Sofia

Update 09.11.2023
Current Name Sofia
Previous Name Nedlloyd Maas (until 1996), Waterkoning (until 1991), Contship Singapore (1990), Waterkoning (1989), AEL America (until 1989), Waterkoning (launched)
Classification Society Germanischer Lloyd
IMO 8715443
Call Sign 9HGU5
Operator BULCON Container Line, Varna, Bulgaria
Manager NAVIBULGAR (Navigation Maritime Bulgare, Ltd.), Varna, Bulgaria
Owner SOFIA Shipping Ltd., Valletta, Malta
Flag Malta
Port of Registry Valletta
Type of Ship dry cargo ship
Completion 1988
Shipyard VEB Mathias-Thesen-Werft, Wismar, German Democratic Republic
Building No. 172
GT 11.977
DWT [t] 14.101
Overall Length [m] 156,88
Registered Breadth [m] 22,86
Maximum Draught [m] 8,62
Propulsion [KW] 7.950
Propulsion [BHP] 10.808
Speed [Kn] 16,0
Capacity Containers [TEU] 1.034
Capacity Grain [m3] 18.600
Additional Information 3rd ship of a series of identically constructed multi purpose dry cargo ships of type "Waterschout" (8 vessels in design "UCC 14") - classified as general cargo ship, equipped with 1 crane of a lifting capacity of 40 ts, and 2 cranes of 25 ts each - in 2011 the ship was renamed >Sai Eternity<. According to "Equasis.org": broken up (status of May 15th 2013) - the demolition was carried out at Plot No. 94 by Akhil Ship Breakers Pvt. Ltd., Bhavnagar
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General Cargo Ships, above 5000 ts DWT