Keel laid on 08th August 1996. Launched 08.01.1997 by Zhonghua Shipyard, Shanghai (Yard No.: 391) as CLIPPER CONFIDENCE for Clipper Denmark A.p.S., Humlebæk, Danmark. IMO No: 9169809.
Delivered on 01.06.1997 to Confidence Shipping Co. Ltd. (Management: Idwal Williams & Co. Ltd., Cardiff), Nassau. Cargo gear: 2 cranes 150 tons SWL (Safe Working Load). DWT: 8874. Official No.: 728117. Call sign: C6OH7.
"Zhonghua Shipyard in China has built the 8874 Dwt Multi Purpose Container Vessel M/S "CEC Confidence" for the Danish ship owner Clipper (today Clipper Elite Carrier). Carl Bro Industri & Marine A/S in Denmark developed the ship design and contracted on behalf of the shipyard FORCE Technology to undertake the model testing for the project. Totally 19 vessels have been built of this very successful vessel design."
1997: Renamed: SEABOARD PACIFIC.
1997: The management name restyled to Graig Ship Management Limited, Cardiff.
09.1998: Purchased by Cardiff Shipping Co. Ltd. (Management: Graig Ship Management Limited, Cardiff), Nassau and renamed MAERSK SAVANNAH.
02.1999: Sold to Blue Rock Alpha Shipping Ltd. (Management: Graig Ship Management Limited, Cardiff), Nassau and renamed CLIPPER CONFIDENCE.
11.2000: Renamed BANGKOK STAR 1.
10.2001: Purchased by Confidence Navigation Company Ltd. (Management: Graig Ship Management Limited, Cardiff), Nassau and renamed CEC CONFIDENCE.
2004: Renamed SEA CONFIDENCE.
26.03.2004: Purchased by Schiffsfonds Graig I GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg (Management: Graig Ship Management Limited, Cardiff), Nassau and renamed CEC CONFIDENCE.
2004: Sold to Confidence Navigation Company Ltd. (Management: Graig Ship Management Limited, Cardiff), Nassau. Not renamed.
2006: Purchased by Schiffsfonds Graig I GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg (Management: Graig Shipmanagement (Germany) GmbH., Hamburg), Nassau.
2007: Sold to Pride of Hamburg Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Hamburg (Management: Graig Shipmanagement (Germany) GmbH., Hamburg), Nassau.
10.2007: Purchased by Mediterranean Holdings Invest Co. Inc. (Management: Massoel Meridian Ltd., Genève), Nassau and renamed YL CONFIDENCE.
September 2008 reported sold to a Turkish buyer, but the sale was not completed.
Sold at public auction at Singapore on July 15, 2009 to Pandemonium Shipping Co Ltd., Cardiff (Management: Ariston Navigation Corp-LIB, Piraeus / Technical Management: Graig Ship Management Ltd., Cardiff), Nassau after the ship was laid up in May 2009 and later arrested. Not renamed. Still waiting at Singapore for a charter in August 2009.
In October 2009 renamed ARDENT.
In November 2012 registered under Panama flag. Official No.: 4490613, call sign 3FDU9.
2016 sold to Unique Ship Breaking Corporation and reached Alang on 20.04.2016. The demolition began on 27.04.2016.