Samskip Express 01
Zeebrugge 22 May 2008

 

Name

SAMSKIP EXPRESS

Type

Containership

IMO-number

9323479

Call sign

V2BZ8

Flag

Antigua & Barbuda

Port of registry

Saint John's

GT

7.852 t

DWT

9.313 t

NT

3.363 t

Number of 20ft containers

804

Container capacity 14t

517

Reefer point

120

Length

140,56 m overall
130,00 m between perpendiculars

130,68 m registered

Breadth

21,80 m registered

Draught

Summer: 7,33 m

Forecastle

37,92 m

Poop

9,60 m

Depth

9,50 m moulded

Speed

18,5 knots

Line

Samskip

Built

2006

Keel laid

21.10.2004

Launch date

09.12.2005

Date of completion

25.08.2006

Builder casco

Santierul Naval Damen Galati S.A.
Strada Moruzzi Alexandru 132
800223 Galati
Romania

Yard number: 859

Builder completed

Damen Hoogezand Scheepswerf B.V.
Foxtol
The Netherlands

Hull material

Shipbuilding steel (standard)

Hull type

Single hull

Double bottom

Watertight bulkheads

5

Continuous decks

1

Main engine

1x MaK 9M 43 C - 4 stroke single acting 9 cylinder 430 x 610 mm diesel engine - 8.400 kW at 500 rpm

Year of manufacture: 2006

Manufacturer: Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co. KG
Falckensteiner Str. 2
24159 Kiel
Federal Republic of Germany

Number of screws

1X Controllable pitch propeller - aft

Boilers

1x Thermal oil heater, exhaust gas heated - 10,0 bar

Heating surface: 126,0 m²

1x Thermal oil heater, oil fired - 13,0 bar

Heating surface: 28,0 m²

Year of manufacture: 2005

Manufacturer: Aalborg Industries B.V.
Ohmweg 8
3208 KE Spijkenisse
The Netherlands

Electric installations

1x Plant 440 V - 2.000 kVA

1x Plant 440 V - 123,8 kVA

1x Plant 24 V - 180 Ah

1x Plant 24 V - 180 Ah

1x Plant 24 V - 200 Ah

1x Plant 24 V - 200 Ah

Shaft generator

1x 2000 kVA / 1.600 kW

Generators

2x Scania DI-16 44M main diesel generatorsets each 433 kW / 530 kVA

Emergency generator

1x Diesel generatorset 123,8 kVA + Harbour generator

Batteries

2x Batteries for UPS navigation each 200 Ah

4x Batteries for UPS radio each 200 Ah

2x Batteries for start emergency engine each 180 Ah

2x Batteries for diesel start each 180 Ah

Compressed air receivers

2x Receivers each 1.000 litres - 30,0 bar

1x Receiver 500 litres - 11,0 bar

Bow thruster

1x Transverse thruster - 700 kW, forward

1x Transverse thruster - 500 kW, aft

Anchor equipment

3x Anchors weight each 4.890 kg

Chain length: 550,00 m

Cargo gear

None

Crew size

16

Crew

13

Manager

J. Kahrs Bereederungs GmbH & Co. KG
Königreicher Str. 114
21635 Jork
Federal Republic of Germany

Operator

Samskip

Owner

MS "SKYNDIR" J. Kahrs Schiffahrts-GmbH & Co. KG
Königreicher Str. 114
21635 Jork
Federal Republic of Germany

Owner as completed

J.Kahrs KG
Saint John's
Antigua & Barbuda