MV Aastun
Ex HudsonBorg
© Erwin Willemse ( Ijmuiden 11/04/2018)
Steel single screw motor vessel built in 2006 by Koninklijke Niestern Sander B.V Delfzijl, The Netherlands (Yard No 827) as a General cargo ship – heavy cargo – Container ship Self-discharger.
Technical Data
- Length: 113.76 m (overall) 107.63 m (between perpendiculars)
Breadth: 14.40 m
Depth: 8.10 m (moulded)
Draught: 6.57 m
Tonnage: 4280 gross/2260 net/6041t deadweight (summer)
Engines: 1 x Wärtsilä 6L32 – 4 stroke single acting 6 cylinder diesel engine
Power: 2999kW/4023 bHP
Speed: 12.0 knots (loaded) 13.0 knots (loaded)
Capacity: 256 x 20’ Containers/ Total: 283.951 ft³ - Lifting Capacity: 1x Hitachi ZX870 LCH 5 crane, Discharge capacity: 600 t/h
Call Sign: PHGD, ZDPA4, CQLE
MMSI Number: 255768000 - IMO Number: 9321407
Port of Registry: Delfzijl/The Netherlands 🇳🇱, Gibraltar 🇬🇮, Madeira/Portugal 🇵🇹 - Sister Ship: Humberborg (826)
Current AIS Location
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History
June 24th 2004: Keel laid.
2006: Launched.
August 24th 2006: Completed as HUDSONBORG for Scheepvaartonderneming Hudsonborg B.V., Delfzijl – The Netherlands. Registered. Manager; Wagenborg Shipping B.V., Delfzijl – The Netherlands
© Henk Guddee (Terneuzen, 09/04/2007)
© Aleksi Lindström (Rendsburg eastbound in NOK Kiel Canal, 01/07/2010)
September 2014: Renamed AASTUN for AS Aasen Bulk, Mosterhamn, Norway. Registered Manager; Aasen Shipping & Chartering, Serklauvvegen 115 N-5440 Mosterhamn. Norway.
© Ken Smith (Gravesend, 01/06/2015)
© Willem Oldenburg (Ijmuiden, 03/03/2016)
February 4th 2021: Arrived in Dover from Kopervik (Norway).
March 27th 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: Henk Guddee, Aleksi Lindström, Willem Oldenburg, Ken Smith and Erwin Willemse for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
