MV Frio Star
Ex Timor Stream, Stream Express
© Fernando Montes (Vigo, 13/06/2005)
Steel single screw motor vessel built in 1998 by Kitanihon Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (Yard No 318) as a General Cargo ship
Technical Data
- Length: 150m (overall), 138.5 m (registered)
- Breadth of hull: 22m
- Depth: 13.3m
- Draught: 9.280m
- Tonnage: 9307 gros/4983 net/11014 deadweight
- Engines: 1 (2T) 8 – cylinder MAN – B&W Type 8S50MC-C
- Power: 12620kW/17146 bHP
- Speed: 21 knots
- Capacity: 535,109 (cbft) 4,500 pallets, 218 TEU + 32 FEU or 136 TEU + 10 TEU (on deck), 42 TEU (holds), 126 Reefer Plugs
- Holds: 4 cargo holds/8 temp. zones for refrigerated cargo
- Call Sign: 3FTL8, A8IM9, H9FY
- IMO Number: 9172947
- MMSI Number: 354962000
- Registry: Panama City/Panama 🇵🇦, Monrovia/Liberia 🇱🇷, Panama City/Panama 🇵🇦
- Sister Ships: Benguela Stream (312), Klipper Stream (316), Agulhas Stream (311) ++
Current AIS Location
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History
April 16th 1998: Keel laid.
June 1988: Launched.
September 11th 1998: Completed as STREAM EXPRESS. Registered owner: Halcyon Shipping, Hong Kong. Ship manager: Fleet Management, Hong Kong.
© Fotoflite (08/01/1999)
© Yvon Perchoc (Fort de France, 19/10/2004)
2005: Registered owner: Timor Stream Shipping Co SA. Renamed TIMOR STREAM
© Nigel Thornton
2005: Registered owner: Stream Express
© Fernando Montes (Vigo 13/06/2005)
2006: Registered manager: Triton Schiffahrts GmBH
Seatrade of Groningen/Netherlands sold 14 of their reefer-vessels “en bloc” to Hamburg based MPC Steamship including charter-back for an undisclosed time.
Vessels in question are: Luzon Strait, Lombok Strait, Agulhas Stream, Benguela Stream, Comoros Stream, Polarstream, Polarlight, Timor Stream, Discovery Bay, Southern Bay, Elsebeth, Elvira, Emerald and Esmeralda. DOB all: 1997 – 2002.
September 26th 2006: Seen at Dover.
© Nigel Thornton
December 2018: FRIO STAR. Owner: Solmar Shipping SA. Manager: FSC Frigoship Chartering GmbH
© Geir Vinnes (Siam Seaport, 30/05/2022)
December 30th 2024: Due at Dover.
All information is believed to be correct and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Fotoflite, Fernando Montes, Yvon Perchoc and Geir Vinnes for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
