Dorset 02

Zeebrugge 05 January 2015

 

Name

DORSET

Previous names

2003 - 2014 Longstone - Australia, Melbourne - call sign: VJN4610

Type

Roll-On/Roll-Off carrier- container vessel - RoCon

IMO-number

9234082

Call sign

9HA3628

Flag

Malta

Port of registry

Valletta

GT

23.235 t

DWT

13.274 t

NT

6.971 t

Number of 20ft containers

668

Length

193,00 m overall

182,39 m between perpendiculars

Breadth

26,07 m

Draught

Summer: 7,40 m

Lanemetres

2.606

Depth

8,60 m

Speed

17,0 knots

Built

2003

Launch date

08.11.2002

Date of completion

06.02.2003

Builder

Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
Flensburg
Germany

Yard number

719

Hull material

Steel

Main engine

2x Caterpillar-MaK 9M43 - 9 cylinder diesel engines - total 12.600 kW / 16.200 hp

Propellers

2

Number of passengers

12

Number of beds

12

Crew

22

Manager

Cobelfret Ferries

Previous manager

Toll Transport Pty
Melbourne
Australia

Previous names & managers

2003 - 2006 Longstone - Transfennica

2006 -20011 Longstone - Finnlines

2012 - 2013 Longstone - North Sea RoRo

2013 - 2014 Longstone - DFDS Seaways

2014 - 2014 Longstone - Toll Shipping

2014 - 2015 Dorset - Cobelfret Ferries

Owner

Shiplux VIII S.A.
Rue Schiller 3-7
2519 Luxembourg

G.D. Luxembourg

Previous owners

2003 - 2014 A.W.S.R. Shipping

2014 - 2015 C Bulk NV

Renamed

2015 Finnmerchant

Finland - Call sign: OJQW

Operator: Finnlines

Owner: Finnlines Plc

Latest data adjustment

29 April 2015