MV ‘COSCO FAITH’

Images of Containership MV ‘COSCO Faith’ departing Port of Hamburg                   Post-panamax Containership, appr. 13,100 TEU, built in 2012

VESSEL DESCRIPTION: Call Sign VRJL6, IMO Number 9472141. Built at Hyundai HI, Hong Kong Flagged, LR Classed, Length Overall of 366.00 m., Length Between Perpendiculars of 350.00 m., Draught of 14.50 m., Beam of 48.20 m., Gross Tonnage of 141,800. Main Engine: MAN B&W, 72,240mkW.  Additional information about the vessel can be found at the Vessel Owners / Managers website at http://www.seaspancorp.com/vessels/cosco-faith/

The vessel’s typical itinerary is Xingng, Dalian, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Singapore, via Suez Canal to Felixstowe, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp on the NE3 string Asia / North Europe Weekly Express Service 3 in the CKYHE Alliance (Cosco, “K” Line, Yang Ming, Hanjin, Evergreen).

MV ‘Cosco Faith’ is sistership to MV ‘Cosco Fortune’, found on previous posting on our blog from her departure from the Port of Piraeus, and MV ‘Cosco Fortune’ MV ‘Cosco Excellence’ and MV ‘Cosco Development’. We have had the honor to board the good vessel MV ‘Cosco Faith’  in the fall of 2012 in Hong Kong during her maiden voyage and port call, after her delivery from the shipbuilder.

VESSEL OWNERS / MANAGERS: Seaspan Corporation, website: http://www.seaspancorp.com
CARGO CAPACITY: Appr. 13,100 TEU, 8,900 Homogeneous and 1,600 Reefer, 10 Holds. No Cargo-lifting Gear.


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Post-panamax containership MV ‘Cosco Faith’ (13,100 teu, Hyundai Heavy, 2012) departing from the Port of Hamburg in mid-November 2015. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘Cosco Faith’ (13,100 teu, Hyundai Heavy, 2012) departing from the Port of Hamburg in mid-November 2015. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘Cosco Faith’ (13,100 teu, Hyundai Heavy, 2012) departing from the Port of Hamburg in mid-November 2015. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘Cosco Faith’ (13,100 teu, Hyundai Heavy, 2012) departing from the Port of Hamburg in mid-November 2015. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘Cosco Faith’ (13,100 teu, Hyundai Heavy, 2012) departing from the Port of Hamburg in mid-November 2015. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘Cosco Faith’ (13,100 teu, Hyundai Heavy, 2012) departing from the Port of Hamburg in mid-November 2015. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘Cosco Faith’ (13,100 teu, Hyundai Heavy, 2012) departing from the Port of Hamburg in mid-November 2015. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘Cosco Faith’ (13,100 teu, Hyundai Heavy, 2012) departing from the Port of Hamburg in mid-November 2015. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘Cosco Faith’ (13,100 teu, Hyundai Heavy, 2012) departing from the Port of Hamburg in mid-November 2015. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘Cosco Faith’ (13,100 teu, Hyundai Heavy, 2012) departing from the Port of Hamburg in mid-November 2015. The Seaspan insignia on the bridge. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘Cosco Faith’ (13,100 teu, Hyundai Heavy, 2012) departing from the Port of Hamburg in mid-November 2015. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘Cosco Faith’ (13,100 teu, Hyundai Heavy, 2012) departing from the Port of Hamburg in mid-November 2015. The COSCO insignia on the chimney-stack. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘Cosco Faith’ (13,100 teu, Hyundai Heavy, 2012) departing from the Port of Hamburg in mid-November 2015. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘Cosco Faith’ (13,100 teu, Hyundai Heavy, 2012) departing from the Port of Hamburg in mid-November 2015. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

MV COSCO FAITH 15@ W: YM WHOLESOME

Post-panamax containership MV ‘Cosco Faith’ (13,100 teu, Hyundai Heavy, 2012) departing from the Port of Hamburg in mid-November 2015. CKYHE containership ‘YM Wholesome’ inbound. Image credit: Karatzas Photohraphie Maritime

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘Cosco Faith’ (13,100 teu, Hyundai Heavy, 2012) departing from the Port of Hamburg in mid-November 2015. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

MV COSCO FAITH 17@ W: YM WHOLESOME

Post-panamax containership MV ‘Cosco Faith’ (13,100 teu, Hyundai Heavy, 2012) departing from the Port of Hamburg in mid-November 2015. CKYHE containership ‘YM Wholesome’ inbound. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime


© 2013 – present Basil M Karatzas & Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co.  All Rights Reserved.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS:  Vessel description is provided in good faith and is believed to be correct and accurate but no assurances, warranties or representations are made herewith. Vessel description is provided for entertainment  purposes only. We have no responsibility whatsoever for any errors / omissions in vessel description.

Access to this blog signifies the reader’s irrevocable acceptance of this disclaimer. No part of this blog can be reproduced by any means and under any circumstances, whatsoever, in whole or in part, without proper attribution or the consent of the copyright and trademark holders of this website. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that information herewithin has been received from sources believed to be reliable and such information is believed to be accurate at the time of publishing, no warranties or assurances whatsoever are made in reference to accuracy or completeness of said information, and no liability whatsoever will be accepted for taking or failing to take any action upon any information contained in any part of this website.  Thank you for the consideration.

Images posted on this blog are typically minimally processed gpeg images of lower resolution. Original images are typically shot in RAW format, which can be provided upon special request.

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MV ‘COSCO FORTUNE’

Images of Containership MV ‘COSCO Fortune’ departing Port of Piraeus
Post-panamax Containership, Fully Cellular, 13,100 TEU, Built 2012

VESSEL DESCRIPTION: Call Sign VRKE9, IMO Number 9472127. Built at Hyundai HI, Hong Kong Flagged, LR Classed, Length Overall of 366.00 m., Length Between Perpendiculars of 350.00 m., Draft of 14.50 m., Beam of 48.20 m., Gross Tonnage of 141,800. Main Engine: MAN B&W – 72,240 mkW. More information about the vessel from the Vessel Managers’ website: http://www.seaspancorp.com/vessels/cosco-fortune/

The vessel’s typical itinerary is Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen, Singapore, via Suez Canal, Piraeus, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp in the NE7 string Asia / North Europe Weekly Express Service 7 in the CKYHE Alliance (Cosco, “K” Line, Yang Ming, Hanjin, Evergreen). MV ‘Cosco Fortune’ is sistership to MV ‘Cosco Faith’ (depicted in previous post), MV ‘Cosco Development’ and MV ‘Cosco Excellence’.

VESSEL OWNER / MANAGERS: Seaspan Corporation, website: http://www.seaspancorp.com.

CARGO CAPACITY: Appr. 13,100 TEU, 8,900 Homogeneous with 1,600 Reefer, 10 Holds.


 

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘COSCO Fortune’ (13,000-teu, built at Hyundai Heavy in 2012)departing Port of Piraeus in November 2015. Pulled back from Cosco’s terminal. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘COSCO Fortune’ (13,000-teu, built at Hyundai Heavy in 2012)departing Port of Piraeus in November 2015. Pulled back from Cosco’s terminal and guided by a Vernicos tug. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘COSCO Fortune’ (13,000-teu, built at Hyundai Heavy in 2012)departing Port of Piraeus in November 2015. Pulled back from Cosco’s terminal and guided by a Vernicos tug. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘COSCO Fortune’ (13,000-teu, built at Hyundai Heavy in 2012)departing Port of Piraeus in November 2015. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘COSCO Fortune’ (13,000-teu, built at Hyundai Heavy in 2012)departing Port of Piraeus in November 2015. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘COSCO Fortune’ (13,000-teu, built at Hyundai Heavy in 2012)departing Port of Piraeus in November 2015. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘COSCO Fortune’ (13,000-teu, built at Hyundai Heavy in 2012)departing Port of Piraeus in November 2015. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘COSCO Fortune’ (13,000-teu, built at Hyundai Heavy in 2012)departing Port of Piraeus in November 2015. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘COSCO Fortune’ (13,000-teu, built at Hyundai Heavy in 2012)departing Port of Piraeus in November 2015. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘COSCO Fortune’ (13,000-teu, built at Hyundai Heavy in 2012)departing Port of Piraeus in November 2015. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘COSCO Fortune’ (13,000-teu, built at Hyundai Heavy in 2012)departing Port of Piraeus in November 2015. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘COSCO Fortune’ (13,000-teu, built at Hyundai Heavy in 2012)departing Port of Piraeus in November 2015. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘COSCO Fortune’ (13,000-teu, built at Hyundai Heavy in 2012)departing Port of Piraeus in November 2015. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie

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Post-panamax containership MV ‘COSCO Fortune’ (13,000-teu, built at Hyundai Heavy in 2012)departing Port of Piraeus in November 2015. Image credit: Karatzas Photographie


© 2013 – present Basil M Karatzas & Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co.  All Rights Reserved.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS:  Vessel description is provided in good faith and is believed to be correct and accurate but no assurances, warranties or representations are made herewith. Vessel description is provided for entertainment  purposes only. We have no responsibility whatsoever for any errors / omissions in vessel description.

Access to this blog signifies the reader’s irrevocable acceptance of this disclaimer. No part of this blog can be reproduced by any means and under any circumstances, whatsoever, in whole or in part, without proper attribution or the consent of the copyright and trademark holders of this website. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that information herewithin has been received from sources believed to be reliable and such information is believed to be accurate at the time of publishing, no warranties or assurances whatsoever are made in reference to accuracy or completeness of said information, and no liability whatsoever will be accepted for taking or failing to take any action upon any information contained in any part of this website.  Thank you for the consideration.

Images posted on this blog are typically minimally processed gpeg images of lower resolution. Original images are typically shot in RAW format, which can be provided upon special request.

Images of Jones Act Tanker MT ‘Ohio’ Sailing Downstream Mississippi River

Images of Jones Act Tanker MT ‘Ohio’ in the Mississippi River                                   50,000 DWT Chemical / Products Tanker IMO II, delivered in October 2015    


The Vessel MT ‘Ohio’ is sistership to MT ‘Louisiana’, MT ‘Texas’ and MT ‘West Virginia’.  Images of the tanker MT ‘West Virginia’ sailing upstream in the Mississippi River can be seen here.


VESSEL DESCRIPTION: Call Sign WOHN, IMO Number 9704776. Built at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA, United States Flagged, ABS Classed, IMO Class II. Length Overall of 183.31 m., Length Between Perpendiculars of 174.00 m., Draught of 13.00 m., Beam of 32.20 m., 52.50 Tonnes per Centimeter Immersion, Gross Tonnage of 29,700. ENGINE DETAILS: Engine Description 2 S.A. 6-cyl., Engine Model 6S50ME-B9.3,  MAN B. & W. Engine. Engine is LNG ready, first such tanker in the USA.

SHIPOWNER / MANAGER DETAILS: Crowley Maritime Corp.

CARGO CARRYING DETAILS: Cargo Capacity of appr. 53,000 cu.m., 330,000 barrels, IMO II, 6 Cargo Separations, 6 Cargo Manifolds. Segregated Ballast Tanks, 12 Tanks, 12 Pumps, Epoxy Tank Coating.

The vessel is the first in a series of four sisterships to be delivered from the shipbuilder following the acquisition by Crowley Maritime from Aker Philadelphia Shipyard Inc., (APSI). The vessel is unique as she was delivered from the shipbuilder ready for using LNG for propulsion.  According to the shipbuilder’s press releases at the time of the delivery of the tanker, the shipbuilder also sold their equity stake in the JV with Crowley for these vessels to a subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) placing an enterprise value of $150 million for each of the sistership vessels to the MT ‘Ohio’.

An interesting article on the shale oil market and the impact on the Jones Act tanker market was published in the past by Reuters under the title: Analysis: Shale oil storm blows U.S. tanker trade out of doldrums‘.


 

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Valued at $150 million, LNG-capable Jones Act chemical / products tanker MT ‘Ohio’ downstream the Mississippi River in New Orleans. Image Credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Valued at $150 million, LNG-capable Jones Act chemical / products tanker MT ‘Ohio’ downstream the Mississippi River in New Orleans. Image Credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Valued at $150 million, LNG-capable Jones Act chemical / products tanker MT ‘Ohio’ downstream the Mississippi River in New Orleans. Image Credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Valued at $150 million, LNG-capable Jones Act chemical / products tanker MT ‘Ohio’ downstream the Mississippi River in New Orleans. Image Credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Valued at $150 million, LNG-capable Jones Act chemical / products tanker MT ‘Ohio’ downstream the Mississippi River in New Orleans. Image Credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Valued at $150 million, LNG-capable Jones Act chemical / products tanker MT ‘Ohio’ downstream the Mississippi River in New Orleans. Image Credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Valued at $150 million, LNG-capable Jones Act chemical / products tanker MT ‘Ohio’ downstream the Mississippi River in New Orleans. Image Credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Valued at $150 million, LNG-capable Jones Act chemical / products tanker MT ‘Ohio’ downstream the Mississippi River in New Orleans. Image Credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Valued at $150 million, LNG-capable Jones Act chemical / products tanker MT ‘Ohio’ downstream the Mississippi River in New Orleans. Image Credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Valued at $150 million, LNG-capable Jones Act chemical / products tanker MT ‘Ohio’ downstream the Mississippi River in New Orleans. Image Credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Valued at $150 million, LNG-capable Jones Act chemical / products tanker MT ‘Ohio’ downstream the Mississippi River in New Orleans. Image Credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Valued at $150 million, LNG-capable Jones Act chemical / products tanker MT ‘Ohio’ downstream the Mississippi River in New Orleans. Image Credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Valued at $150 million, LNG-capable Jones Act chemical / products tanker MT ‘Ohio’ downstream the Mississippi River in New Orleans. Image Credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime

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Valued at $150 million, LNG-capable Jones Act chemical / products tanker MT ‘Ohio’ downstream the Mississippi River in New Orleans. Image Credit: Karatzas Photographie Maritime


© 2013 – present Basil M Karatzas & Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co.  All Rights Reserved.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS:  Vessel description is provided in good faith and is believed to be correct and accurate but no assurances, warranties or representations are made herewith. Vessel description is provided for entertainment  purposes only. We have no responsibility whatsoever for any errors / omissions in vessel description.

Access to this blog signifies the reader’s irrevocable acceptance of this disclaimer. No part of this blog can be reproduced by any means and under any circumstances, whatsoever, in whole or in part, without proper attribution or the consent of the copyright and trademark holders of this website. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that information herewithin has been received from sources believed to be reliable and such information is believed to be accurate at the time of publishing, no warranties or assurances whatsoever are made in reference to accuracy or completeness of said information, and no liability whatsoever will be accepted for taking or failing to take any action upon any information contained in any part of this website.  Thank you for the consideration.

Images posted on this blog are typically minimally processed jpeg images of lower resolution. Original images are typically shot in RAW format, which can be provided upon special request.