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| Westerschelde 29 August 2015 |
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Name |
HAPPY RIVER |
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Type |
Multi-Purpose heavy lift carrier - Equipped for carriage of containers |
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IMO-number |
9139294 |
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Call sign |
PCAW |
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Flag |
The Netherlands |
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Port of registry |
Amsterdam |
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GT |
10.990 |
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DWT |
Summer: 15.634 t |
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NT |
5.041 Panama: 9.255 |
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Number of 20ft containers |
In hold: 346 On deck: 695 1.041 |
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Container capacity 14t |
477 |
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Length |
138,04 m overall 127,90 m between perpendiculars |
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Breadth |
22,88 m moulded 23,19 m extreme |
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Draught |
Summer: 9,50 m |
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Keel to mast air draft |
42,50 m |
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Freeboard |
3.468 mm |
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Depth |
12,95 m moulded |
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Speed |
Service: 16,4 knots |
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Build |
1997 |
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Keel laid |
06/06/1996 |
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Launch date |
10/01/1997 |
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Delivery date |
02/05/1997 |
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Builder |
Merwede Shipyard B.V., Hardinxveld-Giessendam The Netherlands |
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Yard number |
671 |
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Hull material |
Steel |
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Continuous decks |
1 |
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Main engine |
1x Wärtsilä 9R46 - 4 stroke single acting 9 cylinder 460 x 580 mm combustion engine 8.775 kW / 11.923 hp at 500 rpm Manufacturer: Wärtsilä Finland Oy, Turku (Åbo) - Finland |
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Propellers |
1x Lips controllable pitch propeller - aft at 129 rpm |
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Boilers |
1x CHR Wiesloch BV 172,00 m² / 7,00 bar 1x CHF Wiesloch BV 34,70 m² / 10;00 bar |
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Shaft generator |
1x 1.000 ekW |
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Generators |
3x 4 stroke main diesel engines connected with 3 generatorsets total 1.350 ekW / 1.687 kVA - 450 Volt 60 Hz |
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Emergency generator |
1x diesel generatorset 563 kVA - 450 kW - 625 hp |
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Bow thruster |
1x Lips tunnel thruster 850 kW, forward |
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Number of holds |
1 |
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Cargo hold capacity |
Grain/Bale: 17.863 m³ 16.338 m³ if tween deck installed |
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Number of hatches |
1 Weather deck: 91,00 x 17,70 m Tween deck: 87,50 x 17,60 m |
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Floor space |
Weather deck: 2.450 m² Tween deck: 1.252 m² Tanktop: 1.386 m² |
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Max permitted loads |
Weather deck hatch cover: 4,0 t/m² With pillars: 12,5 t/m² Tween deck hatch cover: 3,5 t/m² With pillars: 10,5 t/m² Tanktop: 20,0 t/m² |
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Tank capacities |
Fuel oil: 1.624,85 m³ |
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Cargo gear |
2x Huisman cranes - SWL 400 t each Situated on starboard side |
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Manager |
Spliethoff's Bevrachtingskantoor B.V. Amsterdam The Netherlands |
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Operator |
BigLift Shipping BV Radarweg 36 1042 AA, Amsterdam The Netherlands |
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Registered owner |
Rederij Happy River Spliethoff's Bevrachtingskantoor BV Radarweg 36 1042 AA, Amsterdam The Netherlands |
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Previous owners |
05/1997 - 08/2012 C.V. Scheepvaartonderneming Happy River, Amsterdam - The Netherlands |
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Latest data adjustment |
03 January 2026 |
