What kind of ship is MOANA CHIEF?

MOANA CHIEF is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of New Zealand, built in 2011 by Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard. The vessel is 175 m long with a beam of 27.7 m and has a gross tonnage of 18,358.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MOANA CHIEF?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MOANA 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 MOANA CHIEF. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

MOANA CHIEF

Cargo ship · New Zealand · built 2011 · AIS Class A

IMO9516741MMSI512143000Call signZMMCLast AIS position Jul 25, 2026, 20:39 UTC

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In short

MOANA CHIEF (Cargo ship, New Zealand flag) was last seen on AIS on Jul 25, 2026, 20:39 UTC, under way at 14.2 kn, in the South Pacific Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.

Vessel type: Cargo ship
Flag: New Zealand
Year built: 2011
Gross tonnage: 18,358
Size (length × beam): 175 m × 28 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Jul 25, 2026, 20:39 UTC

Position: 43.4166° S, 172.9993° E
Area: South Pacific Ocean
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Under way using engine
Speed: 14.2 kn
Course: 211°
Heading: 212°

43.4166° S, 172.9993° E

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Voydar detected no port call in the last 30 days.

Port calls are detected by Voydar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.

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Identity & particulars

Name: MOANA CHIEF
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9516741
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 512143000
Call signWhat is a call sign?: ZMMC
Flag: New Zealand
Vessel type: Cargo ship
AIS ship type: Cargo (hazardous cat. C)
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 18,358
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q84252696. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.23,305 t
Length overall: 175 m
Beam: 27.7 m
Year built: 2011

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

Each line shows where the fact comes from. Links backed by an identifier point to the company page.

Builder: Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard
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
Jul 23, 2019, 09:56 UTC	Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Jul 23, 2019, 05:12 UTC	Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Jul 9, 2019, 02:09 UTC	Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Jul 8, 2019, 17:42 UTC	Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Jun 26, 2019, 03:10 UTC	Reported departure from Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Jun 25, 2019, 20:14 UTC	Reported arrival at Hong KongAuthority-reported	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)

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.

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 Dec 10, 2021Investigation reportTAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)Port of Auckland, New ZealandPossible match
Container vessel Moana Chief, serious injury to crew member, Port of Auckland, New Zealand, 10 December 2021Report published Apr 27, 2023
TAIC final report shows why equipment should be operated by people who understand how to use it safely, and why safety management systems should require ongoing monitoring and review of risk control effectiveness. A container ship crew member's leg was seriously injured when caught in a moving part of a telescopic ladder.
The report names a ship "Moana Chief" but prints no IMO number; the name matches this vessel only. It may be a different ship.

Source: Transport Accident Investigation Commission (taic.org.nz), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

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
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Jul 23, 2019, 05:12 UTC	TSK	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Jul 8, 2019, 17:42 UTC	KC9	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Jun 25, 2019, 20:14 UTC	WL	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Jun 10, 2019, 06:39 UTC	WL	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	May 28, 2019, 05:23 UTC	WL	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	May 13, 2019, 08:54 UTC	KC10	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival(matched by call sign)	Apr 23, 2019, 08:54 UTC	S	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)
Hong Kong HKHKG	Arrival	Apr 8, 2019, 16:10 UTC	KC6	Hong Kong vessel arrivals & departures (incl. VTMS daily reports)

Records published by the authority named on each row. Earliest record for this ship: April 8, 2019.

Source: Marine Department, HKSAR Government — DATA.GOV.HK. Licence: DATA.GOV.HK Terms and Conditions.

Frequently asked questions

Where is MOANA CHIEF now?: MOANA CHIEF (Cargo ship, New Zealand flag) was last seen on AIS on Jul 25, 2026, 20:39 UTC, under way at 14.2 kn, in the South Pacific Ocean. Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report.
What kind of ship is MOANA CHIEF?: MOANA CHIEF is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of New Zealand, built in 2011 by Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard. The vessel is 175 m long with a beam of 27.7 m and has a gross tonnage of 18,358.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MOANA CHIEF?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MOANA 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 MOANA CHIEF. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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