Zeebrugge 24 January 2009 |
Name |
WESTERN TRADER |
Previous name |
1991 - 1992 Western Trader |
Type |
General cargo ship - Strengthened for heavy cargo, Equipped for carriage of containers |
IMO-number |
9031416 |
Call sign |
V2IO |
Flag |
Antigua & Barbuda |
Port of registry |
St. John's |
GT |
4.164 t |
DWT |
4.635 t |
NT |
1.965 t |
Number of 20ft containers |
381 |
Reefer Plugs |
42 |
Length |
111,05 m overall |
Breadth |
16,07 m overall |
Draught |
Summer: 5,972 m |
Forecastle |
6,08 m |
Poop |
9,90 m |
Freeboard |
2.440 mm |
Depth |
8,40 m moulded |
Speed |
14,5 knots |
Built |
1991 |
Date of order |
01.02.1991 |
Keel laid |
16.04.1991 |
Launch date |
02.11.1991 |
Date of completion |
12.1991 |
Builder |
Schiffswerft Hugo Peters Wewelsfleth Peters & Co. GmbH |
Yard number |
640 |
Hull material |
Shipbuilding steel (standard) |
Hull type |
Single hull |
Watertight bulkheads |
6 |
Continuous decks |
2 |
Main engine |
1x MAK 9 M 453 C - 4 stroke single acting 9 cylinder 320 x 420 mm diesel engine - 3.300 kW |
Number of screws |
1x Controllable pitch propeller - aft |
Boilers |
1x Water heater, oil fired - 4,0 bar |
Electric installations |
1x 400/220 V - 575 kVA |
Shaft generator |
1x 625 kVA |
Generators |
2x Main diesel generatorsets each 287,5 kVA |
Emergency generator |
1x Diesel generatorset 75 kVA |
Bow thruster |
1x Transverse thruster JASTRAM - forward |
Cargo capacity |
Bale: 7.124 m³ |
Largest hatch |
Length: 25,20 m |
Anchor equipment |
3x Anchors weight each 3.060 kg |
Compressed air receivers |
2x Receivers each 500 - 30,0 bar |
Crew |
11 |
Manager |
Hermann Bus Gmbh & Cie KG |
Operator |
Feederlink |
Owner |
Hermann Buss KG MS "WESTERN TRADER" GmbH & Co. |