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Entering Kiel-Holtenau Locks (eastbound) in late 80s
*1971 AG Weser Seebeck, Bremerhaven as Tarpon Sands (950)
36L Standard Type with Flender Heavy Lift Gear 150to.
GT: 9,855 TDW: 16,003
L: 151.60m B: 21.06m D: 9.27m
1 MAN 9,800 BHP 16,0kn.
Scrapped in 1998

Leaving Holtenau Locks in late 80s
*1974 AG Weser Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven (975) Modified 36L (large poop)
Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping Co.
GT: 10,569 TDW: 12,199to
L: 145.01m B: 21.04m D: 9,38
1 x 75to Stülcken Derrick
1 MAN 8,750 BHP 16,5kn
Sold 1991 SHENG YUAN (LIAONING STEAM SHIPPING, Dalian)

Entering Kiel-Canal in Holtenau in 1988
*1972,Warnowwerft, Warnemünde
VEB Deutsche Seereederei, Rostock
GT: 11,023 TDW: 13,100to
L: 166.40m B: 23.10m D: 9.55m
1 Diesel 14.931 kW 22,00 knots
So called “Schnellfrachter”
First “Semicontainer” built in GDR
Sister to KARL MARX
Scrapped in 1991 in Bombay

In Kiel-Holtenau locks in 1987
Deutsche See Reederei (DSR), Rostock
*1967 WARNOWWERFT WARNEMUNDE, GDR
L: 150.15m B: 20,24m D: 8,20m
GT: 8,806 TDW: 10,150to.
1x60to. Heavy Lift Derrick
1 MAN Diesel 11,200 BHP 18,50kn.

*1975 Type:Gk B-438/5 (Gdansk)
DWT: 9,346 357 TEU
L: 161m B: 22.9m D: 9.7m
Diesel: 12,806 kW 21kn
Sold in 1993 to Albaharia Shipping Co., renamed Fath Allah
Scrapped

Kiel-Nordhafen 2002 loading grain
Samios Shipping Co. S.A.
*1979 Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Ind.
GT 10.322 DWT 16.897
Loa:145.52 m Bext:21.04 m
Built as Anthos

In Kiel-Canal Nordhafen-Silo) loading Grain 2004
NAMAR DENIZCILIK, Turkish Flag
*1981 MINAMI-NIPPON, USUKI
GT: 11.412 DWT: 18.427 5.914 kW 15,5kn
L: 154,5m B: 22,89m D: 9,15m
4x25to. Derricks
In Feb. 2007 name changed to PANGOR

HDW Kiel 2010/07/26
Former NSB ship recently sold to greek owners together with her sister NB 418 after
long lay up period, will leave HDW in a few days under new 2-year charter to CSAV
*2009 HDW GmbH, Kiel (#419)
Paragon Shipping, Athens, Greece
GT: 36,087 TDW: 42,600mt 3,400 TEU
L: 228.62m B: 32.22m D: 12.00m

HDW Kiel 2010/07/20 with new name and funnel
Former NSB ship (NB 418 Buxpower) recently sold to greek owners (Paragon
Shipping, Piraeus) together with her sister NB 419 (now BOX TRADER) after long
lay up period, will leave HDW in some days
*2009 HDW GmbH, Kiel (#418)
GT: 36,087 TDW: 42,600mt 3,400 TEU
L: 228.62m B: 32.22m D: 12.00m
31,640 kW 23.25kn

Passing Levensau eastbound 2010/07/18
MS “HANNA A” Gebr. Ahrens GmbH & Co. KG
*2008 J.J. Sietas KG Schiffswerft GmbH & Co. / Hamburg
Gross 9,981 Net 6,006 Deadweight 11,252 t
ex WEC VAN RUYSDAEL, HANNA