BBC Congo 01
Antwerpen 31 August 2011

 

Name

BBC CONGO

Type

Multi-purpose dry cargo ship

IMO-number

9436331

Call sign

V2EL3

Flag

Antigua & Barbuda

Port of registry

St. Johns

GT

12.974 t

DWT

16.936 t

NT

5.334 t

Number of 20ft containers

On deck: 550

In hold: 408

Total: 958

Reefer plugs

60

Length

143,13 m overall

134,43 m registered

Breadth

22,80 m registered

Draught

9,70 m

Depth

13,30 m moulded

Speed

15,00 knots

Built

2010

Keel laid

15.11.2008

Launch date

10.09.2009

Date of completion

12.01.2010

Builder

Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co., Ltd.
1, Jichang Street
300435 Tanggu , Tianjin
People's Republic of China

Yard number

SB355-10

Hull material

Shipbuilding steel (standard)

Hull type

Double bottom

Watertight bulkheads

5

Continuous decks

2

Main engine

1x MAN B&W 6S46MC-C - 2 stroke 6 cylinder 460 x 1.932 mm diesel engine - 7.074 kW at 129 rpm

Year of manufacture: 2008

Manufacturer: Yichang Marine Diesel Engine Co., Ltd.
93, Xiling Er Road
430003 Yichang
People's Republic of China

Propeller

1x Solid propeller (keyless) - aft at 129 rpm

Boilers

1x Steam boiler, oil fired - 8,0 bar

Heating surface: 24,0 m²

1x Exhaust gas heated - 8,0 bar

Heating surface: 185,0 m²

Year of manufacture: 2009

Manufacturer: TPK Nova d.o.o.
Zitnjak b.b.
10000 Zagreb
Croatia

Electric installations

1x Plant 450 V - 750 kVA

1x Plant 450 V - 750 kVA

1x Plant 450 V - 750 kVA

1x Plant 450 V - 126 kVA

1x Plant 24 V - 200 Ah

Diesel generators

3x YANMAR 6N18AL-EV main diesel generatorsets each 750 kVA / 600 kW

Emergency generator

1x Diesel generatorset 126 kVA

Batteries

12x Batteries for UPS Lighting each 200 Ah

Compressed air receivers

2x Receivers each 3.500 litres - 30,0 bar

1x Receiver 250 litres - 30,0 bar

1x Receiver 500 litres - 10,0 bar

1x Receiver 250 litres - 10,0 bar

Bow thruster

1x Transverse thruster 700 kW, forward

Holds

2

Hold 1: 34,30 x 18,60 / 13,21 x 12,10 m
Hold 2: 51,80 x 18,60 m x 13,83 m

Hatches

2

Hatch 1: 34,50 x 18,60 m
Hatch 2: 51,80 x 18,60 m

Hatch cover type

2x hatches are fitted with hydraulic-operated folding hatch covers, can be partly disconnected

Floor space under deck

2.986 m² / 32.141 ft²

Cargo capacity

Grain & bales:21.697 m³

Strength

On deck: 2,2 t/m²

Tanktop: 20,0 t/m²

Tweendeck: 4,7 t/m²

Tank capacities

HFO: 1.480 t / 1.526 m³

MGO: 125 t / 145 m³

Fresh water: 335 m³

Ballast water: 5.812 t / 5670 m³

Lifting equipment

3 NMF cranes situated portside:

2x Cranes - SWL 250 t each

1x Crane - SWL 80 t

500 t capacity combined

Anchor equipment

3x Anchors weight each 6.000 kg

Chain length: 577,50 m

Crew size

20

Manager

Briese Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG
Hafenstr. 12
26789 Leer
Federal Republic of Germany

Operator

BBC Chartering & Logistic GmbH & Co.KG
Universitätsallee 5
28359 Bremen
Germany

Owner

Briese Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG MS "STRONG BREEZE"
Hafenstr. 12
26789 Leer
Federal Republic of Germany