Ocean Charger 01
Spijkenisse 14 July 2010

 

Name

OCEAN CHARGER

Previous names

2000 - 18.09.2003 Virgo J

18.09.2003 - 10.08.2009 Industrial Charger

Type

General cargo ship - Equipped for carriage of containers

IMO-number

9213959

Call sign

WDE9698

Flag

United States of America

Port of registry

New Orleans

GT

7.252 t registered

DWT

7.428 t

NT

2.754 t registered

Number of 20ft containers

In hold: 204

On deck: 302

Total: 506

Reefer plugs

80 reefer plugs of 12 kW capacity

Length

119,81 m overall

114,18 m registered

Breadth

20,00 m

Draught

7,715 m

Depth

11,30 m

Speed

16,50 m

Destination

Gibraltar

Keel laid

29.05.2000

Launch date

10.08.2000

Date of completion

11.11.2000

Builder

ENVC - Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo, S.A.
Avenida Praia do Norte
4901-851 Viana do Castelo
Portugal

Yard number

219

Hull material

Shipbuilding steel (higher tensile)

Hull type

Double bottom

Watertight bulkheads

7

Continuous decks

2

Main engine

1x MaK 6 M 43 - 4 stroke 6 cylinder 430 x 610 mm diesel engine - 5.400 kW / 7.342 bhp at 500 rpm

Year of manufacture: 2000

Manufacturer: Krupp Mak Maschinenbau GmbH
Falckensteiner Str. 2
24159 Kiel
Federal Republic of Germany

Propeller

1x Controllable pitch propeller - aft at 150 rpm

Boilers

1x Thermal oil heater, oil fired - 13,0 bar

Heating surface: 20,0 m²

Year of manufacture: 2000

Manufacturer: Wiesloch Marine & Industries B.V.
Ohmweg 8
3208 KE Spijkenisse
The Netherlands

1x Thermal oil heater, exhaust gas heated - 13,0 bar

Heating surface: 93,0 m²

Year of manufacture: 2000

Manufacturer: W.L. Feenstra
Noorderkade 13
8861 HJ Harlingen
The Netherlands

Electric installations

2x Plant 380/220 V each 437 kVA

1x Plant 380 V - 875 kVA

1x Plant 380 V - 437 kVA

Shaft generator

1x 875 kVA

Generators

2x Main diesel generatorsets each 437 kVA

Emergency generator

1x Diesel generatorset 437 kVA

Compressed air receivers

2x Receivers each 500 litres - 30,0 bar

1x Receiver 150 litres - 30,0 bar

1x Receiver 100 litres - 15,0 bar

Bow thruster

1x Transverse thruster 450 kW, forward

Cargo capacity

Bales & Grain: 11.820 m³ / 395.000 ft³

Number of holds

3

Number of hatches

3

Hatch 1: 16,85 x 10,60 m / 15,80 m: 2 panels

Hatch 2: 42,42 x 15,80 m: 4 panels

Hatch 3: 12,47 x 15,80 m: 1 panel

Longest hold / hatch

Tweendeck pontoons can be configured to provide one long unobstructed cargo hold with one weather deck hatch opening of about 71,00 x 15,80 m

Tank capacities

Fuel oil: 686 m³

Ballast water: 4.190 m³

Anchor Equipment

3x Anchors weight each 4.320 kg

Chain length: 550,00 m

Cargo gear

Two electro-hydraulic cranes

Crane one: Heavy lift 200 t (between No. 1 + 2 Hold at Portside)

Crane two: Heavy lift 200 t (between No. 2 + 3 Hold at Portside)

Cranes Combination: SWL 400 t

Manager

Pacific-Gulf Marine, Inc.
401 Whitney Avenue Suite 511
70056 Gretna LA
United States of America

Operator

Intermarine, LLC
One Canal Place
365 Canal Street, Suite 2400
New Orleans, LA 70130-1142
USA

Owner

Heavylift Charger LLC
365 Canal Street Suite 2400
70130 New Orleans LA
United States of America