Logistics firm Crowley, the operator of MV Stena Immaculate, said all crew was accounted for after the collision in the North Sea, near Grimsby.
China has plans to use its Tiantuo-5 satellite technology to monitor and track cargo containers on a global scale.
Graphics: How SS United States, bigger than Titanic, will become world's largest artificial reef Sighted off Palm Beach County's coast Wednesday, the ship was located off the Florida Keys Thursday.