MV ASG Portofino
Ex Bothnia, Voornediep, Nordland
© Marcel & Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 14/09/2020)
Steel single screw “Trader 7800” motor vessel built in 2002 by Bodewes Hoogezand B.V. Hoogezand. The Netherlands (Yard No 606) as a Gear general cargo – Single decker
Technical Data
- Length: 118.55 m (overall) 111.85 m (between perpendiculars)
Breadth: 15.20 m
Depth: 8.435 m
Draught: 7.03 m (Summer)
Tonnage: 4941 gross/2838 net/7750t deadweight
Engines: 1 x Mak 8M32- 4 stroke 8-cylinder diesel.
Power: 3840kW/5222 bHP
Speed: 14.5 knots
Capacity: 373 x 20 ft containers/332. 500 ft³ – 9.409 m³ - Call Sign: PBEX, OJSI, PHAC, T8A4548
MMSI Number: 511101258 - IMO Number: 9229087
DNV GL id: 37821 - Official Number: 6950 Z G 2002
- Port of Registry: Groningen/The Netherlands 🇳🇱, Turku/Finland 🇫🇮, Rotterdam/The Netherlands 🇳🇱, Malakal Harbour/Palau 🇵🇼
Sister Ships: Veendiep (607), Velserdiep (619), Vossdiep (618), Vennendiep (624), Vriesendiep (620), Varnadiep (608), Veelerdiep (623), Vlistdiep (785), Vegadiep (643), Victoriadiep (658), Virginiadiep (787), ++++
Current AIS Location
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History
June 30th 1998: Keel laid.
November 24th 2001: Launched.
January 11th 2002: Delivered as NORDLAND to Beheersmaatsch. MS Voornediep BV. Operator: Feeder Lines B.V.
© Aleksi Lindström (Rendsberg, 12/07/2007)
© Simonwp (Kiel, 01/07/2008)
© Henk Guddee (Terneuzen, 14/07/2009)
October 12th 2010:
Around midnight, the ship ran aground in the archipelago near Turku in southwest Finland. The 122-meter-long freighter had departed Turku empty at 9:30 AM, bound for Pietarsaari on Finland’s northwest coast. The next morning, it was reported that the ship was taking on water, but according to the Finnish Coast Guard, there was no danger of sinking. The Coast Guard vessel TURSAS was on standby, and a helicopter was also kept ready in case the situation worsened. The ship was reported to be stable, and the weather conditions were good, with light winds and calm seas. Refloated on 13TH Oct.
October 14th 2010: Arrived at Naantali. Damage sustained to the bow and bottom tanks.
February 20th 2015: VOORNEDIEP for Owner: Beheersmaatsch. MS Voornediep BV. Operator: Feeder Lines B.V.
© Aleksi Lindström (Rendsberg, 04/07/2015)
April 24th 2017: Owner: Monte Zoncolan Voornediep B.V., Rhoon, Zuid-Holland. Operator: SCG Management B.V., Groningen.
February 5th 2018: Owner: Aalto Shipping Co. OY. Manager: /Operator: SCG Management B.V., Groningen.
© Marcel & Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 06/04/2018)
June 7th 2018: BOTHNIA for Owner/Manager: Aalto Shipping Company OY, Turku.
August 10th 2020: Owner: ASC Bothnia B.V., Rotterdam, Operator: Vertom Bereederungs G.m.b.H. & Co. K.G., Moormerland, Germany
© Marcel & Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 14/09/2020)
November 24th 2023: ASG PORTOFINO for Owner: Vulcania SrL. Operator: Argo Shipping Co. Ltd..
September 27th 2025: Called at Dover.
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