MV Burando Explorer
Ex Stolt Shearwater
© Jan vanden Bos (Hook of Holland, 08/12/2022)
Steel single screw motor vessel built in 1998 by Cantieri Navale Ind. Nav. Mecc Affini S.p.A. INMA. La Spezia. Italy (Yard No 4260) as a Oil product / Chemical tanker.
Technical Data
- • Length: 96.18 m (overall) 91.20 m (between perpendiculars)
• Breadth: 16.31 m
• Depth: 8.03 m
• Draught: 5.9 m
• Tonnage: 3811 gross/ net/5498t deadweight (Summer)
• Engines: 4 x 4 stroke single acting 6 cylinder Wärtsilä 6L20 diesels
• Power: 3720 kW/5056 bHP
• Speed: 12.5 knots (Service) 16.0 knots (Max)
• Capacity: 5.259 m³
• Call Sign: ZCRD9, 3E4144
• MMSI Number: 352002207
• IMO Number: 9148958
• Port of Registry: Georgetown/Cayman Islands 🇰🇾, Panama 🇵🇦
Current AIS Location
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History
October 15th 1996: Keel laid.
December 20th 1997: Launched.
October 14th 1998: Delivered as STOLT SHEARWATER for Stolt-Nielsen Northern Ltd.
1999 – 2003: STOLT SHEARWATER for Finanziaria Marittima Srl
2003 – 2008: STOLT SHEARWATER. Sold to DS-Renedit No.99 CHFS GmbH & Co Product Tanker KG ( Stolt Nilsen ITS GmbH Hamburg as manager), Frankfurt am Main Germany.
© Simonwp (Teesport, 01/07/2004)
2008 – 2015: STOLT SHEARWATER for new manager : Stolt Nilsen International Service BV, Rotterdam – The Netherlands
2015 – 2017: STOLT SHEARWATER. Sold/Transferred to Stolt Shearwood BV, Rotterdam – The Netherland
2017: STOLT SHEARWATER for Sea 147 Leasing Co. Limited. Manager: Stolt-Nielsen Transportations, 5, Westerlaan. Rotterdam. Operator: Stolt Tankers B.V..
© Marcus S {Cuxhaven, 19/02/2021)
© Aleksi Lindström (Rotterdam, 16/09/2021)
November 1st 2022: BURANDO EXPLORER for Owner/Manager: Burando Explorer B.V..
December 21st 2022: Called at Dover.
May 7th 2023: Called at Dover.
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