OCEAN EXPRESS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with OEX were assigned by the US Coast Guard to OCEAN EXPRESS INC of ALGONAC, MI. The builder is listed in the USCG MIC database. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
OEX
Location
ALGONAC, MI
In business
since 1994
Status
Listed active in USCG records
OCEAN EXPRESS INC hulls (1994–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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OCEAN EXPRESS INC HIN FAQ
What does a OCEAN EXPRESS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "OEX" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to OCEAN EXPRESS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. OCEAN EXPRESS INC hulls (1994–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is OCEAN EXPRESS INC still in business?
USCG records list OCEAN EXPRESS INC of ALGONAC, MI in the MIC database (registered 1994).
How do I decode the year on a OCEAN EXPRESS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. OCEAN EXPRESS INC hulls (1994–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits. Enter the full 12-character HIN above and the decoder works it out, including the legacy formats.
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Sources: USCG Manufacturer Identification Code database (uscgboating.org, refreshed monthly) · HIN format per 33 CFR 181 subpart C. Cite this page: CarWhere, "OCEAN EXPRESS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/oex, last verified 2026-06-12.