MV Karadeniz Powership Onur Sultan
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| Owner: | Karadeniz Powership Co., Istanbul, Turkey |
| Operator: | Karadeniz Powership Co., |
| Builder: | JMU TSU Shipyard in Tsu, Mie, Japan |
| Yard number: | 211 |
| Laid down: | February 12, 2001 |
| Launched: | April 17, 2001 |
| Completed: | July 26, 2001 |
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| Length: | 289 m (948 ft 2 in) (LOA) |
| Beam: | 45 m (147 ft 8 in) |
| Draught: | 5.90 m (19.4 ft) |
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9.1 knots (16.9 km/h; 10.5 mph) (max), 7.1 knots (13.1 km/h; 8.2 mph) (avg) |
The MV Karadeniz Powership Onur Sultan is a Liberia-flagged floating power plant, owned and operated by the Istanbul based Turkish company Karadeniz Powership Co. In 2016, she was solemnly sent off from the Sedef Shipyard in Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey to Myanmar to supply electricity to the power grid.[2]
Cargo ship
The ship was laid down on February 12, 2001, launched on April 17i and completed on July 26 the same year. She was built as a bulk carrier by JMU TSU Shipyard in Tsu, Mie, Japan with yard number 211.[1][3][4] The 289 m (948 ft 2 in) long vessel has a beam of 45 m (147 ft 8 in) and a draft of 5.90 m (19 ft 4 in). By 172,517 DWT, she has a cargo capacity of 87,390 GT.[1][3] She has an average speed of 6.9 knots (12.8 km/h; 7.9 mph) at max. 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph).[1][3]
She sailed under the name MV Lowlands Trader and Panama flag until December 2005. Renamed MV Nisshin Trader, she sailed under the Philippenes flag for the Tokyo-based Nisshin Shipping Co. Ltd. On November 11, 2015, she was purchased by the Turkish company Karadeniz Powership for US$ 9.3 million.[4][5]
Powership
She was converted into a powership at Sedef Shipyard in Tuzla, Istanbul, and renamed MV Karadeniz Powership Onur Sultan. On November 13, 2016, the powership sailed to Myanmar in a ceremony attended by the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication Ahmet Arslan and other officials. She was commissioned to supply electricity to the power grid in Myanmar.[2]
Ship's registry
- ex-MV Nisshin Trader, Philippines-flagged, owned by Nisshin Shipping Co Ltd, Japan (2005–2015)
- ex-MV Lowlands Trader, Panama-flagged (2001–2005)
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Karadeniz powership Onur Sultan". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- 1 2 "Tuzla-Sedef Tersanesi gemi uğurlama töreni" (in Turkish). Ulaştırma Denizcilik ve Haberleşme Bakanlığı. 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- 1 2 3 "Nisshin Trader – 9248514 – Bulk Carrier". Marine Connector. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- 1 2 "Lowlands Trader". Auke Visser. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- ↑ "Karadeniz Holding, M/V NISSHIN TRADER isimli dökme yük gemisini 9 milyon 300 bin dolara satın aldı" (in Turkish). Deniz Ticaret Odası. 2015-11-11. Retrieved 2016-11-15.