A Hoegh Autoliners car carrier that suffered a fire in Florida earlier this year has been declared a constructive total loss, Ocean Yield has confirmed.

The 4,900-ceu Hoegh Xiamen (built 2010) caught fire on 4 June at the Blount Island Marine Terminal in Jacksonville.

It took eight days for the blaze to be extinguished by the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department and a firefighting team and specialist tugs from salvor Resolve Marine.