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Name |
BBC VOLGA |
Previous names |
2009 Build as: Ocean Breeze |
Type |
Multi-purpose dry cargo ship - Equipped for carriage of containers - Strengthened for heavy cargo Tweendecker |
IMO-number |
9436329 |
Call sign |
V2GQ2 |
Flag |
Antigua & Barbuda |
Port of registry |
St. John’s |
Previous flags |
2009 - 2017 Gibraltar - Call sign: ZDJM9 2017 - 2017 Canada - Call sign: CFFF |
GT |
12.936 t |
DWT |
Summer: 17.302,6 t |
NT |
5.825 t |
Number of 20ft containers |
In hold: 408 On deck: 225 Total: 958 |
Number of 40ft containers |
In hold: 193 + 22 TEU On deck: 225 + 100 TEU Total: 418 + 122 TEU |
Container capacity 14t |
617 |
Reefer plug |
60 on deck |
Length |
143,13 m overall 134,43 m between perpendiculars |
Breadth |
23,13 m extreme 22,80 m moulded |
Draught |
Summer: 9,70 m |
Height above keel |
41,40 m |
Forecastle |
11,63 m |
Poop |
15,40 m |
Depth |
13,30 m to main deck |
Speed |
Max: 16,3 knots Service: 14,6 knots Eco: 13,0 knots |
Built |
2009 |
Keel laid |
15/11/2008 |
Launch date |
11/06/2009 |
Date of completion |
28/10/2009 |
Builder |
Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. Tanggu China |
Yard number |
SB355-9 |
Hull material |
Shipbuilding steel (standard) |
Hull type |
Single hull double bottom, continuous from peak to peak bulkhead |
Watertight bulkheads |
8 |
Continuous decks |
1 |
Main engine |
1x MAN-B&W 6S46 MC-C - 2 stroke 6 cylinder 460 x 1.932 mm combustion engine 7.074 kW at 129,0 rpm Manufacturer: Yichang Marine Diesel Engine Co., Ltd. |
Propellers |
1x Fixed pitch propeller - 4 blades |
Boilers |
Steam boiler, oil fired / exhaust gas heated - 8,0 bar Heating surface: 24,0 m² Heating surface: 185,0 m² Build: 2006 Manufacturer: Saacke Qingdao Marine Boiler Co., Ltd. |
Generators |
3x Yanmar 6EY18AL main diesel generatorsets each 600 kW |
Emergency generator |
1x MAN D0824 LE201 diesel generatorset 85 kW |
Compressed air receivers |
2x Receivers each 3.500 litres - 30,0 bar 1x Receiver 250 litres - 30,0 bar |
Bow thruster |
1x Transverse thruster 700 kW |
Number of holds |
3 Hold 1: 22,50 x 13,20 x 11,70 m - boxshaped Hold 2: 42,20 x 18,60 x 13,80 m - boxshaped Hold 3: 28,10 x 18,60 x 13,80 m - boxshaped Holds 2,3 with two operation levels of tweendeck: Level 1 / Level 2 upper hold height: abt. 8,20 m / 5,90 m lower hold height: abt. 4,60 m / 6,90 m) |
Cargo hold capacity |
Grain & bale: 21.697 m³ - 766.222 ft³ |
Hold ventilation |
Hold 1: abt. 15 times / hour Holds 2,3: abt. 6 times / hour |
Number of hatches |
3 Hatch 1: abt. 20,50 x 13,20 m Hatch 2: abt. 38,80 x 18,60 m Hatch 3: abt. 26,20 x 18,60 m |
Hatch type |
Hatches are fitted with hydraulic-operated folding hatch covers, can be partly disconnected |
Floor space |
Under deck: 3.184 m² / 34.276 ft² On deck: 1.480 m² / 15.930 ft² |
Max permitted loads |
Tanktop: 20,0 t/m² Hold 1 tweendeck: 3,0 t/m² Hold 2,3 tweendeck: 4,70 t/m² Hatch covers: 2,20 t/m² |
Tank capacities |
IFO abt.: 1.526 m³ MGO abt.: 145 m³ Ballast abt.: 5.670 m³ Freshwater abt.: 335 m³ |
Anchor equipment |
3x Anchors weight each 6.000 kg Length: 577,50 m Diameter: 60 mm |
Cargo gear |
3x NMF deck cranes - SWL 80,0 t each, portside 160 t capacity combined |
Crew size |
20 |
Manager |
Briese Heavylift GmbH & Co KG Hafenstraße 12 26789 Leer Germany |
Operator |
BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG Hafenstr. 10B 26789 Leer Germany |
Registered owner |
Briese Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG MS "Ocean Breeze" |
Latest data adjustment |
24 March 2022 |