Mercs Mahaweli 01

Westerschelde 13 July 2017

 

Name

MERCS MAHAWELI

Previous names

2010 Launch as: Sonja Friederich

2010 - 2015 Safmarine Longa

2015 - 2017 BBC Mahaweli

Type

Multi-Purpose dry cargo ship - Equipped for carriage of containers, Strengthened for heavy cargo

IMO-number

9500077

Call sign

4RBQ

Flag

Sri Lanka

Port of registry

Colombo

GT

9.772 t

DWT

Summer: 12.349 t

NT

4.384 t

Number of 20ft containers

712

Length

140,07 m overall

133,72 m registered

Breadth

21,50 m registered

Draught

8,20 m

Forecastle

10,35 m

Poop

12,90 m

Depth

11,40 m moulded

Speed

16,5 knots

Built

2010

Keel laid

04/12/2008

Launch date

06/08/2009

Date of completion

21/09/2010

Builder

Tongfang Jiangxin Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.

Jiangxin Road, Hukou County

Jiujiang, 332501 Jiangxi

People's Republic of China

Yard number

JX603

Hull material

Shipbuilding steel (standard)

Hull type

Double bottom

Watertight bulkheads

5

Continuous decks

2

Main engine

1x B&W 6S46MC-C - 2 stroke 6 cylinder 460 x 1.932 mm combustion engine 7.860 kW at 129 rpm

Year of manufacture: 2008

Manufacturer: Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

1, Jeonha-dong, Dong-gu

Ulsan ,682-792 Kyongsang-namdo

Republic of Korea

Propellers

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

Boilers

1x Steam boiler, oil fired - 7,0 bar

Heating Surface: 22,6 m²

1x Steam boiler, exhaust gas heated - 7,0 bar

Heating Surface: 260,0 m²

Year of manufacture: 2008

Manufacturer: Zhangjiagang Greens Shazhou Boiler Co., Ltd.

1, Renmin XI Road

Zhangjiagang City ,215600 Jiangsu

People's Republic of China

Electric installations

3x Plants each 450 V - 1.000 kVA

1x Plant 450 V - 122,5 kVA

2x Plants each 24 V - 200 Ah

1x Plant 24 V - 400 Ah

4x Plants each 24 V - 600 Ah

Generators

3x Main diesel generatorsets each 1.000 kVA

Emergency generator

1x Diesel generatorset 122,5 kVA

Batteries

4x Batteries for start emergency engine each 600 Ah

1x Battery for UPS radio 400 Ah

2x Batteries for automation each 200 Ah

Compressed air receivers

2x Receivers each 3.500 litres - 30,0 bar

1x Receiver 200 litres - 30,0 bar

1x Receiver 40 litres - 10,0 bar

1x Receiver 1.000 litres - 7,0 bar

Bow thruster

1x Transverse thruster - 500 kW, forward

Tank capacities

Ballast: 4.753,4 m³

Anchor equipment

3x Anchors weight each 4.890 kg

Chain length: 550,00 m

Diameter: 54 mm

Cargo gear

1x Crane - 45,0 / 40,0 t

2x Cranes - each 80,0 / 40,0 t

Crew size

25

Manager

Reederei Eugen Friederich GmbH & Co. KG

Anne-Conway-Str. 2

28359 Bremen

Federal Republic of Germany

Operator

Mercantile Marine Management Ltd.

No 441, K. Cyril C. Perera Mawath

Colombo

Sri lanka

Registered owner

MS "SONJA FRIEDERICH" Schifffahrtsges. mbH & Co. KG

Anne-Conway-Str. 2
8359 Bremen

Federal Republic of Germany

Renamed

2019 Zea Mahaweli

Sri Lanka, Colombo - Call sign: 4RBQ

Latest data adjustment

22 November 2020