European Trader - IMO 7708778

Name

EUROPEAN TRADER

Previous names

08/1978 - 12/2001 Dana Maxima

12/2001 - 03/2008 Tor Maxima

Type

Roll-On/Roll-Off vessel

IMO-number

7708778

Call sign

PBBU

Flag

The Netherlands

Port of registry

Rotterdam

Previous flags

• 1978 - 1988 Denmark, Esbjerg - Call sign: OWRN

• 1988 - 2001Denmark, Esbjerg - Call sign: OWRN2

• 2001 - 2008 Norway, Oslo - Call sign: LATG5

GT

17.068

DWT

Summer: 8.546 t

NT

5.203

Number of 20ft containers

390

Length

176,20 m overall

164,44 m between perpendiculars

Breadth

20,40 m extreme

Draught

Summer: 6,23 m

Lane metres

2.794

Freeboard

5.970 mm

Depth

12,20 m moulded

Speed

17,5 knots

Routes

• 09/1978 - 05/1994 Esbjerg - Grimsby

• 06/1995 - 07/1996 Esbjerg - Immingham -North Shields

• 07/1996 - 01/2002 Esbjerg - Immingham

• 01/2002 - 05/2002 Cuxhaven - Immingham

• 05/2002 - 02/2004 Esbjerg - Immingham

• 09/2005 - 02/2006 Kristiansand - Brevik - Immingham

• 02/2006 - 02/2008 Fredericia - København - Klaipeda

• 03/2008 - 04/2012 Zeebrugge - Hull

Built

1978

Rebuild: 1995 at Astilleros de Santander S.A. - Spain

Keel

05/01/1978

Launch date

20/04/1978

Date of completion

18/08/1978

Builder

Hitachi Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd..

Osaka Works

Sakai

Japan

Yard number

4603

Hull material

Steel

Hull type

Single hull

Main engine

2x Nligata Pielstick 14PC2-5V - 4 stroke single acting 14 cylinder 440 x 460 mm combustion engines each output 5.736 kW at 520 rpm

Total: 11.472 kW / 15.600 bhp

Manufacturer: Niigata Eng. Co. Ltd., Niigata - Japan

Number of screws

2x KaMeWa

Diameter: 4.200 mm

Generators

2x Hitachi/B&W 6S28LH diesel generatorsets 1.103 kW

Bow thruster

2x 800 kW each

Stern ramp

16,15 x 14,88 m

Free heights

Lower deck: 4,56 m

Main deck: 4,62 m

Upper TD: 4,46 m

Tank capacities

Ballast: 3.510 m³

Fresh water: 194 m³

Fuel oil: 957 m³

Passengers

12 drivers, 10 cabins

Crew

24

Manager

P&O - Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation

Dover

United Kingdom

Previous manager

08/1978 - 12/2001 DFDS A/S, Esbjerg - Denmark

12/2001 - 03/2008 Goliat Shipping A/S, Oslo, Norway

Previous names & operators

1978 - 1999 Dana Maxima - DFDS Transport

1999 - 2001 Dana Maxima - DFDS Tor Line

2001 - 2008 Tor Maxima - DFDS Tor Line

Owner

P&O - Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation

Dover

United Kingdom

Previous owners

• 08/1978 - 07/2000 DFDS A/S, København - Denmark

• 07/2000 - 09/2001 DFDS Tor Line, København - Denmark

• 09/2001 - 12/2001 DFDS A/S, København - Denmark

• 12/2001 - 03/2008 Sea Maxima KS general Partner Goliat Shipping A/S, Oslo - Norway

• 03/2008 - 01/2011 P&O Ferries Ltd., Dover - United Kingdom

• 01/2001 - 06/2012 P&O Ferries Holding Ltd, Dover - United Kingdom

Scrapped

07/06/2012 beached at Aliaga - Turkey

Remarks

Lengthened: 1995

Before:

Length: 141,51 m o.a / 132,50 m lpp

Beam: 20,60 m

Lane metres: 2.160

Builder: Astilleros de Santander S.A., Spain

Latest data adjustment

11 April 2025