AASHEIM
Aasheim photographed using her own excavator to load aggregates in Liverpool Docks late afternoon on 20 February 2014.
She is 107.5m long with a 15.3m beam and 6.338m draught. In total she has 2 holds separated by a single bulkhead having a total capacity of 7996.67m3 (Hold 1 3596.23m3 and Hold 2 = 4400.44m3). GT 4112, NT 2267 & DWT 5826 She has a MAK (3750kW) Diesel Engine giving a top speed of 12 Knots and is equipped with a Hitachi ZX800 excavator for loading / discharging materials. I first saw her back in 2007 when she sailed under the Norwegian flag. She is owned by Aasen Shipping who are based in Mosterhamn, Norway. The Company was established in 1981. MMSI - 236598000 REG - GI, Gibraltar IMO - 9247106 Call Sign - ZDKD8 Genaral Cargo Ship Built - Zaliv, Kerch, RU Yard No. - 1201 L 107.5m W 15.3m GT 4112 Year - 2001 Liverpool, 20 February 2014 |
ALLEGRETTO
General Cargo Ship Allegretto photographed in Liverpool docks on 11 April 2014.
She was built by Bodewes in Hoogezand, The Netherlands in 2006 as Yard Number 3183 and is 89.88m long with a 15.2m beam and 5.25m draught. GT = 3183, NT = 1765 & 4400 DWT at Summer draught. She can accommodate 176 TEU (126 hold + 50 on deck) and has a maximum hold capacity of 6392m3. She is powered by a MAK 6M25 four stroke marine diesel engine (1850kW at 750rpm). Auxiliary and Emergency Generators are both SISU Type 634 Diesel Engines (150kW at 150rpm). The vessel is also equipped with a Jastram Type BU05F bow thruster (300kW). Allegretto is one of seven vessels operated by Eicke Shipping which is based in Heide, Germany MMSI - 304936000 REG - AG, St. Johns IMO - 9353395 Call Sign - V2CQ7 General Cargo Ship Built - Bodewes, Hoogezand, NL Yard No. - 675 L 89.88m W 15.2m GT 3183 Year - 2006 Liverpool, 10 April 2014 |
alana evita
Dutch registered General Cargo Ship Alana Evita (IMO 9356529, GT 2281, 2009) seen unloading at Salford docks yesterday. She was a welcome and rare visitor to the docks, although quite a few ships transit the Manchester Ship Canal as far as Trafford Wharf not many actually make it all the way into the actual old dock complex. Her cargo appeared to be silos which were being unloaded by a pair of cranes on to waste land adjacent to the Media City complex. She is powered by a Wartsila 8L20 (1440kW) engine and is one of two vessels owned by De Jonge Maritime, a Dutch company based in Emmer-Compascuum who operate world-wide. 
Alana Evita is named after the daughter of Gerhard and Andrea de Jonge who are the founders of th company. Alana Evita is currently trading for Royal Wagenborg Shipping in Delfzijl, The Netherlands. MMSI - 246443000 REG - NL, Emmen IMO - 9356529 Call Sign - PBRU General Cargo Ship Built - Veka Bijlsma, Lemmer, DE Yard No. - 754 L 95m W 13m GT 2281 Year - 2009 Salford 8 June 2013 |
LADY AMALIA
Alongside our berth in Calais was the General Cargo Ship Lady Amalia operated by Wijjne Barends. I took the photos of her before heading back inside the ship
and heading down to the car deck. Wijnne Barends is one of the world’s oldest shipping companies being founded in 1855. Based in Delfzijl the company supports its own fleet and affiliated captain owners by offering chartering services, technical management and crewing. A member of the Spliethoff group Wijnne Barends is a short sea operator with a fleet of over 30 vessels, its key activities are maritime management and chartering specialising in the transport of timber, peat moss, steel sheets and cable, as well as a range of other dry cargo. 
The Company opereates operates in Scandinavia, the Baltic States, Western Europe the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. MMSI - 246685000 REG - NL, Delfzijl IMO - 9624847 Call Sign - PCNV General Cargo Ship Built -Groningen SY, Waterhuizen, NL Yard No. - 130 L 88m W m GT 2544 Year - 2012 Calais, 5 August 2013 |
FOKKO UKENA
General Cargo Ship Fokko Ukena photographed being loaded with scrap metal in Liverpool Docks on 24 April 2014.
Built by Slovenske Lodenice as yard number 2106 in 2007 she is 88.6m long with a 12.4m beam and 5.14m Summer draught. GT = 2451 and NT 1033. She has a hold capacity of 4515m3 and is able to segregate her hold with 2 movable bulkheads in 9 different positions making 3 different compartments, the vessel is also able to carry 20 TEU on deck Powered by a Wartsila 6L20 (1125kW) Diesel Engine she can make 10.3 knots and has a range of 30 days at sea, she is also equipped with a 30kW bow thruster. She is owned by Reederei Bojen who are based in Neermoor, Germany. The Company was set up by Captain Siegfried Bojen in the 1960's. MMSI - 256586000 REG - MT, Valetta IMO - 9375812 Call Sign - 9HYA8 General Cargo Ship Built -Slovenske Lodenice, Komarno' SK Yard No. - 2106 L 88.6m W 12.4m GT - 2451 Year - 2007 Liverpool, 24 April 2014 |
BLUE RIVER
Blue River photographed in Liverpool on 24 May 2014. She was built by Pattje in Waterhuzen, The Netherlands as Yard Number 410 in 1999 and is 89.75m long with a 13.6m beam and 6.36m draught. GT = 2858, NT = 1546 and DWT 4935 She has a single hold with a capacity of 5618m3 Machinery consists of a MAK Diesel engine (1800kW, 2446 hp). Blue River is operated by OAM a German company based in Hamburg who currently operate a fleet of 16 vessels. OAM was founded on 1 November 1889 by Otto Alfred Muller the youngest of 13 children of a Saxon tanner and the company was initially involved in the transportation of coal from England to Germany. MMSI - 304010997 REG - AG, St.Johns IMO - 9211066 Call Sign - V2AS6 General Cargo Ship Built - Pattje, Waterhuzen, NL Yard No - 410 L 90m W 14m GT - 2858 Year - 1999 Liverpool 24 May 2013 |
Arbalist
Veteran General Cargo Ship Arbalist photographed at sea near Piraeus on 5 June 2012. The picture was taken from the stern of the Serenade of the Seas where after a full day ashore we were sat having a drink watching the Greek mainland gradually disappear over the horizon as we sailed to Santorini. She was built in 1983 by Hakata Zosen in Japan as Yard Number 280 and is 114.65m long with an 18.2m beam and 7.67m draught. Over the years she has had a number of names including Twinflower (until 1993), Seng Wei (Until 1998), Assets Venture (Until 2003) and Kardaran Star (Until 2007). GT = 6,788, NT = 2,982 and DWT 11,234 Propulsion consists of a MAN B&W 6L35MC engine driving a single four bladed fixed pitch propeller giving a top speed of 12 knots. Currently I believe she is owned and operated by Successors Shipping which is based in Athens. MMSI -375793000 REG -VC, Kingstown IMO - 8301230 Call Sign - J8B3636 General Cargo Ship Built -Hakata Zosen, Hakata, JP Yard No - 280 L 114m W 18m GT - 6788 Year - 1983 Piraeus, 5 June 2012 |
HAGEN
General Cargo Ship Hagen photographed in Liverpool docks on 24 April 2014.
Built by Damen Hoogezand, Foxhol as Yard Number 729 in 1998 she is 89.69m long with a 13.17m beam and 5.72m Summer draught. GT = 2810 and NT 1562. She is able to carry 117 containers in the hold with a further 96 TEU on deck. The hold also has two movable walls enabling a maximum of three compartments. Powered by a Deutz MWM TBD645L6 Diesel engine ( 2200kW) she has a top speed of 11kn, the vessel also has a 220kW bow thruster. MMSI -304010898 REG -AG, St.Johns IMO - 9167356 Call Sign - V2PB3 General Cargo Ship Built -Damen Hoogezand, Foxhol, NL Yard No - 729 L 89.69m W 13.17m GT - 2810 Year - 1998 Liverpool, 24 April 2014 |
wilson caen
General Cargo Ship Wilson Caen heading out of the River Humber on 23 August 2012.
I took the photograph from the P&O ferry from Rotterdam as we were heading towards Hull, with a couple of other hardy souls I was on deck just before dawn to see the sun rising out of the North Sea and enjoy the final leg
of the journey into the Humber Estuary past Immingham and onto Hull.
She was built by Slovenske Lodenice in Komarno as Yard Number 3007 in 1998 and until July 2004 was known as Dutch Navigator.
With an overall length of 99.91m, 12.80m beam and 5.67m Summer Draft (5.55m Winter) she has a GT of 2999 and NT
1733.
She has a single hold with two movable bulkheads which has a capacity of 5841m3.
Powered by a Deutz MWM TBD 645L6 Engine the vessel has a service speed of 12.5 Knots, she also has a 250kW bow thruster.
She is operated by Wilson Shipping based in Bergen, Norway which owns / operates over 100 vessels.
MMSI - 314179000
REG - BB,
IBridgetown
IMO - 9173290
Call Sign - 8PRM
General Cargo Ship
Built - Slovenske Lodenice, Komarno, SK
Yard No - 3007
L 99.91m W 12.8m
GT - 2999
Year - 1998
Humber Estuary Nr Immingham, 23 August 2012
I took the photograph from the P&O ferry from Rotterdam as we were heading towards Hull, with a couple of other hardy souls I was on deck just before dawn to see the sun rising out of the North Sea and enjoy the final leg
of the journey into the Humber Estuary past Immingham and onto Hull.
She was built by Slovenske Lodenice in Komarno as Yard Number 3007 in 1998 and until July 2004 was known as Dutch Navigator.
With an overall length of 99.91m, 12.80m beam and 5.67m Summer Draft (5.55m Winter) she has a GT of 2999 and NT
1733.
She has a single hold with two movable bulkheads which has a capacity of 5841m3.
Powered by a Deutz MWM TBD 645L6 Engine the vessel has a service speed of 12.5 Knots, she also has a 250kW bow thruster.
She is operated by Wilson Shipping based in Bergen, Norway which owns / operates over 100 vessels.
MMSI - 314179000
REG - BB,
IBridgetown
IMO - 9173290
Call Sign - 8PRM
General Cargo Ship
Built - Slovenske Lodenice, Komarno, SK
Yard No - 3007
L 99.91m W 12.8m
GT - 2999
Year - 1998
Humber Estuary Nr Immingham, 23 August 2012
HUANGHAI ADVANCE
General Cargo Ship Huanghai Advance photographed in Liverpool Docks on 7 February 2014.
A multi-purpose carrier she is equipped for the transporting of containers and has also been strengthened for heavy cargo. She was built by the Huanghai Ship Building Company in Rongcheng, China in 2012 as Yard Number hcy-87 and has a length of 166.31m, 27.4m breadth and 7m draught.
GT= 20695, DWT = 28154 & NT 10263
She has four holds with a total grain capacity of 39102.02m3 with each hold having a folding/lift away hydraulic
weather hatch cover. he vessel can carry a total of 1742 teus (733 in the hold and 1009 on deck) and is also equipped with three electro hydraulic cranes (2 x SWL 200t + 1 x SWL 45t).
Propulsion is provided by a MAN B&W / STX 6 Cylinder 6S40ME-89 Diesel Engine (6,810 KW) with a singe propellor giving a service speed of 13.5 knots.
Up to July 2012 she was called Macarena.
Since I saw her she has left port and is en-route to Fredericia, Denmark.
MMSI - 477914400
REG - HK,
Hong Kong
IMO - 9458418
Call Sign - VRKY4
Built - Huanghai SB Co., Rongcheng, CN
Yard No. hcy-87
L 166.31m W 27.4m
GT - 20695
Year - 2012
Liverpool, 7 February 2014
A multi-purpose carrier she is equipped for the transporting of containers and has also been strengthened for heavy cargo. She was built by the Huanghai Ship Building Company in Rongcheng, China in 2012 as Yard Number hcy-87 and has a length of 166.31m, 27.4m breadth and 7m draught.
GT= 20695, DWT = 28154 & NT 10263
She has four holds with a total grain capacity of 39102.02m3 with each hold having a folding/lift away hydraulic
weather hatch cover. he vessel can carry a total of 1742 teus (733 in the hold and 1009 on deck) and is also equipped with three electro hydraulic cranes (2 x SWL 200t + 1 x SWL 45t).
Propulsion is provided by a MAN B&W / STX 6 Cylinder 6S40ME-89 Diesel Engine (6,810 KW) with a singe propellor giving a service speed of 13.5 knots.
Up to July 2012 she was called Macarena.
Since I saw her she has left port and is en-route to Fredericia, Denmark.
MMSI - 477914400
REG - HK,
Hong Kong
IMO - 9458418
Call Sign - VRKY4
Built - Huanghai SB Co., Rongcheng, CN
Yard No. hcy-87
L 166.31m W 27.4m
GT - 20695
Year - 2012
Liverpool, 7 February 2014
BALDER
I took this photograph of the General Cargo Ship Balder in Liverpool docks on 13 January 2014. The picture was taken at range on what turned out to be a cold overcast afternoon with my new camera and I am quite pleased with the results.
Built by Damen Bergum in the Netherlands in 1986 as Yard Number 8222 her keel was laid on 31 August 1984 and she was launched on 27 September 1985 before being completed in January 1986. She is 82.50m long with a 12.5m beam and 4.58m draught. GT = 1,790, NT = 899 and DWT 2,800. Originally named Jacqueline she was renamed Jutta R in 1986, Jacqueli (1990), Handorf (1999) before acquiring her current name in 2006. She is currently owned by Balder Shipping based in Riga, Latvia and managed by SIA Aquarius Ship Management which started operations in 2001 managing dry and general cargo vessels. She has been strengthened for heavy cargo and is equipped for transporting containers. With a single 55.85m x 10.1m x 6.19m hold she can accommodate 3,491m3 of grain or 142 TEU. Her main engine is a Wartsilla Model 6 FHD 240B Four Stroke Single action Diesel Engine (880KW) driving a single 250rpm rated propeller giving a service speed of 11 Knots. MMSI - 304854000 REG - AG, St.Johns IMO - 8505549 Call Sign - V2PI6 General Cargo Ship Built - Damen Bergum, Bergum, NL Yard No. - 8222 L 82.5m W 12.5m GT - 1790 Year - 1986 Liverpool, 13 January 2014 |
ALEX-Y
Since I wrote about her in my 6 July 2013 blog Dyckburg has been renamed Alex-Y and is now registered in Lome, Togo.
She has been a common site on the docks for a couple of years having been originally detained on 9 September 2011. Since December 2013 I believe she has been under new ownership and will be leaving Liverpool shortly to trade in the Black Sea and Mediterranean. Link back to my original story below. http://www.shipspottersteve.com/1/post/2013/07/dyckburg-detained-in-liverpool.html Her updated details are as follows. MMSI - 671444000 REG - TO, Lome IMO - 9195913 Call Sign - 5VCO2 General Cargo Ship Built - Damen Galati, Galati, RO Yard No. - 966 L 105m W 15m GT 3660 Year - 2002 Liverpool - 13 January 2014 |
VLADIMIR NOSKOV
Vladimir Noskov photographed in Liverpool on 3 September 2013.
She was launched on 25 December 2008 and is the eleventh ship of the 005RSD03 Project being built at the JSC Onega Shipyard.
The ship was named after an honoured workman of the White Sea & Onega Shipping Company.
005RSD03 project vessels have a GT of 4182 and DWT of 5467 tons, they are 108.3 m long with a 16.5m beam and 3.6m draught. The ships are designed for carrying general cargo such as wood, bulk, grain and large-sized cargoes as
well as containers. The range of the vessel is up to 4000 nautical miles and she is designed to operate in the inland waters of Russia and other states for providing cargo delivery without intermediate unloading.
In total she has three cargo holds with a total capacity of 7,833м3, she can also carry containers (TEU225 165 hold /60 deck). The hold is designed to accommodate 7.5 t/m2 of distributed load, permissible loads on the hatch covers are 5t/m2 for hatches 1 and 3 with 6t on hatch 2.
She is powered by either 2 x 1020 kW 6M20 MAK or 2 x 1040 kW 6L20 Wartsilia diesel engines driving fixed nozzled
pitch propellers giving a service speed of 10.3 Knots. Auxiliary units consist of three Volvo Penta D9-AUX (240 kW) diesel-generators in addition to a Volvo Penta D74-T (90 kW) emergency generator.
Normal crew complement is 9 although accommodation onboard is available for 11 via nine single and one
double cabin.
The JSC Onega Shipyard was founded in 1944 and is located on the shore of Onego Lake in Petrozavodsk.The yard has been building this type of vessel since 2003 and have the capacity to build at least three ships of this
type each year.
MMSI - 273340230
REG - RU, St.Petersburg
IMO - 9519236
Call Sign - UIJJ
General Cargo Ship
Built - JSC Onega
Shipyard, Petrozavodsk, RU
Yard No. - 11
L 108.33m W 16.7m
GT - 4182
Year - 2008
Liverpool, 3 September 2013
She was launched on 25 December 2008 and is the eleventh ship of the 005RSD03 Project being built at the JSC Onega Shipyard.
The ship was named after an honoured workman of the White Sea & Onega Shipping Company.
005RSD03 project vessels have a GT of 4182 and DWT of 5467 tons, they are 108.3 m long with a 16.5m beam and 3.6m draught. The ships are designed for carrying general cargo such as wood, bulk, grain and large-sized cargoes as
well as containers. The range of the vessel is up to 4000 nautical miles and she is designed to operate in the inland waters of Russia and other states for providing cargo delivery without intermediate unloading.
In total she has three cargo holds with a total capacity of 7,833м3, she can also carry containers (TEU225 165 hold /60 deck). The hold is designed to accommodate 7.5 t/m2 of distributed load, permissible loads on the hatch covers are 5t/m2 for hatches 1 and 3 with 6t on hatch 2.
She is powered by either 2 x 1020 kW 6M20 MAK or 2 x 1040 kW 6L20 Wartsilia diesel engines driving fixed nozzled
pitch propellers giving a service speed of 10.3 Knots. Auxiliary units consist of three Volvo Penta D9-AUX (240 kW) diesel-generators in addition to a Volvo Penta D74-T (90 kW) emergency generator.
Normal crew complement is 9 although accommodation onboard is available for 11 via nine single and one
double cabin.
The JSC Onega Shipyard was founded in 1944 and is located on the shore of Onego Lake in Petrozavodsk.The yard has been building this type of vessel since 2003 and have the capacity to build at least three ships of this
type each year.
MMSI - 273340230
REG - RU, St.Petersburg
IMO - 9519236
Call Sign - UIJJ
General Cargo Ship
Built - JSC Onega
Shipyard, Petrozavodsk, RU
Yard No. - 11
L 108.33m W 16.7m
GT - 4182
Year - 2008
Liverpool, 3 September 2013
FORTE
The photograph above is of the General Cargo Ship Forte pictured alongside the dock wall in Hull not far from the entrance to the Marina on 2 April 2012. Since I saw this vessel she has been re-named Transforte.
She is a multi-purpose dry cargo ship, equipped for the carriage of containers and strengthened for heavy cargo. She is 115.5m long with a 16.5m beam and 5.78m draught. GT = 5,232, DWT = 6,419 and NT = 2,382. In total she can carry 323 20ft containers and has 30 reefer plugs in the cargo hold and 8 on deck. She was built by Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co. Ltd in Tianjin, People's Republic of China as Yard Number SB350-1 in 2005. Her keel was laid on 18 June 2003 and she was launched on 19 November 2004 before being finally completed on 4 February 2005. Her main engine is a MAK 8 M 32 C - 4 stroke 8 cylinder 320 x 480 mm diesel engine (3,840 kW at 600 rpm) driving a single controllable pitch propeller giving a maximum speed of 12.0 knots. In total there are two cargo holds with capacities of 2,405m3 and 7,062m3 respectively. Crew size =12. MMSI - 236270000 REG - GI, Gibraltar IMO - 9318955 Call Sign - ZDGR3 General Cargo Ship Built - Xingang SB HI, Tianjin, CN Yard No. - L 115.5m W 16.5m GT - 5232 Year - 2004 Hull, 2 April 2012 |
MTB Blade RUNNER TWO
MTB Blade Runner Two photographed from the side of the Red Funnel Ferry on 2 November 2013 just before we departed East Cowes for Southampton.
MTB or Marine Transfer Barge Blade Runner Two is owned by Vestas Wind Systems UK and operated by Blade Runner Shipping Ltd. She is a highly maneuverable, shallow draft, twin ended, self propelled open deck cargo ship. She is designed to transport wind turbine blades measuring up to 65m in length as well as associated wind generator equipment and other specialist oversized cargo. Built by Aveco (Teeside) Limited and launched on 16 April 2003 she is 75m long with a 9.50m beam and 0.75m draft. GT is 416 tonnes and NRT (Net Registered Tonnage )124 tonnes. Her loaded draft of only 0.75m makes her ideal for accessing small rivers, in-land waterways and estuaries. Her deck is designed to accommodate loads up to 2.5 tonnes/m2 although she does have strengthening up to 5.0 tonnes /m2 between raised bulwarks at three locations along the length of the deck. Maximum cargo weight is 180 tonnes over a usable deck area of 550m2. Her main engines consists two D12-41M 9litre Scania Diesel Engines driving Schottel SPJ-57RD pumpjets. This gives a normal running speed between 7.5 and 8.7 knots. Auxillary power is provided by a Kubota BV2203 Diesel driving a 15kVa three phase generator. Blade Runner Shipping operate out of the Eastern Docks in Southampton and East Cowes on the Isle Of Wight and offer shipping services within Southampton and Portsmouth waters including operations generaly ranging from Lymington, West of Southampton to Chichester in West Sussex. MMSI - 235009804 REG - UK, Southampton IMO - 9287754 Call Sign - VQO8X Open Deck Cargo Ship Built - Aveco Teesside, Middlesborough, UK Yard No. - av/02/110 L 75m W 9.5m GT 416 Year - 2003 East Cowes, 2 November 2013 |
veerseborg
I photographed Veerseborg on the 15 August 2013 as she was being loaded with scrap metal at the Norton facility on Liverpool Docks. The ship owes its name to the small River Veerse, which flows into the River Wuemme near Rotenburg in Northern Germany. She is owned by Reederei Frank Dahl which was established in 1973 and built 1998 by Bodewes Volharding at their Foxhol yard in the Netherlands as Yard Number 345. She has an overall length of 132.2m, beam of 15.87m and a maximum draft of 7.05m. Gross Tonnage is 6130. Typical crew is noted as being 9 personnel. She has two holds (total hold capacily 454,000 cubic feet) with a double skin strength hull for heavy cargo such as the metals she was loading when I saw her, she is also equipped for transporting containers (264TEU in the hold with an additional 264TEU on deck). Main Engine consists of a Wärtsila 6L38 ( 1x 3960 kw) diesel engine driving a 4.2m diameter four bladed propeller. This gives her a service speed of 14 knots and a maximum speed of 15 knots. Fuel consumption is noted as being 14.2 m3 / day at 14 Knots rising to 16.0 m3 / day at 15 Knots. MMSI - 304606000 REG - AG, St.Johns IMO - 9184653 Call Sign - V2ON5 General Cargo Ship Built - Bodewes Volharding, Foxhol, NL Yard No. - 345 L 132m W16m GT 6130 Year - 1998 Liverpool, 15 Augist 2013 |
SS CASLON
A photograph showing the stern of the Cargo Ship SS Caslon in Liverpool Docks.
This photograph was taken circa 1950. My Grandfather served on this vessel from 24 June 1952 to 26 July 1952. Boarding her as an Able Bodied Seaman in Manchester he left her at somewhere known as Dock Lane (which could be just about anywhere!), before signing on the SS Orcades at Tilbury and heading off to Australia on 5 August 1952. She was built as Yard Number 744 by Fairfield Govan and was launched in February 1949 before entering service in June 1949. At 5684 tons and 138m long she was one of the larger vessels my Grandad served on. Powered by 2 steam turbines she could make 11.5 knots. She was scrapped in Davica, Turkey on 1 November 1971. Credit for this photograph goes to Norman J. Page who is on the boat in the foreground on top of the wheelhouse facing the camera with his arms on his knees. My special thanks go to Will Page who found my website through a random internet search and got in touch. |
SEA Melody
Sea Melody seen unloading in Liverpool docks on 10 June 2013. She is managed by Torbulk Limited a Grimsby based Ship Management company who commenced operations in 1986. They operate a fleet of vessels capable of carrying between 1500 and 3500 tonnes of dry cargo including hazardous and dangerous goods. Some of the vessels are specially equipped for the self-discharge of bulk materials, including powdered cement. The fleet’s primary trading areas are the North Sea, Baltic Sea, Irish Sea and Mediterranean. Torbulk vessels carry in excess of one million tonnes of cargo per annum for a wide range of international organisations. MMSI - 314392000 REG - BB, Bridgetown IMO - 9006382 Call Sign - 8PAG7 General Cargo Ship Built -Peene-Werft, Wolgast, DE Yard No. - 413 L 90m W 14m GT 2450 Year - 1994 Liverpool, 10 June 2013 |
SARDIUS
On holiday one of our day trips out was to the small port of Le Treport. In the inner harbour was the General Cargo ship Sardius. Sardius is owned and operated by Bock Maritime BV a relatively young company with four ships in service based in Alkmaar, The Netherlands. She has a single screw propeller with controllable pitch and is powered by a Wartsila 8L26, 4 stroke, 8 cylinder diesel engine (1800kW, 2414hp) giving a loaded service speed of 12 knots. Bock Maritime BV operate mainly over Europe, the Mediterranean, Middle East and West Africa. MMSI - 246798000 REG - NL, Alkmaar IMO - 9518256 Call Sign - PLCD General Cargo Ship Built - Scheepswerf Peters, Kampen, NL Yard No. - 1103 L 100m W 13m GT 3477 Year - 2011 Le Treport, 10 August 2013 |
dyckburg
General cargo ship Dyckburg photographed in Liverpool on 6 June 2013 where she has been detained since 9 September 2011.
The vessel was detained in Liverpool because there were a large number of Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) related deficiencies which were objective evidence of a serious failure or lack of effectiveness of implementation of the ISM code on board the vessel.
Deficiencies identified included: the main engine was defective; also the engine room was very oily in some areas; the five year service on the immersion suit in the engine room had expired; there was no evidence that the freefall lifeboat had been manoeuvred in the water within the last 3 months also there was no evidence that the freefall lifeboat had been freefall launched within the last 6 months; in addition the deck officer was not familiar with launching the starboard life raft by davit.
MMSI - 305317000
REG - AG, St.Johns
IMO - 9195913
Call Sign - V2DR7
General Cargo Ship
Built - Damen Galati, Galati, RO
Yard No. - 966
L 105m W 15m
GT 3660
Year - 2002
Liverpool 6 June 2013
The vessel was detained in Liverpool because there were a large number of Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) related deficiencies which were objective evidence of a serious failure or lack of effectiveness of implementation of the ISM code on board the vessel.
Deficiencies identified included: the main engine was defective; also the engine room was very oily in some areas; the five year service on the immersion suit in the engine room had expired; there was no evidence that the freefall lifeboat had been manoeuvred in the water within the last 3 months also there was no evidence that the freefall lifeboat had been freefall launched within the last 6 months; in addition the deck officer was not familiar with launching the starboard life raft by davit.
MMSI - 305317000
REG - AG, St.Johns
IMO - 9195913
Call Sign - V2DR7
General Cargo Ship
Built - Damen Galati, Galati, RO
Yard No. - 966
L 105m W 15m
GT 3660
Year - 2002
Liverpool 6 June 2013
ARGOS
General Cargo Ship Argos photographed heading up the River Mersey on 3 February 2014.
She was built by Slovenske Lodenice in Komamo as yard number 2971 in 2007.
Powered by a MAK 8M20C (2067kW) engine she has a top speed of 11.7 knots.
GT = 2452 and DWT 3666.
Her hold capacity is 4677 m3.
She is operated by Wessels Reederei who are based in Harem / Ems, Germany.
MMSI - 305786000
REG - Ag, St.Johns
IMO - 9383924
Call Sign - V2FS9
General Cargo Ship
Built - Slovenske Lodenice, Komamo, SK
Yard No - 2971
L 87.82m W 12.8m
GT - 2452
Year - 2007
Liverpool 3 February 2013
She was built by Slovenske Lodenice in Komamo as yard number 2971 in 2007.
Powered by a MAK 8M20C (2067kW) engine she has a top speed of 11.7 knots.
GT = 2452 and DWT 3666.
Her hold capacity is 4677 m3.
She is operated by Wessels Reederei who are based in Harem / Ems, Germany.
MMSI - 305786000
REG - Ag, St.Johns
IMO - 9383924
Call Sign - V2FS9
General Cargo Ship
Built - Slovenske Lodenice, Komamo, SK
Yard No - 2971
L 87.82m W 12.8m
GT - 2452
Year - 2007
Liverpool 3 February 2013
BENTE
General Cargo Ship Bente photographed on 3 February 2013 heading towards Cammell Lairds at Birkenhead carrying wind turbine shafts.
She was built by Qingdao Heshun SY Co in Qingdao China in 2010 as Yard No hs-5001 and is 89.79m long with a 15.4m beam and 5.8m draught.
GT = 3556, Summer DWT= 4782 and NT = 1580
Powered by a MAN-B&W 8L28/32A - 8 cylinder diesel engine she can make 11.5 knots.
She has a single hold measuring 43.4m x 12.6m x 8.4m with two movable bulkheads and a single hatch cover.
Hold capacity is 5778m3.
She is one of 21 vessels operated by Hamburg based Company Pool Carriers which was founded in 2004, they operate a fleet of modern coasters mainly in European waters.
MMSI - 248254000
REG - MT, Valetta
IMO - 9506552
Call Sign - 9HA2287
General Cargo Ship
Built - Qingdao Heshun SY Co, Qingdao, CN
Yard No - hs-5001
L 89.79m W 15.4m
GT - 3556
Year - 2010
Liverpool, 3 February 2013
She was built by Qingdao Heshun SY Co in Qingdao China in 2010 as Yard No hs-5001 and is 89.79m long with a 15.4m beam and 5.8m draught.
GT = 3556, Summer DWT= 4782 and NT = 1580
Powered by a MAN-B&W 8L28/32A - 8 cylinder diesel engine she can make 11.5 knots.
She has a single hold measuring 43.4m x 12.6m x 8.4m with two movable bulkheads and a single hatch cover.
Hold capacity is 5778m3.
She is one of 21 vessels operated by Hamburg based Company Pool Carriers which was founded in 2004, they operate a fleet of modern coasters mainly in European waters.
MMSI - 248254000
REG - MT, Valetta
IMO - 9506552
Call Sign - 9HA2287
General Cargo Ship
Built - Qingdao Heshun SY Co, Qingdao, CN
Yard No - hs-5001
L 89.79m W 15.4m
GT - 3556
Year - 2010
Liverpool, 3 February 2013
shuya
Russian flagged general cargo ship Shuya heading South through the Straits of Messina on 2 June 2012. The Straits of Messina form the narrow passage between the Eastern tip of Sicily and the Western tip of Calabria in Southern Italy. It connects the Tyrrehenian Sea to the North with the Ionian sea to the South and at its narrowest point it measures 1.9 miles wide although near the town of Messina the width increases to approximately 3.2 miles, maximum depth is 830 ft. Behind the ship can be seen the city of Messina and some of the ferries that regularly cross the straits to either Villa San Giovanni or Reggio Calabrie on the mainland. I took the photograph from the Serenade of the Seas as we headed to Kusadasi. Powered by a MAK 8M332C (1600kW) Diesel Engine she can make 11 Knots. GT = 2889 and NT 1471. She was built by Cassens , Emden, Germany in 1994 and is 96m long with a 13.4m beam and 5.13m draught. Her single hold has a capacity of 3886m3. She is owned by Baltasar Shipping who are based in Pertozavodsk in Russia. MMSI -273417060 REG - RU, St.Petersburg IMO - 9105841 Call Sign - UIWD General Cargo Ship Built - Cassens, Emden, DE Yard No - 200 L 96m W 13.4m GT - 2899 Year - 1994 Straits Of Messina, 2 June 2012 |
CHRISTINA G
General Cargo Ship Christina G photographed in the Port of Livorno on 31 May 2012. I took this photograph from the deck of the Serenade of the Seas as we were preparing to leave port.
She was built by Damen Bergum in Bergum, The Netherlands as Yard Number 9389 in 2008 and is 88.6m long with a 12.5m beam and 5.42m Summer draught. Powered by a MAK 8M20C four stroke single action diesel engine (1520kW) she can make 13 knots via a single controllable pitch 2600mm diameter propeller rated at 226 rpm. GT = 2545, DWT 3183 & NT = 1460. She has a single hold measuring 62.70m x 10.10m x 8.43m (max height) giving an overall capacity of approximately 5250m3. The vessel also has a single SWL 13.5t deck crane. She is operated by ESTE Shipping & Trading GmbH who are based in Buxtehude, Germany. MMSI -305279000
REG - AG, St.Johns IMO - 9387310 Call Sign - V2DO3 General Cargo Ship Built - Damen Bergum, Bergum Yard No - 9389 L 89m W 13m GT - 2545 Year - 2008 Livorno, 31 May 2012 |
AUDRE
Lithuanian registered General Cargo Ship Audre photographed in Rotterdam on 3 April 2012, I took the picture from the deck of the P&O ferry first thing in the morning following our overnight sailing from Hull. She was built by Baltijos in Klaipdea, Lithuania in 1997 and is 102.83m long with a 15.85m beam and 6.65m Summer draught GT = 3891, NT = 2533 and DWT = 5820. She has two cargo holds with capacities of 3447m3 and 3434m3 totalling 6881m3. The vessel is also capable of carrying 350 20ft containers. Her main engine is a MAN B&W 8L32/40 8 cylinder diesel engine (3520kW) giving a service speed of approximately 11knots, she also has two Leroy Somer M47-1L1106/4 (346kW) generators and a single 375kW rated bow thruster. She is also equipped with two Norlift Deck cranes rated at SWL36t each. Audre is operated by the Lithuanian Shipping Company which wase founded in 1969 and is one of 11 vessels in their fleet, the Company is 50.6% owned by the Lithuanian Government. MMSI - 277088000 REG - LT, Klaipeda MO - 9113056 Call Sign - LYJV General Cargo Ship Built -Baltijos LS, Klaipeda, LT Yard No - 304 L 102.83m W 15.85m GT - 3893 Year - 1997 Rotterdam, 3 April 2012 |
fu yu shan
Fu Yu Shan photographed in Kuantan on 10 April 2011. I took the picture from the deck of the Costa Classica after we had spent the day ashore and shortly before we left port for Laem Chabang. A number of vessels waiting offshore and a glimpse of a Kendak Class Patrol Vessel in the naval base can also be seen. She was built by Mitubishi in Shimonoseki, Japan as yard number 874 in 1985 and is 151m long with a 25m beam and a 9.82m draught. GT = 13482, NT 7799 & DWT 20225 She is powered bt a Mitsui B&W 5L60MCE (5110kW) diesel engine giving a service speed of 15 Knots. In total she has four holds ranging from 2800.3m3 to 8113.4m3 giving a total capacity of 27004.4m3. MMSI - 412228000 REG - CN, Guang Zhou IMO - 8400505 Call Sign - BOHM General Cargo Ship Built - Mitsubishi, Shimonoseki, JP Yard No - 874 L 149m W 25m GT - 13482 Year - 1985 Kuantan, 10 April 2011 |
REGINA
Regina photographed on 29 May 2012 in Barcelona.
I took the photograph from the deck of the Serenade of the Seas as we headed out of port en route to Cannes. Since I saw her she has been renamed Regina I but over her career she has had a number of names including Regina, Hanseatic Swan, Regina J, Portlink Hunter and Bremer Handel. Interestingly she has had the same name a number of times. Built by Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo in Portugal as Yard No 188 her keel was laid on 2 September 1993 and she was launched on 12 February 1994. Overall she is 100.67m long with a 16.50m beam and 5.898m Summer draught. GT = 3806, DWT = 4766 and NT 1981. She can carry 380 20ft container and has a hold capacity of 6803m3. Powered by a Krupp MAK 9 M 453 C - 4 stroke single acting 9 cylinder 320 x 420 mm diesel engine (3200 kW) she has a service speed of 15 Knots via a single controllable pitch propeller. The vessel is also equipped with a Schottel (250kW) bow thruster and two main diesel generator sets each rated at 300 kVA. MMSI - 304010459 REG - AG, St.Johns IMO - 9071064 Call Sign - V2AC3 General Cargo Ship Built -Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, PT Yard No - 188 L 100.67m W 16.50m GT - 3806 Year - 1994 Barcelona, 29 May 2012 |
ganda
General Cargo Ship Ganda photographed in Civitavecchia on 1 June 2012. She was built in 2003 by Aykin, Tuzla, Turkey as Yard No 10 and is 79.94m long with a 12.5m beam and 4.29m draught. Powered by a ABC 4T 6 cylinder diesel engine (1324Kw) she has a top speed of 11knots. GT = 1850, DWT = 2637 and NT 972 Her single hold has a capacity of 3535.5m3 On 27 February 2009 whilst at the Cochin Anchorage in India the vessel was boarded whilst at anchor. Thieves broke into the ships forward lockers, stole ships stores and escaped. She is owned and managed by Rimorchiatori Laziali. MMSI - 247097600 REG - IT, Napoli IMO - 9298129 Call Sign - IBDG General Cargo Ship Built - Aykin, Tuzla, TR Yard No - 10 L 79.94m W 12.5m GT - 1850 Year - 2003 Civitavecchia, 1 June 2012 |
ARKLOW FLAIR
Arklow Flair photographed at Trafford Wharf on 18 April 2013.
GT = 2,998, DWT = 5,941 & NT = 1,673 Overall she is 89.95m long with a 14.5m beam and 5.82m summer draught. Her main engine comprises a single MAK 6M25 4 stroke 6 cylinder 255 x 400 mm diesel engine (1980 kW / 2690 hp at 750 rpm with Reinjtes gearbox giving a top speed of 11,5 knots via a controllable pitch screw propeller She was built in 2007 by Astilleros De Murueta, Guernica, Spain as Yard Number 263. Her hold has a capacity of 6,056m3 and has two portable bulkheads that may be placed in 10 positions for cargo separation. She is Managed by Arklow Shipping Limited from Wicklow, Ireland. The company was formed in 1966 when three captains formed a Company to operate their seven ships. Arklow Shipping now operates a fleet of 45 ships with a combined carrying capacity of some 6 million tonnes annually. MMSI - 250000964 REG - IE, Arklow IMO - 9361732 Call Sign - EIFW General Cargo Ship Built - Murueta, Guernica, ES Yard No - 263 L 90m W 14m GT - 2999 Year - 2007 Trafford Wharf, 18 April |
ARKLOW RIVAL
MMSI - 250000772 REG - IE, Arklow IMO - 9344514 Call Sign - EIXP General Cargo Ship Built - Murueta, Guernica, ES Yard No - 310 L 90m W 14m GT - 2999 Year - 2006 Trafford Wharf, 19 April 2013 |
CALYPSO
General Cargo Ship Calypso heads up the River Humber on 20 August 2012
She is a Damen Comi-Freighter 3850 and is 88.60m long with a 12.5m beam and 3.20m draft.
DTW = 3800 and GT = 2545.
Hold capacity is 5250m3, this and can be split into three sections via movable bulkheads, alternatively she can accommodate 108 containers in her hold if required with a further 80 on deck.
She is powered by a MAK 8M20C Diesel Engine (1520kW @ 1000rpm)
MMSI - 246816000
REG - NL, Rotterdam
IMO - 9370305
Call Sign - PCMI
General Cargo Ship
Built - Damen SY
Yard No. - 9400
L 90m W 13m
GT - 2545
Year - 2011
Hull, 20 August 2012
She is a Damen Comi-Freighter 3850 and is 88.60m long with a 12.5m beam and 3.20m draft.
DTW = 3800 and GT = 2545.
Hold capacity is 5250m3, this and can be split into three sections via movable bulkheads, alternatively she can accommodate 108 containers in her hold if required with a further 80 on deck.
She is powered by a MAK 8M20C Diesel Engine (1520kW @ 1000rpm)
MMSI - 246816000
REG - NL, Rotterdam
IMO - 9370305
Call Sign - PCMI
General Cargo Ship
Built - Damen SY
Yard No. - 9400
L 90m W 13m
GT - 2545
Year - 2011
Hull, 20 August 2012
aRKLOW RAIDER
MMSI -250001268 REG - IE, Arklow IMO - 9344540 Call Sign - EIXS General Cargo Ship Built - Barkmeijer, Stroobos, NL Yard No - 313 L 90m W 14m GT - 2999 Year - 2007 Trafford Wharf, 15 April 2013 |
ARKLOW FERN
MMSI - 250002173 REG - IE, Arklow IMO - 9527661 Call Sign - EIJW5 General Cargo Ship Built - Murueta, Guernica, ES Yard No - 285 L 90m W 14m GT - 2999 Year - 2010 Trafford Wharf, 23 April 2013 |
norrfury
Norrfury photographed in Civitavechia on 1 June 2012. She was built by Ferus Smit, Westerbroek, The Netherlands as Yard Number 376 in 2007 and is 89.78m long with a 14m beam and 5.95m draught GT = 2999 and NT 1643. Hold capacity is 6088m3, she can also carry 144 TEU (102 in the hold and 42 on deck). Powered by a MAK 6M453 2147 kW diesel engine she has a top speed of 13 knots, the vessel also has a 374hp bow thruster. Until 2010 she was called Flinterfury. She is operated by Meriaura who are based in Turku, Finland. The company specialises in the transportation of bulk and raw materials. Founded in 1986 its fleet initially consisted of a single tug.,since then the business has expanded and now operates approximately 14 vessels. MMSI - 244576000 REG - NL, Harlingen IMO - 9361330 Call Sign - PHLU General Cargo Ship Built - Ferus Smit, Westerbroek, NL Yard No - 376 L 89m W 14m GT - 2999 Year - 2007 Civitavecchia, 1 June 2012 |
LAUREN C
Carisbrooke Shippings General Cargo Ship Lauren C heading up the River Mersey on 8 February 2013. She was built in Vigo, Spain by Freire in 2007 as Yard Number 633 and is 89.8m long with a 14m beam and 7.35m draught. GT =2998 and NT= 1686 She has a single hold measuring 63.7 m x 11.7 m x 8.25 m, although the 15.7m of hold closest to the bow does narrow, this gives a total hold capacity of approximately 6150.9 m3. The hold has 2 movable bulkheads and 10 pontoon type hatches. Powered by a MAK 6M25C (1980 kW) diesel engine she has a service speed of approximately 11 Knots. The vessel is also equppied with SISU Dieles 645 auxillary generators. Lauren C is part of the 59 strong Carisbrooke Shipping Fleet. Carisbrooke Shipping are based in Cowes on the Isle Of Wight and started operations in the 1960's supplying general cargo from the mainland to the Isle of Wight with trading barges and small coasters. MMSI -235056236 REG - UK, Cowes IMO - 9373527 Call Sign - MTNU5 General Cargo Ship Built - Freire, Vigo, ES Yard No - 633 L 90m W 15m GT - 2990 Year - 2007 Liverpool, 8 February 2013 |
Arklow Mill
Arklow Mill photographed in Barcelona from the Serenade Of The Sea on 29 May 2012, I took the picture as we were leaving port for Cannes. She is one of many Arklow vessels I have seen in Liverpool and on the Manchester Ship Canal. Some of the first ships I saw when working on the banks of the Mersey were green hulled Arklow ships. Powered by a MAK 6M43C, (5400kW) with Jake reduction gear and a Rolls Royce controllable pitch propeller she has a service speed of 14 Knots. Auxilliary power is provided by 2 x Yanmar (438kW) and a single STX (100kW) engine. Generators include 2 x Taiyo Electric (350kW), 1 x Taiyo Electric (100kW) and a shaft alternator (1000kW). She was built in 2010 by Mokpo Ship Building in Mokpo, KR as Yard Number 07-191 and has an overall length of 136.47m, 21m beam and 8.88m Summer draft. GT = 9758, NT = 5240 and DWT 14990 Hold capacity is 18109m3 split between four holds. She is operated by Arklow Shipping who are based in Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland, the company was formed in 1966 when three captains formed a Company to operate their seven ships. Arklow Shipping now operates a fleet of 45 ships with a combined carrying capacity of some 6 million tonnes annually. MMSI - 250002045 REG - IE, Arklow IMO - 9440265 Call Sign - EIJD9 General Cargo Ship Built - Mokpo SB, Mokpo, KR Yard No. -07-191 L 137m W 21m GT - 9682 Year - 2010 Barcelona 29 May 2012 yusuf aslan
Turkish registered General Cargo Ship Yusuf Aslan photographed in 1 June 2012.
She was built in 2000 by Selahattin Aslan Tersanesi, Tuzla, Turkey as Yard Number 5 and is operated by Selmar Denizcilik. Gross tonnage = 1233 and DWT 2340. Overall she is 75.75m long with a 11m beam and 5.13m draught. Powered by a S.K.L. 8NVD48A-1U (BHP 1160, Kw. 853) Diesel engine she has a service speed of 12 Knots. MSI - 271002396 REG - TR, Istanbul IMO - 9217577 Call Sign - TCH4 General Cargo Ship Built - Selahattin Aslan, Tuzla, TR Yard No - 5 L 75.75m W 11m GT - 1233 Year - 2000 Civitavecchia, 1 June 2012 |
BACCARA
General Cargo Ship Baccara photographed heading out of the Port of Livorno on 31 May 2012. Built by Slovenske Lodenice in Komarno in 1998 as Yard Number 3017 she has an overall length of 99.9m with a 12.8m beam and 5.66m draught. Powered by a MWM TBD 645L6 (2550kW) Diesel Engine she has a speed of 13 Knots. GT =2997 & NT 1741 In total she can accommodate 297 containers comprising 168 in the hold with a further 129 on deck. Her hold has a maximum capacity of 5841m3 and has two removable bulkheads which can be located in five different positions giving a number of different hold configeration options. The vessel whilst still retaining its name is now I believe Maltese registered and in Wilson colours, In May 2011 after a failed evasive manoeuvre she was involved in a collision with the canal ferry Breslau on the Kiel canal. The Breslau suffered damage to its hull and upper deck whilst little of no damage seems to have happened to Baccara which continued on its voyage, thankfully no injuries were reported. MMSI - 304010866 REG - AG, St.Johns IMO - 9191254 Call Sign - V2QA General Cargo Ship Built -Slovenske Lodenice, Komarno, SK Yard No - 3017 L 100m W 13m GT - 2997 Year - 1998 Livorno, 31 May 2012 Arklow Falcon
MMSI - 250002033 REG - IE, Arklow IMO - 9527659 Call Sign -EIJB8 General Cargo Ship Built - Murueta, Guernica, ES Yard No - 284 L 90m W 14m GT - 2999 Year - 2010 Trafford Wharf, 1 May 2013 |
AYGUN
General Cargo Ship Aygun photographed in Livorno on 31 May 2012. She was built by Densan Tersanesi, Tuzla, Turkey in 1993 and has a overall length of 89.55m with a 13.9m beam and 6.54m draught. Until 1993 she was called Yildiran when her name changed to Yildiz H, she became Aygun in 1999. GT = 2127 and DWT 3298. Her hold capacity was 4040m3. Powered by a Skoda 9L350IIPS (129kW) Diesel Engine she had a top speed of 12 knots. She was scrapped in Turkey in April 2014. MMSI - 271002156 REG - TR, Istanbul IMO - 8311510 Call Sign - TCAR9 General Cargo Ship Built - Densan Tersanesi, Tuzla, TR Yard No - L 90m W 14m GT - 2127 Year - 1983 Livorno, 31 May 2012 |
ARKLOW RAINBOW
Arklow Shipping's Arklow Rainbow photographed at Trafford Wharf in 2013 before the undergrowth between the footpath and the Manchester Ship Canal made photography impossible.
Built by Barkmeijer Stroobos B.V. in Stroobos, The Netherlands as Yard Number 308 in 2006 she is 89.99m long with a 14.0m beam and 5.68m draught. GT = 2999, DWT = 4485 and NT 1639. She can carry 138 20ft containers with 102 in the hold and 36 on deck. Powered by a MAK 6M25 - 4 stroke 6 cylinder 255 x 400 mm diesel engine - (1499 kW at 750rpm) her service speed is 11.5 knots. She is also equipped with a single 250kW bow thruster. Her hold has a total capacity of 5873m3 and has two movable bulkheads that can be placed in nine different positions for possible cargo separation She is operated by Arklow Shipping who are based in Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland, the company was formed in 1966 when three captains formed a Company to operate their seven ships. Arklow Shipping now operates a fleet of 45 ships with a combined carrying capacity of some 6 million tonnes annually. MMSI -250000040 REG - IE, Arklow IMO - 9344497 Call Sign - EICL General Cargo Ship Built - Barkmeijer Stroobos B.V, Stroobos, NL Yard No - 308 L 89.99m W 14m GT - 2999 Year - 2010 Trafford Wharf, 2013 |
NARWA
Narwa photographed loading in Liverpool Docks on 4 January 2017. Shortly after I took this photograph and after completing loading she left Liverpool bound for Montoir in France.
She was completed by Volharding SY in The Netherlands as Yard Number 647 in 2009. Overall she is 14.4m long with a 14.4m beam and 6.04m draft. Her keel was laid on 25 October 2007, she was launched on 28 April 2008 and completed on 13 January 2009.
GT = 4,225 DWT = 6,157 and NT = 2,341.
Her main engine is a single MAK 9M25C 4 stroke single acting 9 cylinder diesel engine (2971kW/4039hp @ 750rpm).Service speed is 12 knots with a maximum speed of 13 knots.
She has two holds with a maximum capacity of 8,500m3, she can also carry 256 containers.
MMSI – 3052620000
REG – AG, St.Johns
IMO - 9454814
Call Sign – V2DN2
General Cargo Ship
Built – Volharding SY, Foxhol, NL
Yard No. - 647
L 114.4m W 14.4m
GT 4225
Year - 1009
Liverpool, 4 January 2017
She was completed by Volharding SY in The Netherlands as Yard Number 647 in 2009. Overall she is 14.4m long with a 14.4m beam and 6.04m draft. Her keel was laid on 25 October 2007, she was launched on 28 April 2008 and completed on 13 January 2009.
GT = 4,225 DWT = 6,157 and NT = 2,341.
Her main engine is a single MAK 9M25C 4 stroke single acting 9 cylinder diesel engine (2971kW/4039hp @ 750rpm).Service speed is 12 knots with a maximum speed of 13 knots.
She has two holds with a maximum capacity of 8,500m3, she can also carry 256 containers.
MMSI – 3052620000
REG – AG, St.Johns
IMO - 9454814
Call Sign – V2DN2
General Cargo Ship
Built – Volharding SY, Foxhol, NL
Yard No. - 647
L 114.4m W 14.4m
GT 4225
Year - 1009
Liverpool, 4 January 2017
ARKLOW ROSE
MMSI - 250485000 REG - IE, Arklow IMO - 9238399 Call Sign - EICR General Cargo Ship Built - Barkmeijer, Stroobos, NL Yard No - 299 L 90m W 14m GT - 2999 Year - 2002 Trafford Wharf 5 July 2013 |
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