BLAIR MCKEIL

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IMO: 9546045
MMSI: 316040355
Call Sign: VCBM

Technical Specifications

Key Figures

Gross Tonnage

9,286GT

Deadweight

14,600DWT

Length Overall

139.95m

Beam

21m

Draught

6.8m

Year Built

2010

Live Tracking

Current Position

Live AIS · 16 min ago

Track · last 8 d

Position

43.274°N · 79.844°W

Speed

0.0 kn

Course

287°

Status

Moored

Destination CATHUETA Oct 19, 02:00 AMPart-laden · 5.5 m

Where it waited most

Most time stopped at Hamilton: 4 d across 3 stays.

1
Hamilton4 d · 3×
2
Sorel3 d · 2×

Derived from the AIS track: runs of near-zero speed (anchored, moored or drifting) snapped to the nearest port. Builds up as we observe the vessel.

Intelligence

Risk & Sustainability

Risk scoreMedium

77/ 100

Safety68

Compliance95

Environment68

Carbon intensity · 2025C

2,061t CO₂

AER (CO₂/capacity·nm): 16.5
Fuel burned: 643 t
Technical: EEXI (9.47 gCO₂/t·nm)

Verified reported figure. Band is peer-relative, not official IMO CII.

Recent port calls

Hamilton
Oct 12, 2026
In port
Beauharnois
Oct 11, 2026
0.0 d
Sainte-Catherine
Oct 11, 2026
0.0 d
Ølen
Sep 21, 2026
0.3 d
Long Pond
Sep 11, 2026
0.3 d

AIS-derived from our live feed.

Compliance

Safety Record

Marine casualties6

Striking/AllisionSerious
Dec 7, 2022Îlot de la Baronnie, QUEBEC (QC)
On 07 December 2022, the cargo vessel "BLAIR MCKEIL", while under the conduct of a pilot, reported having collided with the dock due to engine problems at section 52 of the Port of Montreal in Montréal, QC. The pilot ordered the assistance of tugs and proceeded to an anchorage.
Near-MissMinor
May 12, 2022Montréal, QUEBEC (QC)
On 12 May 2022, the general cargo vessel "BLAIR MCKEIL", while departing under the conduct of a pilot, reported a close quarters situation with the pleasure craft "THEODORE" in the St. Lawrence River off section 71 in Montréal, QC. The general cargo vessel took evasive action to prevent the collision.
Striking/AllisionSerious
Oct 4, 2021Port Colborne, ONTARIO (ON)
On 04 October 2021, the bulk carrier "BLAIR MCKEIL", while under the conduct of a pilot, reported striking the upper approach wall of the Welland Canal's Lock No 7 in Port Colborne, ON. Upon berthing in the lock, damage to both the vessel and the dock was reported.
Personnel CasualtyMinor
Jun 11, 2021Conception Bay South, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR (NL)
On 11 June 2021, the general cargo "BLAIR MCKEIL" reported one of its crew members having sustained a minor injury while anchored off Conception Bay South, NL. The crew member was evacuated to the hospital for treatment.
Near-MissMinor
May 26, 2020Verchères, QC, QUEBEC (QC)
On 26 May 2020, the general cargo vessel "BLAIR MCKEIL" reported a close quarters situation with the pleasure craft off Verchères, QC.
Machinery FailureMinor
May 11, 2020Quebec City, QC, QUEBEC (QC)
On 11 May 2020, the general cargo vessel "BLAIR MCKEIL" experienced a lost of propulsion and was disabled, while approaching the wharf 26 in Quebec City, QC. Minutes later, the situation came back to normal and the vessel continued its maneuvers.

Recorded marine occurrences naming this vessel.

Operational Status

Activity

Idle / at anchorFix within the last day

Stopped, anchored or moored on its latest broadcast: parked, not necessarily withdrawn.

Speed

0.0 kn

Nav status

Moored

Last broadcast

within the last day

Hull age

16 yr

Read from the single most-recent AIS broadcast we hold for this hull. We keep no position history, so this is a point-in-time posture, not a dwell inference. Derived in-house from our own AIS feed; weight it by the broadcast age above.

Port calls

7 recent · AIS-detected

Arrivals, time in port and the load/discharge inferred from the draught change, detected from AIS track history. An open call means the vessel is still in port (no departure observed yet).

Hamilton
op. unknown
In port since
Sorel
Discharged
→ · 2.9 days in port· draught 7.9→5.6 m
Saint-Lambert
no cargo change
→ · 3 h in port· draught 8.0→8.0 m
Port Weller
no cargo change
→ · 3 h in port· draught 5.5→5.5 m
Hamilton
Discharged
→ · 3.0 days in port· draught 7.8→5.5 m
Saint-Lambert
no cargo change
→ · 2 h in port· draught 5.5→5.5 m
Port Colborne
no cargo change
→ · 4 h in port· draught 8.1→8.1 m

Method: each call is a run of fixes inside a port’s geofence confirmed by a stop (or an AIS gap); load/discharge is the sign of the draught delta over the call. Indicative: arrivals before our AIS history began read from the first observation.

Where it waits

5 ports · 6.4 days total

Time-in-port summed by port from the AIS-detected port-call history: the ports this vessel has spent the most time at, longest first.

Hamilton· Canada
3.0 days
1 call · 3.0 days avg 1 discharge
Sorel· Canada
2.9 days
1 call · 2.9 days avg 1 discharge
Saint-Lambert· Canada
5 h
2 calls · 2 h avg
Port Colborne· Canada
4 h
1 call · 4 h avg
Port Weller· Canada
3 h
1 call · 3 h avg

Based on 6 completed calls observed since . Open calls (no departure yet) are excluded. The distribution sharpens as AIS history accrues.

Composite Risk

Risk Score

46/100

Moderate riskLow confidence40% component coverage

Some elevated factors (typically age or a lower-graded flag), but no acute ship-specific flag.

PSC detentionsno data

Sanctions exposureno data

AIS-gap & behaviourno data

Hull age44

Flag register50

A coverage-weighted blend of the 2 components we could read for this hull; the weights renormalise over only the components present, so a thin read is never inflated and a hull is never credited a “safe 0” for a signal it has no row for. This headline is flagged low-confidence (a thin or structural-only read) and should not be treated as a verdict. Higher means riskier. Derived in-house from government-open port-State-control, flag, sanctions and our own vessel data; weight it by the coverage above.

Estimated

Capacity & Classification

Cargo capacity at draughtMedium confidence

~14,600t at summer draught

Other · summer draught 6.8 m · 28.8 t per cm immersion

Estimated intake by draught

4.76 m~8,715 t

5.1 m~9,696 t

5.44 m~10,677 t

5.78 m~11,658 t

6.12 m~12,638 t

6.46 m~13,619 t

6.8 m~14,600 t

Estimate only: modelled from deadweight (deadweight regression) using a first-principles hydrostatic model, not measured hydrostatic tables. The design draught it is anchored to is unreliable across the fleet.

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Commercial

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Segment: General cargo
Deadweight: 14,600 DWT
Speed: 13 kn
Fuel 1 at sea: 16 t/day

Typical General cargo speed and burn. Replace them with the ship's own figures in the planner.

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