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

What kind of ship is China Steel Developer?

China Steel Developer is a bulk carrier, built in 1998 by CSBC Corporation, Taiwan. The vessel is 288 m long with a beam of 45 m and has a gross tonnage of 82,112.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for China Steel Developer?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for China Steel Developer 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 China Steel Developer. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

China Steel Developer

Bulk carrier · built 1998

IMO9171424No AIS position on record

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In short

China Steel Developer (Bulk carrier) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type: Bulk carrier
Flag: —
Year built: 1998
Gross tonnage: 82,112
Size (length × beam): 288 m × 45 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: China Steel Developer
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9171424
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Bulk carrier
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 82,112
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q117020376. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.154,191 t
Length overall: 288 m
Beam: 45 m
Year built: 1998

A tag next to a value names the register that supplied it (hover or tap it for the record and date). Values without a tag come from the ship's own AIS broadcasts or from Wikidata. Position and identity are derived live from AIS.

Ownership & management

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Builder: CSBC Corporation, Taiwan
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

Timeline

Dated events for this ship from every source Voydar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.

Date	Event	Source
Jun 15, 2009	Reported departure from Newport NewsAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Jun 14, 2009	Reported arrival at Newport NewsAuthority-reported	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Owner, operator and manager changes found by comparing yearly EU MRV reports are dated to the reporting year ("during 2025"), not to a day. Port calls here are the most recent only; the full lists are further down.

Port calls

Two kinds of evidence, kept apart: calls Voydar detected from the ship's AIS positions, and arrivals and departures published by port authorities and customs records.

Reported by authorities Authority-reported

Port	Record	Date (UTC)	Berth	Source
Newport News USNNS	Departure	Jun 15, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances
Newport News USNNS	Arrival	Jun 14, 2009(date only)	—	USACE foreign traffic vessel entrances & clearances

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: June 14, 2009.

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US CBP entrance/clearance records). Licence: US Government work — public domain.

Frequently asked questions

Where is China Steel Developer now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for China Steel Developer in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is China Steel Developer?: China Steel Developer is a bulk carrier, built in 1998 by CSBC Corporation, Taiwan. The vessel is 288 m long with a beam of 45 m and has a gross tonnage of 82,112.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for China Steel Developer?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for China Steel Developer 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 China Steel Developer. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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