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STI Bronx

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STI Bronx photographed at Fawley on 24 October 2015.

Built in 2015 by SPP Shipbuilding in Sacheon, South Korea as yard number s1167 her overall length is 183.07m with a 32.3m beam and 13.315m draught.

NT = 13,834,  GT = 29,735 & DWT = 50,135.

She is powered by a 6 cylinder Sulzer-Wartsila 6S50MC-C 12,890 hp marine diesel engine giving a top speed of 14.9 knots.

​She is operated by Scorpio Tankers Inc who have executive offices in Monaco and New York, they are a provider of marine transportation of petroleum  products worldwide.

​MMSI - 538005418
REG - MH, Majuro
IMO - 9706841
Call Sign - MV7DQ4
Chemical / Oil Product Tanker
Built - SPP SB Co, Sacheon, KR
Yard Number - s1167
L = 183.03m W = 32.2m
GT = 29735
Year - 2015
Fawley, 24 October 2015

LS EVA

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​LS Eva photographed at Fawley on 24 October 2015.

She is managed by Lauranne Shipping BV. The company was established as a vessel management company in 1996 and has managed over 30 oil and chemical vessels since. At present the business manages 8 tankers, all commissioned  in Romania and Turkey, with an average fleet age of 4 years.

Overall she is 99.9m long with a 15m breadth and 6.068m summer draft.

Cargo tank capacity in her 12 main tanks 5,170.90m3 @ 100% with 122.71m3 of slop tank capacity.

DWT = 4,726, GT = 3,264 & NT = 1,452.

Main engine is a AVM-DPS, Duplicated Propulsion System.

Auxiliary engines are 3 x Diesel Generator Caterpillar, 370 kW each and a single emergency diesel generator,(150 kW)  She also has a 300 kW bow thruster.

Top speed is 12.5 knots. 

MMSI - 236364000
REG - GI, Gibraltar
IMO - 9379478
Call Sign - ZDHU4
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Tersan, Tulza, TR
Yard No. - 16
L 99.9m W 15m
GT - 3264
Year - 2007
Fawley, 24 October 2015

LIZRIX

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​Lizrix photographed from East Cowes inbound to Fawley on 26 October 2015.

She has a Yanmar 4 Cylinder 6 Stroke Diesel Engine 956kw / 1299 hp marine diesel engine giving a top speed of 20.8 knots.

She has 10 tanks with a total capacity of 2203.56 m3 + 108.43 slop tanks.

She is operated by Rix Shipping who are based in Hull. 

Rix dates back to 1873 when a sea Captain and Merchant Adventurer called Robert Rix traded out of Hull. Robert Rix started in business as a shipbuilder, building small coastal craft on the south bank of the River Tees in Stockton.

MMSI - 235067266
REG - UK, Douglas
IMO - 9428188
Call Sign - 2ATQ8
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built Tecli, TR
Yard Number - 102
L =77m x 11m
GT - 1343
Year - 2008
East Cowes, 26 October 2015

CAROLINE A

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Caroline A photographed at Fawley on 11 April 2015.
 
GT = 3,595, NT = 1,466 and DWT = 4,800.
 
Built in China she is 102.5m long with a 15.2m beam and 5.80m draught.

​She is equipped with a MAN B&W 6L21/31 diesel engine (2,580kW) and can make 12 knots.

MMSI -247353200
REG - IT, Catania
IMO - 9570565
Call Sign - IBGF
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Yizheng Yangzi, CN
Yard Number -
L - 102.5m W 15.2m
GT - 3595
Year - 2011
Fawley, 11 April 2015

BALTIC MARSHALL

PHILIPP ESSBERGER

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​Baltic Marshall photographed at Fawley on 11 April 2015.
 
She was built by the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan South Korea as yard number 359 in 1998.
 
Overall she is 182.55m long with a 27.37m extreme beam and 10.85m draught.
 
GT = 23,240, DWT = 37,289 and NT = 10,110
 
Her main engine is a MAN B&W-HHI 6S50MC-C 2 stroke 6 Cylinder Diesel Engine (kW 9,466)  enabling a speed of 14.5 knots via a single fixed propeller.
 
Tank capacity is 42,178m3 in 12 tanks.
 
MMSI - 212118000
REG - CY, Limassol
IMO - 9314832
Call Sign - C4KD2
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built -  Hyundai Mipo, Ulsan, KR
Yard No. 359
L 183m x W 27m
GT - 23240
Year - 1998
Fawley, 11 April 2015
Philipp Essberger photographed at Fawley on 4 April 2015.
 
Built in St.Petersburg, Russia by Baltiyskiy as Yard Number 5201 she is 99.99m long with a 17m beam and 6.80m draft. Her keel was laid on 24 December 1999, she was launched 26 July 2002 before being finally completed on 22 July 2003.
 
Her main engine is a single BMZ Type 6L42M 2 stroke single acting 6 cylinder 420 x 1360 marine diesel engine (3,839kW at 145 rpm). She is also equipped with a Schottel 300kW bow thruster.
 
Tank capacity is 6,042m3 in 20 tanks.
 
GT = 3785, DWT =5,700 & NT = 1,684.
 
MMSI - 255714000
REG - PT, Maderia
IMO -  9191163
Call Sign - CQSJ
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Baltiyskiy Zavod, RU
Yard No. - 5201
L 100m W 17m
GT - 3785
Year -  2003
Fawley, 4 April 2015

KAZAK

WHITCHAMPION

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Liquified gas carrier Kazak photographed at Fawley on the 11 April 2015.

GT = 7891, NT = 2977 & DWT = 8642

Built in Japan in 2014 she is 119.95m long with a 20m beam and 7.35m draught.

She has two tanks with a total capacity of 11020.67 m³

Main engine is a MAN B&W 6 Cyl (5970 kW, 8111 HP) marine diesel engine giving a service speed of 15 Knots.

MMSI - 565516000
REG - SG Singapore
IMO - 97395499
Call Sign - 9V2928
LPG Tanker
Built - Asakawa, Imabari, JP
Yard No. 598
L 119.95m x W 20m
GT - 7891
Year - 2014
Fawley, 11 April 2015
Whitaker Tankers Whitchampion photographed in Southampton on 11 April 2015.
 
Whitakers is a fifth generation family run company who have been operating for over 130 years in the bunkering industry. They operate a fleet of 13 vessels which includes sea going barges and sea going tankers in both the UK and European waters.
 
Built in Turkey by Tuzla Gemi in 2003 as Yard Number 24 she is 84.95m long with a 15m beam and 6.3m Summer draft.
 
Total cargo capacity is 4540.107m3. Equipped with Svanehaj Deepwell pumps and Blaxkmer lub oil pumps she has a maximum loading rate of 660m3/hour and a maximum discharge rate of 400m3/hour.
 
Main engine is a MAK 6M25 (1850kw @750rpm) marine diesel engine which gives 10.5 knots at 90%.
 
She is also equipped with three auxiliary engines comprising two Cummins KT19 (312Kw) and a single Cummins (80Kw) engine. The vessel also has a 600 hp Omega Azimuth (440Kw) bow thruster.
 
MMSI - 235009956
REG - UK, Douglas
IMO -  9252278
Call Sign - VQPX7
Oil Products Tanker
Built - Tuzla Gemi, Tuzla, TR
Yard No. - 24
L 84.95m W 15m
GT - 2965
Year -  2003
Southampton, 11 April 2015

NESTE

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Chemical / Oil Products Tanker Neste photographed at Fawley on 11 April 2015.

She  was built by the Jinling Shipyard in Nanjing China in 2001 and is 169.5m long with a 23.8m beam and 14.9m maximum draught.

GT = 15980, NT = 7777 & DWT = 25117.

She is operated by Neste Shipping OY who are based in Finland, the Company was 
founded in January 1948.

MMSI - 230965000
REG - FI, Porvoo
IMO - 9255294
Call Sign - OJLI
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Jinling SY, Nanjing, CN
Yard No. 17026
L 169.5m x W 23.8m
GT - 15980
Year - 2001
Fawley, 11 April 2015

HOUYOSHI EXPRESS II

MERCINI LADY

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Houyoshi Express II photographed at Fawley on 4 April 2015. 

She was built by Hyundai Mipo at Ulsan, KR in 2013 and has an overall length of 183.17m with a 32.2m beam and 12.315m Summer draught.  

Her keel was laid on 29 December 2010, she was launched on 5 September 2012 and completed on 17 January 2013. 

GT = 25,503, NT = 12,209, DWT = 46,661. 

Hold capacity is 54,261m3. 

She has a Hyundai Heavy Industries (8,600kW) marine diesel engine giving a top speed of 16 knots. 

MMSI - 354331000
REG - PA, Panama
IMO - 9596258
Call Sign - 3FDM5
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Hyundai Mipo, Ulsan, KR
Yard No. 2317
L 183.17mm x W 32.2m
GT -25503
Year - 2013
Fawley, 4 April 2015
 
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Mercini Lady photographed in the Solent on 4 April 2015.

She was built by the 3 Maj shipyard in Rijeka, Croatia as Yard Number 676 in 2004 and is 182.35m long with a 32.228m beam and 12.217m Summer draught.

GT =  27,505, Summer DWT = 46,678 and NT = 13,728
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She has seven groups of tanks totalling (at 98%) 51757.6m3 with a 1185.1m3  slop tank and 13 cargo pumps capable of dealing with between 100 and 550m3 / hr.  

Her main engine is a Sulzer Type 6 RTA 48T-B (8310 kW) marine diesel engine and she has three Wartsila 8L20 (1360 KW) generators.  

She is operated by Western Shipping who are based in Singapore.   

MMSI - 636012102
REG - LR, Monrovia
IMO - 9241073
Call Sign - 3FLO5
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - 3 Maj, Rijeka, HR
Yard No. - 2060
L 182.35m W 32.228m
GT - 27505
Year - 2004
Solent - 4 April 2015

UACC MARAH

GLENDA MELISSA

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Tanker UACC Marah photographed at Fawley on 25 October 2014. 

She was built in Tongyeong, South Korea by Shina Shipbuilding as Yard Number 547 and is 182.88m long with a 32.23 m beam and 12.15m Summer draft. Her keel was laid on the 10 December 2011, she was launched on
1 June 2012 and delivered 15 July 2013.
 

Powered by a MAN 6S50MC-C diesel engine she has a service speed of 15 knots. 

In total she has 29 tanks with a capacity of 47,500m3. 

GT = 29,279, NT = 11,677 & Summer DWT 45,352. 

She is part of the UACC or United Arab Chemical Carriers fleet which was founded in 2007. 

MMSI - 538003851
REG - MH, Majuro
IMO - 9489091
Call Sign - V7TP3
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Shina SB, Tongyeong, KR
Yard No. 547
L 182.88m x W 32.23m
GT -29279
Year - 2013
Fawley, 25 October 2014
Tanker Glenda Melissa photographed passing East Cowes on 31 October 2014.

Built in Ulsan South Korea by Hyundai Mipo in 2011 as Yard Number 2202 she is 183.31m long with a 32.2m beam.

Tank capacity is 52,245m3.

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owered by a MAN B&W 6 Cylinder 6S46MC-C Diesel Engine (10,690hp) she can make 14 knots.

She is owned by Glenda International Shipping and time chartered to d'Amico Tankers Ltd who commenced business in 1936 when the d'Amico family began operating in the shipping sector from Salerno.

MMSI - 636015000
REG - LR, Monrovia
IMO - 9494682
Call Sign - A8XY9
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Hyundai Mipo, Ulsan, KR
Yard No. - 2202
L 183m W 32m
GT - 29130
Year - 2011
East Cowes, 31 October 2014

STENA CONCERT

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Stena Concert photographed in Immingham on 23 August 2012.

I took the photograph from the deck of the P&O ferry first thing in the morning as we headed up the estuary to Hull following my trip to Zeebrugge and Brugge.

She was built by the Uljanik Ship Yard in Pulya, Croatia and is 182.5m long with a 32.2m beam and 12.191m draught. Her keel was laid on 11 November 2003 and she was launched on 27 March 2004 before being completed in July 2004

GT = 27,512, NT = 13,819 & Summer Deadweight = 47,288.

Total tank capacity is 53,211m3 @98%.

Main engine = Man B&W 6S50MC Diesel engine giving a reported top speed of 15.5knots. 
MMSI - 31056000
REG - BM, Hamilton
IMO - 9258595
Call Sign - ZCDX9
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Uljanik SY, Pula, HR
Yard No. - 
L 182m W 32m
GT -27463
Year - 2004
Immingham, 23 August 2012

ESHIPS BAINUNAH

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STI VILLE

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Eships Bainunah photographed in Liverpool Docks on 20 January 2014.

I have seen her before, the first time also being in
Liverpool on 15 December 2011.

She was built in 2005 by Anadolu in Tuzla Turkey as Yard Number 187 and is 122.66m long with a 17.2m beam and 6.85m Summer Draught.

GT = 5039 and NT 2398

In total she has 13 tanks with a capacity totalling
8,434m3 (98%).

Powered by a MAK 8M32C (3480kW) diesel engine
she has a top speed of 13.5 Knots. She is also equipped with a FRAMO 495KW/1450RPM bow thruster and has a MAN D2842LE 301-3X620KW auxiliary engine.

Eships Bainunah is operated by by Herning Shipping
who are based in Herning, Denmark. They commenced operations in 1963 to ensure a reliable supply for the family-owned oil company. A change of ownership took
place in August 2011 and Herning Shipping is today owned by Triton, a private equity investment firm.

MMSI - 236475000
REG - GI, Gibraltar
IMO - 9293325
Call Sign - ZDIQ7
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Anadolu, Tuzla, TR
Yard No. - 187
L 122m W 17m
GT 5039
Year -  2005
Liverpool, 20 January 2014
STI Ville photographed in Liverpool Docks on 20 January 2014.

She was built in 2013 by Hyundai Mipo in Ulsan, South Korea as Yard Number 2350 and is 183.31m long with a 32m beam and 13.02m draught.

In total she has twelve holds in addition to two slop tanks giving a 55314m3 capacity at 100%.

Main engine comprises a Hyundai B&W 6S50ME-B9.2  (99 rpm. 8890 kW).

GT = 29715, NT = 14103 & DWT = 49990

She is owned by Scorpio Tankers Inc who have executive offices in Monaco and New York, they
are a provider of marine transportation of petroleum  products Worldwide.

STI Ville was their twelfth new build MR tanker.

MMSI - 538005120
REG - MH, Majuro
IMO - 9645798
Call Sign - V7BD4
Chemical  Oil Products
Tanker
Built - Hyundai Mipo, Ulsan, KR
Yard No. - 2350
L 183.31m W 32m
GT 29715
Year - 2013
Liverpool,  20 January 2014

ncc huda

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NCC Huda photographed as we passed Fawley on our way to the Isle of Wight on 29 October 2011.

She was built by SLS Shipbuilding, Tongyeong, South Korea in 2011 as Yard Number 491. In total she is 183m long with a 32.45m beam and 12.15m  draught.

GT = 29168, NT = 11678 and DWT 45459.

Owned and operated by NCC (National Chemical Carriers) she was delivered to her owners in March 2011 and has a cargo capacity of 53,200m3 in 22 tanks.

NCC is a subsidary Company of The National Shipping
Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) which was formed in 1978 and NCC Huda is one of 24 chemical carriers in their fleet.

She is powered by a MAN 6S50MC Diesel engine giving a reported top speed of 14.2 knots. The vessel is also equipped with a Cummins 6CTA Emergency diesel engine and a MAN 7L23/30H main generator.

NCC Huda was attacked by pirates on 5 February 2014 at 0300 local time 11nm North of TG Berakit, Pulau Bintan, Indonesia when 5 intruders armed with knives boarded the vessel unnoticed, the duty officer on board noticed footprints in the engine room during his rounds
and immediately informed the bridge. Upon hearing the alarm pirates fled in their boat taking with them some stores.

MMSI - 357480000
REG - PA, Panama
IMO - 9399272
Call Sign - 3FQA4
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - SLS SB Co, Tongyeong, KR
Yard No.- 491
L 183m W 32.45m
GT - 29168
Year - 2011
Fawley, 29 October 2011

ATLANTIS ANDAMAN

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Chemical / Oil Products Tanker Atlantis Andaman photographed in Liverpool Docks on 27 May 2014. 

She was built by Istanbul DY, Tuzla, Turkey as Yard Number 21 in 2009 and is 109m long with a 16.8m beam and 6.m draught.

GT = 4623, DWT 5870, NT 1992

Powered by a Caterpillar MaK 8M25 diesel engine (2,665 kW) driving a single 3950m diameter propeller she can make 14 knots and has a cruising range of 9100nm.`

She has 10 tanks+2 cargo tanks with a total capacity of 7167m3.

Accommodation is provided on board in the form of twelve single berth cabins, two suites with separate bedrooms and a pilot cabin.

She departed Liverpool for Grangemouth a few days after I saw her.

She is operated by Atlantis Tankers who are a chemical and oil transportation company with a fleet of eight vessels. They  transport  a wide variety of cargoes such as organic and non-organic chemicals, clean and  dirty
petroleum products, vegetable oils and lube oils,  the group was formed in 2002. 
 
MMSI- 249701000
REG - MT, Valetta
IMO - 9508079
Call Sign - 9HYK9
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Istanbul DY, Tuzla, TR
Yard No. - 21
L 109m W 16.8m
GT 4263
Year - 2009
Liverpool, 27 May 2014

FLAGSHIP IRIS

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Flagship Iris photographed in Liverpool Docks on 19 February 2014. 

She was built by Hyundai Mipo in Ulsan, KR as Yard Number 2176 in 2010 and is 183m long with a 32m
beam.

Total hold capacity 53,032m3.

She has a MAN 6S50MC-C Diesel engine which gives a service speed of approximately 15 Knots.

GT = 29,669, NT = 14,114 and DWT 51,551

Currently she is operated by Stena Weco which is a joint venture between Stena Bulk and Weco.

MMSI - 538004786
REG - MH, Majuro
IMO - 9447768
Call Sign - V7ZC2
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Hyundai Mipo, Ulsan, KR
Yard No. - 2176
L 183m W 32m
GT - 29669
Year -  2010
Liverpool, 19 February 2014

cumbrian fisher

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Tanker Cumbrian Fisher photographed berthed at Fawley on 29 October 2011. I took the photograph as we headed down the Solent to the Isle of Wight on one of the Red Funnel ferries.

She is one of 18 double hulled product tankers operated by James Fisher & Sons PLC. The Company was originally formed in 1847 by James Fisher in Barrow in Furness to transport iron rich haematite from the Cumbrian Hills to support the need generated by the Industrial revolution.

DWT = 12,921, GT = 8,449 and NT = 4,053.

Hold capacity is 13,769m3 at 98%.

MMSI - 311758000
REG - BS, Nassau
IMO - 9298404
Call Sign - C6TR9
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Samho,Tongyong, KR
Yard No.- 1047
L 127m W 20m
GT - 8449
Year - 2004
Fawley, 29 October 2011

ALORA

ENERGY CENTURY

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Chemicals / Oil Products Tanker Alora photographed in Hull Docks on 10 August 2012. I took the photograph from the P&O ferry to Rotterdam as we were 
manoeuvring into the locks before heading out into the River Humber. She was built by Yangzi Shipbuilding in China as Yard Number 2006-06 in 2011 and is 90m long with a 15.2m breadth and 5.6m draught. 

GT = 2,918, NT = 1,246 and Summer DWT = 4,139

In total she has 11 tanks with a total capacity of 
4,175.4m3.
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She has two MAN B&W 6L23-30 diesel engines (1290kW.2608hp)  giving a  service speed of 11.2 Knots and until 2011 she was known as Yangzi2.  She is owned by Rose Shipping, Athens and operated by Seatrend Shipping, Essen, Belgium a Company which was originally formed in 1989.

MMSI  - 209524000
REG - CY, Limassol
IMO - 9534066
Call Sign - 5BQP2
Chemical / Oil Products tanker
Built - Yangzi Shipbuilding, Yizheng, CN
Yard No. - 2006-03
L 90m W 15.2m
GT - 2918
Year -  2011
Hull, 10 August 2012
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Products Tanker Energy Century photographed at Fawley on 26 October 2013.  

I took the photograph from the ferry as we  headed from Southampton to East Cowes on the Isle Of Wight.She was built by Hyundai in Ulsan, South Korea as Yard Number 1463 in 2003 and has a length of 228.02m, 32m beam and 13.72m Summer draft. Her main engine  consists of a single MAN B&W 6S60MC-C Engine (13548 kW @ 96.6RPM). DWT 70201 & NT 19597
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She is owned / managed by Golden Energy / Enterprise Shipping and Trading SA which is based in Athens. Enterprise Shipping and Trading was formed in 1973, manages a fleet of over 70 vessels and operates 
Worldwide.

MMSI - 235733000
REG - UK, Douglas
IMO - 9259329
Call Sign - MBEF7
Built - Hyundai, Ulsan, KR
Yard No. 1463
L 228.02m W 32m
GT - 41397
Year -  2003
Fawley, 26 October 2014

mersey spirit

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Coastal bunkering tanker Mersey Spirit photographed in Liverpool Docks. I first saw her back at the end of November 2010 when she was the Swedish registered Onyx. 

Before becoming Mersey Spirit in 2013 she has had a number of names including Ilona Theresa (1996), Densa Gundem (1996), Jetta Theresa (2002) and Onyx (2007).

On 16 May 2012 as the Onyx she was detained in Liverpool for a total of eleven deficiencies including one grounds for detention. At the time she was one of twelve non-UK flagged vessels detained in UK ports.

The vessel was detained because there  were a number of deficiencies which were objective evidence of a serious  failure  or lack of effectiveness of implementation of the ISM code on board the vessel. 

Annual surveys had not been carried out for International Air Pollution  Prevention, International Oil Pollution Prevention, Load Line, Cargo Ship Safety  Construction, Cargo Ship Safety Equipment and Annual Class Survey.

Other  deficiencies included the bow thruster ventilation pipe was corroded through in several sections; the Civil Liability for Bunker Pollution Certificate was  missing and the rescue boat searchlight was not approved.

She was sold by her then owner Herning for $3.50m in 2007.

MMSI - 235097283
REG -  UK, Liverpool
IMO - 9119476
Call Sign - 2GGV7
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built -  Rota, Tuza, TR
Yard No. - 16
L 77m W10m
GT 1476
Year - 1996
Liverpool, 9 July 2013

STRAITVIEW

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Chemical /Oil Products Tanker Straitview seen preparing to leave Liverpool docks on 28 January 2014.

Currently operated by Nordic Tankers AS, Denmark
she was built as Sureyya Vardal by the Dentas Shipyard in Tuzla as Yard No. 79. The vessel was launched on 8 April 2007 and completed on 31 August 2007.

She is powered by a MAK 6M25 (1499kW) engine giving a service speeed of 11 Knots.

She has a length of 88m with a 13.5m beam and 5.54m draught, GT = 2,490, NT 1,064 and DWT 3,550.

Shortly after I took this photograph on 8 February
2014 whilst  transporting approximately 1,300m3 of Soybean Oil from Liverpool she suffered mechanical failure whilst approaching Brest and requested
assistance at 0215 hrs. The French registered offshore vessel Alcyon was dispatched and she was towed to Brest in 30 knot winds and waves in excess of 4m
eventually reaching a safe anchorage on Sunday morning (9th).
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MMSI - 256765000
REG - MT, Valetta
IMO - 9391127
Call Sign -   9HBX9
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built -  Dentas SY, Tuzla, TR
Yard No. - 79
L  88m W 13.5m
GT - 2490
Built -2007 
Liverpool, 28 January 2014 (top) and 27 May 2014 (bottom)

PERLA

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I photographed the Chemical / Oil Products Tanker Perla (or ΠΕΡΛΑ if using her Hellenic name) entering Piraeus on 5 June 2012 from my balcony on the Serenade of the Seas. 

Luckily we were on the port side of the ship so we had a fine view of all ships entering and leaving port. Although we did spend most of the day ashore I did get some good photographs before we left Piraeus in the early evening and headed to Santorini.

Built by Sieghold, Bremerhaven in German in 1983 as Yard Number 194 she was previously called Hornisse (1983), Magn ( 1986), Amalie (2008) and Parashos H (2009) before becoming Perla in 2012.
 
She is 70.69m long with a 11.8m beam and 4.99m draught. GT is 1305t, NT 507t and DWT 2050t. 

Powered by a single MAK 4M452AK 6 Cylinder Diesel engine (1,455hp) driving a single propellor she has a service speed of 12 knots.
 
In total she has 10 tanks with a capacity of 2,142m3 and is owned and operated by Chrisonafs Maritime which is based in Piraeus.

MMSI - 240856000
REG - GR, 
IMO - 8223050
Call Sign - SVA2233
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Sieghold, Bremerhaven, DE
Yard No. - 194
L 70m W 12m
GT -1305
Year - 1983

haci fatma ana

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Haci Fatma Ana photographed on the River Mersey on 15 May 2013 waiting to gain entry to the docks at Birkenhead.

She is a 8424 DWT tonnes IMO2 class Oil / Chemical Tanker. Overall she is 123.25m long with a 17.25m beam and 9.2m draft. 
 
Engines consist of a Wartsila 8L32 diesel engine driving a four bladed 4500mm diameter propellor. This gives a service speed of 14 knots and a cruising range of 7,500nm, she also has a Schottel 450kW fixed pitch bow thruster.

Accommodation on board consists of 5 living/bedrooms for the Captain, Chief Engineer, Owner, Chief Officer and 1st Engineer. Other accommodation includes a pilots cabin, 4 No. Officer and Engineer cabins, 8 No. Crew Cabins a Hospital, 2 No. Mess rooms and a Ships Office. Life safety equipment includes a freefall 19 person lifeboat together with a 6 person rescue boat and two life rafts.

In total she has 6 tanks each with a capacity ranging from 646m3 to approximately 826m3 which totals just over 8927m3 excluding slop tanks.

Baytaş Tankers was established in December 2010 and in February 2011 Haci Fatma Ana became the first vessel of the Baytas tanker fleet to be put into service. She is also the second ship built by Baytas's / ÇEKSAN for their own management.

MMSI - 271042478
Reg -  TR, Istanbul
IMO -  9458195
Call Sign - TCZJ4 
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Ceksan Shipyard, TR
Yard No. - 38
L 123.25m x 17.25m
GT 5684
Built 2011
Liverpool, 15 May 2013

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Nave Alderamin photographed on a very wet and windy afternoon in Liverpool .

She is operated by Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation which is an owner and operator of tanker vessels focusing on the transportation of petroleum products and bulk liquid chemicals. 

They own a large fleet of modern crude oil, refined petroleum product and chemical tankers providing world-wide marine transportation services. 

Charter rate for this vessel runs at $13,163 / day.

MMSI - 353181000
REG -  PA, Panama
IMO - 9487483
Call Sign - 3FSO5
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built -  Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Pusan, KRL
Yard No. - 510
L 183m W31m
GT 30052
Year -  2010
Liverpool, 18 November 2013 

DAGMAR THERESA

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Seen in Liverpool on 29 July 2013 Dagmar Theresa is a chemical tanker operated by Herning Shipping a.s. which is based in Herning, Denmark.

Built in Turkey in 2001 she has a MAK M26 main engine, controllable pitch propeller, bow thrusters and two auxillary engines giving a service speed of 12.5 knots.

Herning Shipping commenced operatons in 1963 when to ensure a reliable service for the family owned oil company Uno-X, Vitta and Peder Lysgaard decided to purchase their first vessel the Vitta Theresa. A change of ownership took place in August 2011 and Herning Shipping is today owned by Triton, a private equity investment firm. Currently they operate over 40 vessels worldwide. Herning shipping a.s. specialises in the transportation of liquid products including petroleum products, lubricating oils, edible products, vegetable oils, fats, molasse and waxes as well as acids, solvents and sophisticated chemical products. They operate world wide but primarily in Northern Europe, the Baltic, Mediterranean, North and West Africa, South America and South East Asia. 

MMSI - 220146000
REG - MT, Valetta
IMO -  9228588
Call Sign -  9HA2338
Chemical Tanker
Built - R.M.K.Tersanesi Tuzla, TR
Yard No. - 46
L 93m W 14m
GT 2654
Year - 2001
Liverpool, 29 July 2013

SAFE HAND

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Edible Oil / Vegetable Oil Tanker Safe Hand seen in Liverpool on 10 June 2013. 

As far as I can determine she is still active around the docks, not bad for a 63 year old vessel.

MMSI - 
REG -  UK, Liverpool
IMO -  5214967
Call Sign - GRHC
Vegetable Tanker
Built - WJ Yarwood, Northwich, UK
Yard No. - 837
L m W m
GT 205
Year - 1950
Liverpool, 10 June 2013 

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MMSI - 244352000
REG - NL, Delfzijl
IMO - 9356610
Call Sign - PHNM
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Celiktekne Sanayi, Tulza, TR
Yard No.- 64
L 143m W 22m
GT - 12162
Year - 2000
Fawley, 22 October 2011

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Seen in Liverpool Docks on 9 July 2013 Mersey Endurance arrived under tow on the River Mersey 21 February 2013 from her builders Veka Shipbuilding BV (Czech Republic and Netherlands).She measures 86m x 11.45m and is powered by a Caterpillar C32A engine. 

The vessel was built following investment by World Oil who have been proprietors of Henty Oil since it acquired the 25 year old business in 2009.

She is currently actively working around the docks and up and down the River. Henty Provider and Progress whom she presumably replaces are moored together in the docks behind the detained Dyckburg and have not moved for some time.

MMSI - 235099933
REG - UK, Liverpool
IMO - 9568122
Call Sign - 2GJY7
Tanker
Built - Veka Shipbuilding
Yard No. - 
L 86m W 11.45m
GT - 
Year - 2013
Liverpool, 9 July 2013

ELI KNUTSEN

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Eli Knutsen seen heading West down the English Channel. I took the photograph on 13 April 2014 from our ferry about half way between Dover and Calais.

She  was built in 2009 by the Jiangan Shipyard Corp in Shanghai, China as Yard Number h2472 and has an overall length of 144.18m with a 23m beam and 8.4m draught

GT = 11889 & DWT  16568.5

She can carry 19553.3m3 
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Powered  by a MAN 6L48/60B Diesel Engine (6300kW) she can make 15.8 knots, the vessel is also equipped with two Wartsilla 4L20 (640kW) and a single 6L20 (960kW) auxillary engines. 

She is operated by Knutsen OAS Shipping AS. The Company dates back to 1896 when Knut Knutsen established a  shipping company in Haugesund, Norway.

I have seen Eli Knutsen on a number of occasions and have photographed her before as we sailed past Immingham on our way to Rotterdam  on 23 August 2012 (picture left).

MMSI  235072088
REG - UK, Aberdeen
IMO - 9409621
Call Sign - 2CEN8
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built -  Jiannan, Shanghai, CN
Yard No.  h2472
L  144m x W 22m
GT - 11889
Year - 2009

PRESTO

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Tanker Presto photographed in Zeebrugge on 22 August 2012. I took the picture from the deck of the P&O ferry as we were approaching our berth following an overnight sailing from Hull.

Built in 2003 by the Damen Shipyard in Kiev and completed by the Damen Yard in Bergen, The Netherlands she is 82.33m long with a 11.36m beam and 4.86m summer draught.

GT = 1,670 and DWT 2,500t.

Powered by a  MAK 6M20 6 Cylinder Diesel Engine (1,020kW, 1,367 hp at 1,000rpm) with a single Promarin five bladed 2m diameter propeller she has a top speed of 11 knots. The vessel is also equipped with a Veth Jet 3
(265 kW) bow thruster.

Normal complement is 4 personnel.

Cargo capacity is  3,092m3.

The vessel is operated by Dagevos Belgium (BVRA)  which is part of  the Dagevos Shipping Group, the company was started by Jacobus Dagevos in 1939.
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MMSI - 205365700
REG - BE,  Antwerp
IMO - 9195626
Call Sign - OT3657
Chemical / Oil Products
Tanker
Built - Damen, Bergen, NL
Yard No. -
L 82m W 11m
GT -1 670
Year - 2003
Zeebrugge, 22 August 2012

NAPARIMA

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Tanker Naparima photographed near Immingham on 20 August 2014.
 
I took the photograph late afternoon from the deck of the P&O ferry to Zeebrugge.
 
She was built by Minami-Noppon, Usuki, Japan as Yard No. 640 in 1986 and is 175m long with a 27.7m beam and 10.01m draught

GT = 20,573 & DWT = 30,947.
 
Powered by a Kobe 2SA6CY (7943kW) diesel engine she has a top speed of 15 knots.

Tank capacity is 36,930m3

MMSI - 356777000
REG - UK, Douglas
IMO - 9136694
Call Sign - 3FMM6
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Minami- Noppon, Usuki,,JP
Yard No. - 640
L 175m W 27.7m
GT - 20573
Year - 1986
Immingham, 20 August 2012

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Chemical / Oil Products Tanker Envico photographed early morning as we sailed past Immingham on 23 August 2012 on our way back into Hull from Rotterdam. As usual I was up on deck just before dawn as we peeled away from the main shipping lane running off the East coast of England and headed towards the Humber estuary. She was built in 2005 by Shanghai Edward in  Shanghai, China as Yard Number 132 and has an overall length of 155.47m with a 27.73m extreme breadth and 9.78m draught.

Her keel was laid on 16 November 2004 and she was launched on 6 April 2004 before being finally completed on 19 September 2005

GT =13,769, Summer DWT = 19,999 and NT = 6521.

In total she has 9 transverse bulkheads, 3 longitudinal bulkheads and 7 tanks giving a cargo tank capacity of 22,659m3. Main engines comprise 3x Wärtsilä W6L32CR and 1x Wärtsilä 4L20 (total 9,720kW) diesel engines, the vessel is also equipped with a 900kW bow thruster.

MMSI - 266201000
REG - SE, Bonso
IMO - 9308546
Call Sign - 2SFZX
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Shanghai Edward, Shanghai, CN
Yard No. - 132
L 155.47m W 22m
GT -13769
Year - 2005
Immingham, 23 August 2012.

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Bunkering Tanker Magic Duba photographed hard at work in Civitavecchia on 1 June 2012.

Designed by Studio Tecnico Bortolato for Rimorchiatori Laziali an Italian shipowner based in Civitavecchia she was built in Italy by Cantier Navali,  Chioggia as Yard Number c40 in 2010 and is 49.9m long with a 14.0m beam and 4.1m draught. Her keel was laid on 3 February 2009, she was launched on 30 June 2010 and delivered on 3 September 2010

GT =868.44, NT = 600 and DWT = 1650.

The vessel is intended for coastal navigation up to 10Km from shore.

She is a modular unit with a tank capacity of either 1200, 1600 or 2000m3 and can carry petroleum products, double hulled she has 10 tanks.

Powered by a twin MAN D2842 LE 403 (Total 1,058kW) engines with two Azimuth type Schottel  drives and a bow thruster for maximum manouverability she can make 9.5 knots.

MMSI - 247296100
REG - IT, Napoli
IMO - 9594119
Call Sign - IIFZ2
Bunkering Tanker
Built - Chioggia, Chioggia, IT
Yard No. - c40
L 50m W 14m
GT - 868
Year - 2010
Civitavecchia, 1 June  2012

Torm Nakskov

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Torm Nakskov passing us as we headed out of Barcelona harbour on our way to Cannes on 29 May 2012.

She was built by STX Shipbuilding Co, Chinhae, KR as Yard Number  2032 in 2009 and is powered by a B&W 6S50MC-C (9480kW) engine which gives a top speed of 15.4 knots.

Since I saw her she has been renamed Bursa, but at the time I saw her she was operated by Torm which was founded in 1889 and celebrated its 125th anniversary on 14 January 2014. With headquarters in Copenhagen and offices in Manila, Singapore, Mumbai and Stamford Torm operates a large and modern fleet Worldwide.

MMSI - 477185600
REG - HK, Hong Kong
IMO - 9387956
Call Sign - VREQ6
Chemical / Oil Products tanker
Built - STX SB Co, Chinhae, KR
Yard No. - 2032
L 183m W 32m
GT - 29733
Year - 2009
Barcelona 29 May 2012

Spabunker Cuarentayuno

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Spabunker Cuarentayuna alongside Costa Magica in Barcelona harbour on 29 May 2012.

She is operated by Boluda Tankers and was previously called VB Veronica.

Built by Union Naval de Levante, Valencia, Spain as yard number 238 in 1996 she is 72.1m long with a 16m beam and 5.3m draught.

She has 12 tanks with a total capacity of 4244m3.

Powered by a 1130 kW ,1536 HP diesel engine with two Aquamaster Controllable pitch propellers she has a top speed of 5 knots.

MMSI -224878000
REG - ES, Santa Cruz Teneriffe
IMO - 9127382
Call Sign - EALQ
Bunkering Tanker
Built - Union Naval de Levante, Valencia, ES
Yard No. - 238
L 72m W 16m
GT - 1656
Year - 1996
Barcelona 29 May 2012

CAPRAIA

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Oil Products Tanker Capraia photographed in Livorno on 31 May 2012.

She was built by Cantiere Navale Giacolone in Mazara del Vallo in 2007 as Yard Number 117 and is 74m long with a 14.2m beam and 3.50m draught.

Powered by twin Yanmar type 6S21A-SV four stroke diesel engines (883kW each) connected by reduction gear to the respective propeller she has a top speed of 11 Knots, she is also equipped with a 150kW bow thruster.

The vessel has ten epoxy coated cargo tanks, one pair of slop tanks and a recovery tank giving a capacity of 2400m3 including the slop tank (324m3).  She also has three diesel driven generator sets - 2 x 450Kw for power generation, 1 x 150Kw for harbour power generation and a single 100Kw emergency power generator.

She is operated by the D'Alesio Group which was founded in 1930 when Gaetano D'Alesio  followed his father who was master of small vessels employed in coral fishing to sea.

 Aged 18 Gaetano got his licence as a customs agent and decided to set up his own business. During the Second World War as well as his customs duties he also started building fishing vessels. Shortly after the war in 1947 he commissioned the small tanker Splendour from the Orlando Shipyard in Livorno which was used for fuel shipments to Sardinia.

In the 1950’s while passing through Genoa he noticed the storage tanks of the refineries and the depots  outside the harbour and decided to do the same in Livorno. The first tank of his oil terminal was  purchased from the American military which he had  disassembled and reassembled in the depot,  this installation has grown to a storage capacity of 200,000 tons.

From three ships in 1965 the fleet  grew to 10 vessels in 1975.

At the beginning of the 1980's the company expanded when  D’Alesio became a partner in the management of the Sintermar container terminal, which at the time was the largest private terminal in Livorno. His vessels also started carrying out lighterage to Exxon chartered VLCC's in the Gulf of Texas and he continued to build new vessels.

Gaetano D’Alesio passed away in 1996 at the age of 84.

Today's fleet comprises 11 vessels and the business is still run by the D'Alesio family.
MMSI - 247170100
REG - IT, Livorno
IMO - 9304473
Call Sign - IBUV
Oil Products tanker
Built - Giacalone, Mazara del Vallo, IT
Yard No. - 117
L 74m W 14m
GT - 1845
Year - 2007
Livorno, 31 May 2012

GIGLIO

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Giglio photographed in Livorno on 31 May 2012.

She was built by Giacalone, Mazara del Vallo in 2010 as Yard Number 123 and is 74m long with a 14.8m beam and 3.50m draught.  In total she has ten epoxy coated cargo tanks in addition to a pair of slop tanks and a recovery tank providing a total capacity of 2,400m3 including 324m3 slop tank capacity.

Propulsion plant consists of two Yammartyoe 6S21A-SV four stroke diesel engines giving a top speed of 11 knots.
She is also equipped with a 150kW bow thruster, two 450kW diesel powered generators, a single 150kW diesel driven harbour power generator and a 100kW emergency power generator.

GT = 1800, NT = 553 and DWT 2783.

She is operated by the D'Alesio Group which was founded in 1930.
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MMSI - 247284200
REG - IT, Livorno
IMO - 9365207
Call Sign - IBXB
Oil Products tanker
Built - Giacalone, Mazara del Vallo, IT
Yard No. - 123
L 74m W 14.8m
GT - 1800
Year - 2010
Livorno, 31 May 2012

ELBA

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Oil Products and Chemical Tanker Elba photographed in Livorno on 31 May 2012. 

She was built by Cide Gemi,  Cide, Turkey as Yard No. 4 in 2009 and is 72.62m long with a 13m beam and 5.2m draught.

She has eight cargo tanks with a total capavity of 2,600m3 and a single 55m3 slop tank.

Propulsion consists of two Guascor SF240 TA-SP (577kW each) four stroke diesel engines connected by reduction gear to their respective propeller giving a top speed of 12 knots. She is also equipped with a 150kW bow thruster 

She is operated by the D'Alesio Group which was founded in 1930.

MMSI - 247272700
REG - IT, Livorno
IMO - 9487744
Call Sign - IBNE
Chemical & Oil Products tanker
Built - Cide Gemi, Cide, TR
Yard No. - 4
L 72.62m W 13m
GT - 1723
Year - 2009
Livorno, 31 May 2012

bro nyborg

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Bro Nyborg photographed near Immingham on 23 August 2012.

She was built by the Jiangnan Shipyard in Feng Chan Village, Chang Xing Town, Chongmin County, Shanghai China in 2007 as Yard Number h2337.

Her keel laid on 26 September 2005 and she was launched on 31 March 2006 before being completed on 17 February 2007. Overall she is 144.10m long with a 23.03m beam and 8.90m draught.

GT = 12,105, DWT  16,564.7 & NT 5,043.
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Powered by a single Wartsila 6L46 (6,300kW/8,565 hp) diesel engine she can make 15 knots.   Tank capacity is 18,694m3 including a 508m3 slop tank. Other equipment on board included three Wartsila 4L20 diesel generators

From 2007 to November 2011 she was called Nyborg Maersk

MMSI - 220479000
REG - DK, Nyborg
IMO - 9322695
Call Sign - OVXR2
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Qiuxin, Shanghai, CN
Yard No. - h2337
L 144.1m W 23.03m
GT - 12105
Year - 2007
Humber near Immingham, 23 August 2012

RAOUL F

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Raoul F photographed working in the port of Livorno on 31 May 2012.

Sadly I cannot find very much information about this interesting vessel and some of the information out there is conflicting i.e. She is classed as both a chemical / oil products tanker and a wine tanker,

Built in 1987 by the Nafs Shipyard in Athens she was until 1991 known as Elias.

Overall she is 41.5m long with a 8.29m beam and 3.5m hull depth.

In total she has 8 tanks.

Owned by Acquedotto Portuale SRL she has two engines rated at (294kW) each powering a fixed pitch propeller.MMSI - 
REG - IT
IMO - 8841424
Call Sign - IXSP
Wine Tanker
Built - Nafs Shipyard, Athens, GR
Yard No. - 
L m W m
GT - 332
Year - 1987
Livorno, 31 May 2012

AEGEAN BREEZE I

EBONY RAY

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Tanker Aegean Breeze I photographed in Piraeus on 5 June 2012 from my balcony on the Serenade of the Seas. I took the photograph shortly after we had returned to the ship after a full day ashore exploring Athens in a taxi we picked up just outside the docks.

She was built by Leqing Orient in Wenzhou, China as Yard Number ds0206 in 2004 and is 81.53m long with a 12.70m beam and 6.3m draught.

Tank capacity is 2,850m3. 

Powered by a Dalian DY8300ZC (980kW) diesel engine she has a top speed of 11.5 knots.

DWT = 2,747 & GT = 1,823.

She has had a number of names including Hui Long (2004) and Aegean Breeze (2004 - 2006).

She is operated by Aegean Marine Petroleum Network which is an international marine fuel logistics company that markets and physically supplies refined marine fuel and lubricants to ships in port and at sea.  

MMSI - 240871000
REG - GR, Athens
IMO - 9314466
Call Sign - SVAE8
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Leqing Orient, Wenzhou, CN
Yard No. - ds0206
L 81.53m W 12.7m
GT -1823
Year - 2004
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Singapore registered Tanker Ebony Ray photographed at Fawley on 25 October 2014.

Built in Japan by Usuki Zosensho she is 145.53m long with a 24m beam and 6.4m draught.

GT = 11,590, NT 6,119 and Summer DWT 19.998.

Tank capacity is 20,834m3 @98% with additional 1,354 Slop tanks @98%.

She has a MAN B&W 2 SA 6 CY(6150.251kW) diesel engine.

Until April 2014 she was called Millennium Park.

The vessel is owned by Nitizo Marine and managed by Eastern Pacific Shipping who are based in Singapore

MMSI - 563136000
REG - SG, Singapore
IMO - 9363857
Call Sign - 9V2192
Tanker
Built - Usuki Zosensho,Usuki, JP
Yard No. 1711
L 145.53m x W 24m
GT - 11590
Year - 2008
Fawley, 25 October 2014

BOCHEM OSLO

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Bochem Oslo photographed in Liverpool Docks on a cold and very overcast 18 March 2015.

Up to May 2013 she was called Jbu Oslo.

Built in Kitanihon Japan in 2010 as Yard Number 506 she is 170.17m long with a 26.6m beam and 11.37m draft.

Owned by Hak Maritime of Panama she is commercially operated by Hansa Tankers AS who are headquartered in Bergen, Norway. The Company was established in May 2010 as an independent pool for stainless steel tonnage. The fleet has grown from an initial 3 vessels to 21 today. In 2012 Hansa Tankers established the Midgard partnership for ownership of six vessels.

NT = 9480, DWT =  33655 & GT 19910

Tank capacity @ 98% excluding slop tanks =34478.193m3 +  2686.717m3 slop tanks @ 98%.

She is powered by a single Akasaka 6UEC52LS 2 stroke, single acting, in line 6 cylinder diesel engine (7980kW, 10850hp) which gives her a maximum speed of 16.2 knots.

MMSI - 372066000
REG - PA, Panama
IMO - 9420710
Call Sign - 3EWI5
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Kitanihon, Hachinohe, JP
Yard No. - 506
L 170.17m W 26.6m
GT -19910
Year - 2010
Liverpool, 18 March 2015

STI TOPAZ

MARY WONSILD

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Scorpio Tankers STI Topaz photographed in Liverpool docks on 5 February 2015.

She was delivered on 22 August 2012 to the maritime transport company Scorpio Tankers Inc. The vessel delivered as part of a fleet renovation  project was built in Mipo Dockyard Co by Hyundai Heavy Industries as Yard Number 2333 at a cost of $23m USD.

She has a length of 183.31 m, beam of 32.20 m and draught of 13.30 m.

The vessel has deadweight of 51,800 DWT

Powered by a MAN-B&W 6S50ME-B9 (12,087bhp, 8,890kW) diesel engine she has a service speed of 14.5 Knots.

Hold capacity is 53,033m3

The oil tanker has ultra-long stroke engine, which is electronically controlled, providing high power and environmental operations with low CO2 emissions.

MMSI - 538004534
REG - MH, Majuro
IMO - 9629938
Call Sign - V7XP3
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Hyundai Mipo, Ulsan, KR
Yard No. - 2333
L 183m W 32m
GT - 29708
Year - 2012
Liverpool, 5 February 2015
                                   
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Tanker Mary Wonsild photographed heading out of the Solent via the West side of the Isle Of Wight, I took the photograph from the front of the Red Funnel ferry as we headed home from a weeks holiday on the Island.  

Built in Italy by Esercizio as Yard Number 787 she is 89.6m long with a 14m beam and 5.21m draught.  

NT = 816, DWT = 2,698 and GT 2,349.  

She is powered by a YANMAR 6N330-EN- 4 Stroke 6 Cylinder (2206kW, 2667 hp @ 720rpm) diesel engine giving a service speed of 13.5 knots.
 
Tank capacity is 3,031m3 and cargo handling is via 14 pumps each rated at 150m3/hr.  

Generators on board comprise a main diesel generator set (313kVA, 250kW, 408hp) and  two diesel generators (563kVA, 450 kW, 611hp) in addition to a single emergency generator (44 kVA, 35kW, 60hp).  

She is operated by Nordic Tankers who are a consolidation of a number of tanker companies of Nordic origin including Herning shipping which was established in 1963, Wonsild & Son which was established in 1904 and Copenhagen Tankers (established 1992) which was acquired by the Clipper Group in 2005 and subsequently integrated into Nordic tankers in 2012.
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MMSI - 247002000
REG - IT, Augusta
IMO - 9010955
Call Sign - ICWC
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Esercizio, Viareggio, IT
Yard No. - 787
L 89.6m W 14m
GT - 2349
Year - 1993
Solent, 01 November 2014

CHRISTINA

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Christina photographed sailing up the River Mersey on 20 March 2014.

She was built by Aukra Industrier as Yard Number 97 in 1996 and is 123.6m long with a 19.2m beam and 7.21 depth.

GT = 6,045 and NT = 3,026.

Total hold capacity is 9,905m3 @98% with 653m3 @98% slop tanks.

Powered by a Stork-Wartsila 6SW38 (5380hp) diesel engine she has a service speed of 13.5 knots.

Christina is one of over 20 vessels owned / operated by Utkilens A/S who are a shipping company headquartered in Bergen, Norway. The company with a history back to 1916 was founded in 1967 and owns and operates chemical tankers ranging from around 5,000 to 20,000 dwt. in size.

MMSI -259372000
REG - Bergen NO
IMO - 9118496
Call Sign - LIJG3
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Aukra Industrier, Aukra, NO
Yard No. - 97
L 123.6m W 19.2m
GT - 6045
Year - 1996
Liverpool, 20 March 2014

ELSA ESSBERGER

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Elsa Essberger (IMO 9481001, GT 4807, 2013) seen heading up the River Mersey on 19 March 2015 bound for the docks on the West side of the river at Birkenhead.

She has a tank capacity of 6386.6m3 and is powered by a STX 4 stroke 8 Cylinder Diesel Engine (4000kW, 5835hp) giving a top speed of 14 Knots.

The vessel is managed by John T Essberger BV of Hamburg in Germany and is one of approximately 26 vessels in their fleet. They operate primarily in the Baltic, North Sea and Mediterranean, the Company was formed in 1924 by John T Essberger a German Naval Commander and is still a family run company.
 
Part of the Princes Dock landing stage can be seen to the left next to the modern mooring posts the larger ships use when visiting Liverpool.

Unfortunately I was again without my camera and this photograph was taken with my phone, I tried using the zoom facility on the phone but the quality was rubbish.

I am going to the Isle Of Wight next week on holiday via Southampton and my camera will definitely be going with me.

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MMSI - 247227700
REG - IT, Palermo
IMO - 9388209
Call Sign - ICIJ
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - STX, Chinhae, KR
Yard No.- 1244
L 183m W 32m
GT - 30030
Year - 2008
Rotterdam, 3 April 2012

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MMSI - 319194000
REG - KY, Georgetown
IMO - 9199323
Call Sign - ZCPT8
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Usuki Zosensho,Usuki, JP
Yard No.- 1660
L 112m W 19m
GT - 5342
Year - 1999
Fawley, 29 October 2011

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MMSI - 309975000
REG - BS, Nassau
IMO - 9298399
Call Sign - C6UT5
LNG Tanker
Built - Samsung, Koje, KR
Yard No. - 1441
L 280m W 44m
GT - 95824
Year - 2005
Zeebrugge, 21 August 2012

WADE STONE

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MMSI - 
REG - UK
IMO - 7830545
Call Sign - GXEQ
Sewage Tanker
Built -Harkers Shipbuilding, Knottingley, UK 
Yard No.- 345
L m W m
GT - 170
Year - 1969
Southampton, 29 October 2011

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MMSI - 256815000
REG - MT, Valetta
IMO - 9367231
Call Sign - 9HDE9
Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Built - Celiktekne Sanayi, Tulza, TR
Yard No. - 61
L 107m W 16m
GT - 3997
Year - 2007
Immingham, 23 August 2012

greenoil

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MMSI - 224327160
REG - ES, SC Teneriffe
IMO - 9391177
Call Sign - EBXL
Oil Products Tanker
Built - Zamakona, Santurtzi, ES
Yard No. - 630
L 77m W 18m
GT - 3000
Year - 2008
Barcelona, 29 May 2012

MONSOON

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MMSI -210128000
REG - CY, Limmasol
IMO - 8811766
Call Sign - P3YP9
LPG Tanker
Built - Higaki, Imabari, JP
Yard No. - 367
L 99m W 16m
GT - 3219
Year - 1989
Immingham, 23 August 2012
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