CARGO RUN IN
WEST AFRICA
  M/V NIARI - VESSEL PARTICULARS
Type
Twin screw steel, utility boat
Owners
Niari Shipping Corp., Kingstown
Flag
St Vincent & The Grenadines
Port of Registry
Kingstown
Official Number
3456
Call Sign
J8FQ3
IMO Number
8317837
Builder's Yard
Cernet, Nantes, France
Year Built
1984
Classification
Bureau Veritas
Class Notation
+ 1 3/3 coastal waters
B.V. Number
36 F 828
Main Engines
2 x Poyaud, A12150SCRM, turbo-charged, with reversing reduction gear, coupled to 2 fixed
pitch propellers
Power, nominal
2 x660 BHP @ engine speed of 1500 RPM
Speed/consump
About 10 knots on 4.00 mt of MGO per day
Fire fighting
1 Centrifugal pump and 2 water monitors, capacity 600 m3/h at 12 bars
Bowthruster
1 Tunnel thruster, Hydro Armor, 200 HP
Anchor windlass
1 Hydraulic windlass with 2 warpheads and 2 anchors each 500 kg
Deck winch
1 hydraulic winch, single drum, AMA, 10 mt.
Electrical Power
2 Diesel generators MWM, TD 226-6, each 80 kW @ 1800 RPM AC, 3-phase, 380 V, 50 Hz, 220V
Passengers
12 (2 cabins x 2 berths ; 2 x 4)
GT/NT
290/87
Displacement
540 mt
Dead weight/Light weight
282 mt/258 mt
Deck cargo
100 mt
Deck area
104 m2 (16x6.5 m)
Overall length
37.80 m
Length b.p.p.
34.10 m
Beam moulded
8.20 m
Draft max
2.75 m
Depth moulded
3.25 m
Marine Gas Oil
164 m3
Fresh water
156 m3
Ballast capacity
61 m3
Bollard pull
12 tons
  M/V TROPICAL - VESSEL PARTICULARS
Type
Landing Craft
Flag
R. Guinea Equatorial
Port of Registry
Bata
Official Number
3CMM/005/2004
Call Sign
3CAE
IMO Number
9318280
Year Built
2004
Class
BV. 1 + Hull+Mach, Cargo Ship/Special Service
landing Craft, Tropical Zone
GRT/NRT
489.3/263.4
Cargo Capacity
600 Tons
Main Engines
2 Diesel Guascor 785 HP / 578 KW at 1800 RPM
each
Power, nominal
 
Speed/consump
4.200 LTS - 8.5 Knots at 1.600 RPM
Load/Bredth/Depth
64,825 m / 17,00 m / 3,214 m
Draft
2,20 m
DWT
785,6 Tons
Deck Dimensions
41 m x 15,8 m - 648 sqm with ramp area 750 sqm
Ramp
7,70 m. L. / 7,00 m W.
Propulsion
2 Propelers
Generators
2 Caterpillar 215 KW + 1 Caterpillar 60
Tanks Capacity
450 Tons Diesel - 46 cbm Fresh Water
Winches/Anchors
Fore - 2 Anchors + Hydraulic system for winches +
AFT - 1 Anchor + Hydraulic system for winch
Accomodations
5 Individual Cabins - 2 x 4 Cabin
Navigation Aids
2 Radar (1 Arpa) - 2 GPS - Autopilot - Gyrocompass -
Echosounder - GMSD - Emergency Inmarsat C -
Weatherfax - Navtex - 2 VHF - EPIRB - 2 SART - AIS
  M/V AMT I - VESSEL PARTICULARS
Type
Landing Craft, deck cargo vessel
Flag
St Vincent & The Grenadines
Port of Registry
Kingstown
Official Number
9833
Call Sign
J8B3361
IMO Number
9106687
Builder's Yard
Shanghai Shipyard Corp, Shanghai, China
Year Built
1993
Class
American Bureau of Shipping
GRT/NRT
709/212
Overall length
56.8 M
Length/Breadth/Depth
51.38 M / 12.00 M / 3.4 M
Draft
2.4 M
Speed/consump
8.0 knots Electrical power
Main Engines
General Motors 12V-92-TA
Dead weight/Light weight
605.1 MT / 523.8 MT
Displacement
112.8 MT
Deck cargo
385 MT
Container capacity
14 FEU - 28 TEU
Deck area
329.66 M2
Fuel capacity
859 M3
Fresh water capacity
65.6 M3
Ballast capacity