MV Bore Song
© Aleksi Lindström (Rendsburg, 04/08/2011)
Steel single screw motor vessel built in 2011 by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG), Flensburg, Germany (Yard No 745) as a RoRo Carrier
Technical Data
- Length: 195.40 m (overall) m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 26.20 m
- Depth: 18.15 m
- Draught: 7.40 m (max)
- Tonnage: 25586 gross/7675 net/13625t deadweight
- Engines: 1 x Wärtsilä 12V46F-CR diesel.
- Power: 1200 kW/HP
- Speed: 19.0 knots
- Capacity: 50 reefer plugs/ 120 x 20 ft containers/2863 lane metres
- Call Sign: PCLX, OJOW, PDFS
- MMSI Number: 244130690
- IMO Number: 9443566
- Port of Registry: Amsterdam/The Netherland 🇳🇱, Helsinki/Finland 🇫🇮, Rotterdam/The Netherlands 🇳🇱
- Sister Ships: Bore Sea (744)
History
June 5th 2001: Launched.
© Julian
July 22nd 2011: Delivered to Bore Ltd, Helsinki, Finland (Rettig Group Ltd. Bore,Helsinki – Finland)
July 2011: Chartered to Mann Lines.
© Aleksi Lindström (Rendsburg, 04/08/2011)
September 2011: Chartered to P&O for services between Teesport – Zeebrügge/Europoort.
May/June 2015: Scrubbers installed at Fayard.
© Peter Therkildsen
July 2011 – February 2017: Registered Manager; Bore Ltd.,Helsinki – Finland.
© Robert J Smith (Teesport, 10/06/2015)
July 1st 2017: Transferred to Dutch flag home port Rotterdam.
© Cedric Hacke (Zeebrugge, 06/07/2019)
Bore Song at Tilbury 2 on the river Thames © Forth Ports
May 17th 2020: Conducted berthing trials at the new “Tilbury 2 Container Port”.
© Mark Stanford – (Dover Strait Shipping)
March 18th 2020: Resumed Teesport – Zeebrugge.
December 2022: Charter to P&O completed.
2022: Chartered to Transfennica. Services Lubeck – Rauma/Hanko/Kotka/Paldiski
April 8th 2024: Came off service at Lubeck and sailed for Dublin.
April 2024: To be chartered to Stena Line for services Dublin – Liverpool (Birkenhead).
April 12th 2024: Arrived Dublin for trials.
© Robbie Cox (Dublin, 12/04/2024)
April 12th 2024: Left Dublin.
April 13th 2024: Arrived Liverpool (Birkenhead) to take up service (15/04/2024).
© Ian Collard (Arriving at Twelve Quays, Birkenhead, 13/04/2024)
© Robert Foy (Birkenhead, 13/04/2024)
January 9th 2026: Charter ended and will complete Dublin – Holyhead service before heading for dry-dock at Damen, Rotterdam.
January 12th 2026: Arrived Damen, Rotterdam.
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: Ian Collard, Robbie Cox, Robert Foy, Cedric Hacke, Aleksi Lindström, Nigel Scutt & Mark Stanford (Dover Strait Shipping), Robert J Smith, Peter Therkildsen Forth Ports and Andreas Wörteler for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
