Helvetia 01

Westerschelde 11 May 2019

 

Name

HELVETIA

Previous names

2005 - 2011 Beluga Energy

2011 - 2014 Linde

2014 - 2014 Nordana Emma

2014 - 2016 Rickmers Chittagong

2016 - 2017 BBC Iowa

Type

Multi-purpose heavy lift dry cargo vessel - Strengthened for heavy cargo - Tweendecker

IMO-number

9261085

Call sign

V2CU6

Flag

Antigua & Barbuda

Port of registry

St. John’s

GT

9.611 t registered

DWT

Summer: 12.791 t

NT

4.260 t registered

Number of 20ft containers

On deck: 331

in hold: 334

Total: 665

Container capacity 14t

534

Length

138,07 m overall

Breadth

21,00 m moulded

Draught

Max: 7,98 m

Moulded L x B x D

130,00 x 21,00 x 11,00 m

Registered L x B x D

130,71 x 21,00 x 11,00 m

Freeboard

3.018 mm

Depth

11,00 m moulded

Speed

14,0 knots

Built

2005

Keel laid

28/05/2002

Launch date

25/08/2003

Date of completion

04/07/2005

Builder

Jiangzhou Union Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.

Rui Chang

China

Yard number

A461

Hull material

Steel

Hull type

Double hull

Main engine

1x MaK 6M43C - 4 stroke single acting 6 cylinder 430 x 610 mm combustion engine 5.400 kW / 7.342 bhp at 500 rpm

Manufacturer: Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co. Kg - Germany

Propeller shaft

1x oil lubrication shaft without monitoring device

Diameter: 500 mm

Propellers

1x Fixed pitch propeller

Boilers

1x Auxiliary thermal oil heater

Generators

2x Main diesel generatorsets each 443 kW

1x Main diesel generatorset 515 kW

Emergency generator

1x Diesel generatorset 99 kW

Bow thruster

500 kW

Number of cargo holds

Hold 1: 18,75 x 15,02 m aft, to 10,06 m fwd

Tweendeck position (5,40 m)

Hold 2: 42,00 x 17,50 m

Tweendeck positions (3,25 m/6,00 m/7,40 m)

Hold 3 :25,50 x 17,50 m

Tweendeck position (5,59 m)

Cargo hold capacity

Grain: 15.952 m³ / 563.340 ft³

Max permitted loads

Tanktop: 16,0 t/m²

Tweendeck hold: 4,4 t/m²

Hatchcovers: 1,75 t/m²

Tank capacities

Fuel IFO: 948 m³

Fuel MDO: 150 m³

Freshwater: 141 m³

Ballast: 5.000 m³

Crew size

2x NMF Deck cranes - SWL 120 t combinable to 240 t located port side

Manager

BF Shipmanagement GmbH & Co. KG (Rederei Foroohari)

An der Werft 2

21680 Stade

Germany

Operator

Dship Carriers Pte. Ltd.

Singapore city

Republic of Singapore

Registered owner

MS "BF Ituma" Schifffahrts GmbH & Co. KG

Remarks

Hold 1: Sprinkler system

Hold 2 and 3: 12 air changes per hour

Latest data adjustment

02 May 2020