Images of the Cruiseship ‘Brilliance of the Seas’ departing the Port of Piraeus

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co.

MV ‘Brilliance of the Seas’
Cruiseship Vessel, 2,140 Berths, built in 2002 at Meyer Werft

VESSEL DESCRIPTION: Call Sign C6SJ5, IMO Number 9195200. Built at Meyer Werft, Bahamas Flagged, DNV Classed, Length Overall of 292.00 m., Length Between Perpendiculars of 263.50 m., Draught of 8.50 m., Beam of 32.20 m., Gross Tonnage of 90,090, Moulded Depth of 11.50 m., Tonnage of 53,812 International Net and 10,589 Dwt (long).

VESSEL OWNERS: Royal Caribbean International, Florida, United States. Website: http://www.royalcaribbean.co.uk. Technical Manager: RCL Cruises Ltd, Surrey, United Kingdom.

OTHER DETAILS: Total number of Passengers 2,550, 1056 Passenger Cabins, 2140 Passenger Berths, 12 Passenger Decks, 850 Crew.

The Vessel was ordered as a newbuilding in 1998 at a reported nominal price of US$ 350 million. Deckplans of the Vessel can be seen at the Cruise Compete website by clicking here.

MAIN ENGINE: Gen. Elec. Engine, Speed of 25.00 kts at 292.00 tonnes per day, Gas Oil, Bunker Capacity of 3,220 tonnes. 2 x Gas Turbine Gen. 50,000mkW total at 3,600rpmAC generator.

AUXILIARIES: 1 x Aux. Diesel Gen – Wartsila 4-stroke 16V38B – 4-stroke 16-cyl. 380mm x 475mm bore/stroke 11,600mkW total at 600rpm driving 1 x AC generator(s), 1 x Aux. Diesel Gen – MAN 18VP185 – 4-stroke 18-cyl. 185mm x 196mm bore/stroke 4,000mkW total at 1,800rpm driving 1 x AC generator(s), 1 x Aux. Steam Turb. Gen. Fincantieri Diesel 56B 25,000mkW total at 9,000rpm driving 1 x AC generator, 1 x Emergency Gen – Mitsubishi HI Engine S12R-MPTA – 4-stroke 12-cyl. 170mm x 180mm bore/stroke 1,140mkW total at 1,800rpm driving 1 x AC generator(s). 2 x Azimuth, Pod (Aft) (electric), ABB Azipod™ VO2300 at 40,000ekW total AC.

Medium size cruiseship, built 14 year ago at Meyer Werft at a price of US$350 mil for RCL, ‘Brilliance of the Seas’ departs the Port of the Piraeus on a sunny August afternoon. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

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Images of MV ‘CMA CGM Arkansas’ departing the Port of Piraeus

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co.

MV ‘CMA CGM Arkansas’ departing the Port of Piraeus
Post-panamax, Fully-cellular Containership 9,300 TEU, built in 2015

VESSEL DETAILS: Launch Name was CMA CGM Arkansas. Call Sign 9HA3973, IMO Number 9722651. Built at Samsung HI, Malta Flagged, BV, China Classed, P&I insurance with Steamship Mutual P&I, Length Overall of 300.00 m., Length Between Perpendiculars of 286.00 m., Draught of 12.50 m., Beam of 48.20 m., Gross Tonnage of 94,440, Moulded Depth of 25.00 m., Tonnage of 52,015 International Net and 102,590 Dwt (long).

VESSEL OWNERS / MANAGERS: Bank of Communications Financial Leasing, China P.R., website: http://www.bocommleasing.com Technical Manager: CMA Ships, France.

CARGO HANDLING DETAILS: Total Teu Capacity of 9,300, 1400 x Sockets, Reefer. No Cargo Gear. Ship is able to transit the newly expanded locks of the Panama Canal.

MAIN ENGINE: 1 x Diesel – MAN B. & W. 8S90ME-C9.2 – 2-stroke 8-cyl. 900mm x3260mm bore/stroke 46,480mkW total at 84rpm.

AUXILIARY: 2 x Aux. Diesel Gen – Himsen 9H32/40 – 4-stroke 9-cyl. 320mm x 400mm bore/stroke 9,000mkW total at 720rpm driving 2 x HHI – Hyundai Elec. HSJ7 917-10P.

Images of post-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM Arkansas’ (9,300-teu, built at Samsung Heavy in 2015) departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Images of post-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM Arkansas’ (9,300-teu, built at Samsung Heavy in 2015) departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Images of post-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM Arkansas’ (9,300-teu, built at Samsung Heavy in 2015) departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Images of post-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM Arkansas’ (9,300-teu, built at Samsung Heavy in 2015) departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Images of post-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM Arkansas’ (9,300-teu, built at Samsung Heavy in 2015) departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Images of post-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM Arkansas’ (9,300-teu, built at Samsung Heavy in 2015) departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Images of post-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM Arkansas’ (9,300-teu, built at Samsung Heavy in 2015) departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Images of post-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM Arkansas’ (9,300-teu, built at Samsung Heavy in 2015) departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Images of post-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM Arkansas’ (9,300-teu, built at Samsung Heavy in 2015) departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Images of post-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM Arkansas’ (9,300-teu, built at Samsung Heavy in 2015) departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Images of post-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM Arkansas’ (9,300-teu, built at Samsung Heavy in 2015) departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

Images of post-panamax containership MV ‘CMA CGM Arkansas’ (9,300-teu, built at Samsung Heavy in 2015) departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images.

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Images of heavily smoking ferry MV ‘KRITI I’ departing the Port of Piraeus

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co.

Ferry MV ‘Kriti I’ (Ex-name: New Suzuran) in smoky cloud nine
1,800 Passengers Pass./Car Ferry Built 1979

VESSEL DESCRIPTION: Ex-name is New Suzuran. Call Sign SZRD, IMO Number 7814046, Vessel was rebuilt or converted in 1996. Built at Koyo Dock K.K., Greece Flagged, RINA Classed, Moulded Depth of 9.00 m., Tonnage of 10,230 International Net and 5,310 Dwt (long). Length Overall of 191.80 m., Length Between Perpendiculars of 181.00 m., Draught of 6.75 m., Beam of 29.40 m., Gross Tonnage of 27,240, MAN Engine, Speed of 22.50 kts, Horsepower of 32,000 HP.

VESSEL OWNERS / MANAGERS DETAILS: Anek Lines, Greece. E-mail Address: customerservice@anek.gr Website: http://www.anek.gr

CARGO HANDLING DETAILS: Vehicle Capacity of 850 Cars, Lane Length of 1,700.00 m., 1 Stern Ramp(s), 2 Stern Ramp(s). Total number of Passengers 1,800.

MAIN ENGINE: 2 x Diesel – MAN 16V52/55A – 4-stroke 16-cyl. 520mm x550mm bore/stroke 23,536mkW total at 450rpm.

Ferry MV ‘Kriti I’ departs the Port of Piraeus on a lovely summer evening under a thick cloud of smoke. To contact the shipowner, Anek Lines, with any suggestions, please click here. To contact the (Greek) Hellenic Coast Guard with any inquiries, such as when latest the vessel passed Port State Control (PSC) inspection, please click here! (Sorry, Hellenic Coast Guard website was available ONLY in Greek as of August 12th, 2016). For a dream-shot of the vessel from the shipowner’s website, please click here (and please do make your own comparison with real life, dear reader). Image credit: Karatzas Images

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Images of Cruiseship MV ‘Mein Schiff 2’ departing the Port of Piraeus

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co.

Cruiseship MV ‘MEIN SCHIFF 2’ (Ex: Celebrity Mercury) 1,910 Berths, Cruiseship, built 1997 at Meyer Werft

VESSEL DESCRIPTION: Ex-names are Celebrity Mercury, Mercury. Launch Name was Mercury. Call Sign 9HJG9, IMO Number 9106302. DIMENSIONS/TONNAGES: Moulded Depth of 10.50 m., Tonnage of 43,108 International Net and 9,448 Dwt (long). Built at Meyer Werft, Malta Flagged, LR Classed, Length Overall of 262.51 m., Length Between Perpendiculars of 225.75 m., Draught of 8.50 m., Beam of 32.20 m., Gross Tonnage of 77,300, ENGINE DETAILS: Engine Description 4 S.A. 9-cyl., Engine Model 9L48/60, MAN Engine, Speed of 21.50 kts, Horsepower of 42,824B at 500. 2 Variable pitch Propellors.

VESSEL OWNER / MANAGER DETAILS: TUI Cruises Gmbh, Germany, URL: http://www.tuicruises.com/.

PASSENGER CAPACITY: Total number of Passengers 2,681, 920 Passenger Cabins, 1912 Passenger Berths, 10 Passenger Decks, 956 Crew.

Images of the Cruiseship MV ‘Mein Schiff 2’ departing the Port of Hamburg were posted on our blog almost two years ago, in June 2014!