 Source: http://www.beeldbankvenw.nl/, Rijkswaterstaat. The Berge Stahl has been repainted recently. She now has a blue funnel and a white bridge. | Today's SOTD is the Berge Stahl (IMO:8420804, Port of registry: Stavanger, Norway) which is the largest bulk carrier currently sailing with her deadweight of 364,767 tons. The vessel is owned by Bergesen Worldwide Shipping, was built in 1992 by Hyundai Heavy Ind. Co. Ltd. Ulsan, Korea, is 343 meters long, 65 meters wide, has a draught of 23 meters and has 7 holds and hatches. She transports iron ore from the 'Companhia Vale do Rio Doce' mines in the eastern part of the Amazone, Brasil to Rotterdam about 9 or 10 times a year. From Rotterdam the iron ore is transported in barges to the steel mills of ThyssenKrupp and Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann in Germany. The Berge Stahl is scheduled to arrive this evening at the EECV terminal, Rotterdam from Ponta da Madeira, Brasil. Rotterdam and Ponta da Madeira are the only two ports in the world which are deep enough to receive the vessel. |
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
BERGE STAHL
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular Posts
-
Source: http://www.BeeldbankVenW.nl , Rijkswaterstaat Today's SOTD is the Berge Stahl (IMO:8420804, Port of registry: Stavanger, Norway)... -
The Bremen Express (IMO: 9343728, Port of Registry: Hamburg) is one of the newest containervessels of Hapag-Lloyd's Colombo Express clas... -
The Liberian flagged Rhine Forest (IMO: 7125706) is 237 meters long, 33 meters wide and has a draught of 12 meters. The vessel is a so calle...
-
The Seafox 2 (IMO: 8222903, Port of registry: Douglas, Isle of Man) is a four-legged self-elevating accommodation, maintenance and (well) wo... -
Copyright: Sasha Heuer Source: www.shipspotting.com Today we have the vehicle carrier Morning Celesta (IMO: 9336062, Port of Registry: Panam...
No comments:
Post a Comment