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Feederchief Shipping SA / KESS
*1993 K.K. Usuki Zosensho as Feederchief (#165)
GT: 8,659 Tdw: 3,222 805 Cars
L: 99.90m B: 20.53m D: 5.61m
B&W Diesel 3,176 kW 14.5kn

Kieler Förde outbound 2009/06/16

Stargate Shipmanagement, Bremen / GRAM, Oslo, Norway
long-term time charter with K-Line (KESS)
*1999 Hegemann Rolandwerft, Berne as FEEDERPILOT
GT: 9,233 NT: 2,940 TDW: 3,350mt 850 Cars/Units
L: 99.90m B: 19.65m D: 5.50m

Passing Kiel-Holtenau roads westbound 2010/05/02

STARGATE SHIPMANAGEMENT GMBH, Bremen
* 1998 Hegemann Rolandwerft, Berne (#184)
GT: 9,233 NT: 2,940 TDW: 3,346mt
L: 99.00m B: 19.50m D: 5.50m
ex Feedermate

Passing Laboe eastbound 20058/06/03

STARGATE SHIP MANAGEMENT GMBH, Bremen
*1980 Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Marugame Headquarters (#1091)
Tonnage Gross: 28,997 Net: 10,079 Deadweight : 21,249mt
L: 174.80m B: 26.80m D: 8.01m
Hitachi Diesel 9,635 kW 19.80kn
1 Crane 15to.

Passing Schulau (River Elbe) downstream 2009/08/14

Pic by Mathias Grimm

Grimaldi Group, Naples, Italy
*2001 ULJANIK SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRIES PULA – CROATIA (#438)
GT: 37,726 TDW: 12,594mt
L: 176.00m B: 31.10m D: 7.50m

River Elbe inbound Hamburg passing Finkenwerder 2008/09/12

Grande Traghetti, Genova (Grimaldi Lines)
*1998 FINCANTIERI TRIESTE – ITALY
GT: 51,935 NT: 16,084 TDW: 23,882mt
L: 208.61m B: 30.40m D: 9.70m
Car Cap: 2,790 Cars / up to 12 Passengers / 800 TEU
18 knots / South America Service

Kieler Förde 2008/06/15
UECC / Barber Ship Management
*1983 K. K. Kanasashi Zosen (3002) as Caribbean Breeze
GT: 29,933 Dwt: 11,611to Car capacity: 3,070
Length 164.0m Breadth 28.0m Draft 8.42m
Ube Industries, 7,943 kW, Service speed 17 knots / Trial Speed 20.10kn
Ex: Meijin -92
On long time charter from NYK

River Elbe downstream 2008/06/09 bound for Le Havre
WORLD CAR CARRIERS, LIBERIA (MOLSHIP, TOKYO)
*1985 Hitachi Zosen Corporation Innoshima Works (#4791)
GT: 47,561 NT: 15,066 TDW: 16,770to 4,900 Cars
L: 190.50m B: 32.26m D: 8.92m
Hitachi Zosen 12,356 kW 21.40kn

Only one left over of the 5 laid up Offen ships this year

Kiel Ostuferhafen 2010/09/04
Laid up since 2009/04/09

Reederei Claus-Peter Offen GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
*1997 Flender Werft, Lübeck (#667)
Gross 21,531 Net 11,839 Deadweight 30,188mt TEU: 2,061
Length 181.92m Breadth 29.80m Draught 11.55m
1 Crane 25.00 t, 2 Cranes each 40.00 / 36.00 t
12, 240 kW 19.00kn

ex CMA CGM LAGOS, CANMAR PROMISE, SANTA GIORGINA, P&O NEDLLOYD RIO GRANDE, SANTA GIORGINA

Outbound Kieler Förde 2010/09/07 evening

Stena Ferries Ltd, London

*2001 Astilleros Españoles, Puerta Real (#81)
GT: 44,237 NT: 17,209 TDW: 10,670mt
L: 240.10m B: 28.10m D: 6.00m

(4x) Sulzer 8ZAL40S diesel 23,000 kW 22.00kn

1,300 Passengers 4,000 lanemeters 300 cars

ex Stena Hollandica

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