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Name |
AFRICAN RIVER |
Type |
Geared multi-purpose dry cargo ship - Equipped for carriage of containers - Strengthened for heavy cargo |
IMO-number |
9425174 |
Call sign |
CQEX |
Flag |
Portugal |
Port of registry |
Madeira |
Previous flag |
2011 - 2015 Antigua & Barbuda, St. John's - Call sign: V2FF5 |
GT |
20.973 t |
DWT |
Summer: 28.440,68 t |
NT |
10.262 t |
Light ship |
9.450 t |
Number of 20ft containers |
In hold: 603 On deck: 1.039 Total: 1.642 |
Reefer plugs |
100 |
Length |
166,44 m overall 159,33 m between perpendiculars |
Breadth |
27,75 m extreme 27,40 m moulded |
Draught |
10,10 m |
Keel to mast end |
47,45 m |
Air draught |
37,30 m |
Freeboard |
4.126 mm |
Depth |
14,20 m moulded |
Speed |
Max: 15,2 knots Service: 13,5 knots |
Built |
2011 |
Keel laid |
15/12/2008 |
Launch date |
09/12/2010 |
Date of completion |
08/06/2011 |
Builder |
Huanghai Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Shidao China |
Yard number |
HCY-65 |
Hull material |
Steel |
Main engine |
1xMAN-B&W/STX 6S40ME-B9 - 2 stroke 6 cylinder 400 x 1.770 mm combustion engine Mcr 6.810 kW / 9.259 hp at 146,0 rpm Ncr 5.750 kW at 138,5 rpm Builder: MAN Diesel & Turbo, Filial of MAN Diesel & Turbo SE - Germany |
Propellers |
1x Fixed pitch propeller |
Boilers |
1x Auxiliary boiler, composite |
Generators |
3x Yanmar 6EY18ALX diesel generatorsets each 600 kW |
Emergency generator |
1x Deutz TBD234V8 diesel generatorset 250 kW |
Bow thruster |
1x 900 kW |
Number of holds |
4x Box shaped Hold 1: 18,96 x 18,00 m Hold 2: 33,57 x 23,00 m, Tweendeck: 35,55 x 23,00 m Hold 3: 33,57 x 23,00 m, Tweendeck: 35,55 x 23,00 m Hold 4: 24,88 x 23,00 m, Tweendeck: 25,28 x 23,00 m |
Steel coil capacity |
Hold 1: 2.600,0 t Hold 2: 9.900,0 t Hold 3: 9.900,0 t Hold 4: 4.200,0 t |
Timber capacity |
Hold 1: 2.665,5 t Hold 2: 5.344,4 t hold 3: 5.344,4 t Hold 4: 3.780,2 t On deck: 3.179,8 t |
Cargo hold capacity |
Fitted for carriage of solid bulk cargoes and fitted for grain products Hold 1: 6.082,7 m³ Hold 2: 12.196,4 m³ Hold 3: 12.196,4 m³ Hold 4: 8.626,7 m³ |
Number of hatches |
4 |
Max permitted loads |
Tanktop: 20,0 t/m² |
Tank capacities |
HFO abt. 1.429,4 m³ MDO abt. 161,7 m³ FW abt. 290,66 m³ Ballast abt. 10532 m³ Sludge abt. 31,5 m³ Waste oil abt. 34,3 m³ Bilge WT. abt. 22,5 m³ Dirty WT. abt. 164 m³ Grey WT. abt. 13,8 m³ |
Anchor equipment |
Length: 660,00 m Diameter: 70 mm |
Cargo gear |
3x Electro-Hydraulic NMF port side deck cranes: SWL 80,0 t at 5,00 to 20,00 m Outreach SWL 60,0 t at 4,00 to 26,50 m Outreach SWL 45,0 t at 4,00 to 33,30 m Outreach |
Crew |
18 |
ISM & commercial manager |
Rörd Braren Bereederungs-GmbH & Co. KG Bielenberg 18 25377 Kollmar Germany |
Registered owner |
Schiffahrtsgesellschaft MS "SIMON BRAREN" GmbH & Co. KG Care of Roerd Braren Bereederungs GmbH & Co KG Bielenberg 18 23577 Kollmar Germany |
Renamed |
12/2022 Pacific Hero Portugal, Madeira - Call sign: CQEX Owner: Schiffahrtsgesellschaft MS "SIMON BRAREN" GmbH & Co. KG Manager: Rörd Braren Bereederungs-GmbH & Co. |
Latest data adjustment |
05 January 2023 |