Vale Beijing
IMO 9629776 · MMSI 477553800
Before joining this vessel — checklist
Work through each item before signing your SEA or travelling to the vessel.
- 1. Verify vessel identity
Confirm the vessel name and IMO number match. Vale Beijing (IMO 9629776) · Flag: HKG
- 2. Check the flag state record
HKG flag state profile · How to read flag risk · Paris/Tokyo MoU lists
- 3. Check the company
Owner unknown. Owner and manager unknown — ask the employer.
- 4. Review your contract (SEA)
Read your Seafarer Employment Agreement before joining. SEA rights guide · Contract reading checklist
- 5. Check repatriation terms
Confirm repatriation is covered and the conditions are clear. Repatriation rights guide
- 6. Watch for recruitment-fee red flags
You should never pay to get a job at sea. Recruitment fees & scams guide
- 7. Save emergency contacts
Record ITF, flag-state authority, and welfare helpline numbers before departure. Emergency contact planner
Data sources and methodology: /sources
- Type
- Valemax
- Flag
- 🇭🇰 Hong Kong · compare
- Year built
- 2011
- Builder
- Jiangsu Rongsheng
- GT
- 198,980
- DWT
- 402,347
- LOA
- 362 m
- Beam
- 65 m
- Draft
- 23 m
- Class
- CCS
- Owner
- —
- Manager
- —
Valemax-class iron-ore carrier built for Vale on the Brazil-China route. Notorious for the 2011 hull-cracking incident at Ponta da Madeira shortly after delivery, leading to a fleet-wide structural review.
Overview
Vale Beijing is a 402,347 DWT bulk carrier built in 2011 by Jiangsu Rongsheng. Registered under the Hong Kong flag (Paris MoU: white-listed) and classed by CCS.
Overview synthesized from public-registry fields. Confirm on board — the certificates posted on the bridge and in the SMS are the authoritative live documents.
PSC detention history
No detentions in the last 2 years.
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