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Name |
CHARLESTON EXPRESS |
Previous names |
18/06/2002 - 31/10/2005 Lykes Ranger 31/10/2005 - 25/06/2007 CP Everglades |
Type |
Fully self sustained cellular container vessel |
IMO-number |
9243162 |
Call sign |
WDD6126 |
Flag |
United States of America |
Port of registry |
Charleston SC |
Previous flags |
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GT |
40.146 t registered Suez: 41.492,55 t |
DWT |
Summer: 40.478 t |
NT |
18.097 t registered Panama: 34.934,33 t Suez: 35.580,14 t |
Number of 20ft containers |
On deck: 1.420 In hold: 1.817 Total: 3.237 |
Number of 40ft containers |
On deck: 692 + 36 TEU In hold: 881 + 59 TEU Total: 1.576 + 95 TEU |
Container capacity 14t |
2.370 |
Reefer plugs |
On deck: 282 In hold: 118 Total: 400 |
Length |
243,35 m over all 232,40 m between perpendiculars |
Breadth |
32,20 m |
Draught |
11,02 m |
Freeboard |
8.540 mm |
Depth |
19,50 m moulded |
Speed |
Service: 22,4 knots Max.: 23,0 knots |
Built |
2002 |
Keel laid |
25/11/2001 |
Launch date |
01/02/2002 |
Date of completion |
18/06/2002 |
Builder |
CSBC - China Shipbuilding Corp. Kaohsiung Shipyard Kaohsiung Taiwan |
Yard number |
790 |
Hull material |
High strength steel |
Bulkheads |
Water tight: 12 Oil tight: 1 |
Main engine |
1x MAN-B&W 8K80MC-C - 2 stroke single acting 8 cylinder 800 x 2.300 mm combustion engine 28.832 kW / 39.200 hp at 104,0 rpm Manufacturer: HSD Engine Co., Ltd. |
Propellers |
1x Fixed pitch propeller - aft at 104,0 rpm Manufacturer: HHI engine & Machinery |
Generators |
3x MAN-B&W 8L27/38 diesel generatorsets each 2.280 kW Manufacturer: HHI Electro |
Bow thruster |
1x 1.700 kW |
Hatch type |
Pontoon |
Number of tanks |
Ballast: 23 Fuel oil: 12 Sludge: 7 Lubricating oil: 6 Diesel oil: 3 Fresh water: 3 Chain: 1 Waste water: 1 |
Tank capacity |
Diesel oil: 222,64 m³ Fresh water: 487,32 m³ Fuel oil: 4.222,07 m³ Lube oil: 323,16 m³ Tank ballast: 15.167,31 m³ |
Cargo gear |
4x Deck cranes - SWL 45 t each |
Manager |
Hapag Lloyd USA |
Operator |
Hapal-Lloyd Hamburg Germany |
Owner |
Hapag-Lloyd USA LLC 401 East Jackson Street, Suite 3300 Tampa, FL, 33602 United States of America |
Registered owner |
Hapag-Lloyd USA LLC |
Renamed |
07/2021 Velika Express Liberia, Monrovia - Call sign: 5LBM2 Reg. owner: Velika Marine LLC Operator: Lomar Shipping Limited, 13-14 Hobart Place, London - United Kingdom 10/2023 Velika Liberia, Monrovia - Call sign: 5LBM2 Registered owner: GG Holdings VI LLC, Florida - USA |
Last update |
24 June 2024 |