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The newly opened deep-water iron ore wharf at [[Port of Tangshan|Caofeidian]] in China received the fully loaded ''Berge Stahl'' in October 2011,<ref>{{citation |url=http://news.yzdsb.com.cn/system/2011/10/31/011473512.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426025440/http://news.yzdsb.com.cn/system/2011/10/31/011473512.shtml |archive-date=26 April 2012 |title=曹妃甸港首次接卸30万吨以上铁矿石巨轮 |date=31 October 2011}}</ref> and several other Chinese ports have since opened to receive Vale's even larger [[Valemax]] ships. ''Berge Stahl'' can operate from other ports if not fully loaded. In September 2006, the ship carried ore to the port of [[Majishan]], [[China]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061025213643/http://www.cnsphoto.com/English/ShowNewsDetailEn.asp?Flag=WN&ID=4292 ''"Largest bulk cargo ship in the world comes to China"''] – CNSPhoto.com – 7 September 2006</ref> On the return voyage to Rotterdam, the ship picked up a partial load of ore in [[Dampier, Western Australia|Dampier]], [[Western Australia]], and [[Saldanha Bay]] in [[South Africa]] (where the maximum draft permitted is 21 m).<ref>{{cite web | title=Media Miss Once-Off South African Visit by Berge Stahl | url=http://www.capeports.co.za/files/PP%2020061227.pdf | work=The Cape Times | date=27 December 2006 | accessdate=3 July 2010 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725205016/http://www.capeports.co.za/files/PP%2020061227.pdf | archivedate=25 July 2011 }}</ref> In April 2014, the ''Berge Stahl'' received her last [[Dry dock|dry-docking]], in [[Portugal]].<ref name="Berge Stahl">{{cite web | author= | title=Berge Stahl | url=http://www.bergebulk.com/our-fleet/berge-stahl/ | work=Berge Bulk Website | date= 18 December 2017 | accessdate=18 December 2017}}</ref> The owner, Berge Bulk, announced that the thirty-year-old vessel performed her last voyage to Rotterdam in the autumn of 2016. She was then headed for dry dock, where she was refitted before commencing a new contract transporting iron ore from the [[Port of Tubarão]] in [[Brazil]] to [[Sohar]], [[Oman]].<ref name="Berge Stahl"/>
The newly opened deep-water iron ore wharf at [[Port of Tangshan|Caofeidian]] in China received the fully loaded ''Berge Stahl'' in October 2011,<ref>{{citation |url=http://news.yzdsb.com.cn/system/2011/10/31/011473512.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426025440/http://news.yzdsb.com.cn/system/2011/10/31/011473512.shtml |archive-date=26 April 2012 |title=曹妃甸港首次接卸30万吨以上铁矿石巨轮 |date=31 October 2011}}</ref> and several other Chinese ports have since opened to receive Vale's even larger [[Valemax]] ships. ''Berge Stahl'' can operate from other ports if not fully loaded. In September 2006, the ship carried ore to the port of [[Majishan]], [[China]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061025213643/http://www.cnsphoto.com/English/ShowNewsDetailEn.asp?Flag=WN&ID=4292 ''"Largest bulk cargo ship in the world comes to China"''] – CNSPhoto.com – 7 September 2006</ref> On the return voyage to Rotterdam, the ship picked up a partial load of ore in [[Dampier, Western Australia|Dampier]], [[Western Australia]], and [[Saldanha Bay]] in [[South Africa]] (where the maximum draft permitted is 21 m).<ref>{{cite web | title=Media Miss Once-Off South African Visit by Berge Stahl | url=http://www.capeports.co.za/files/PP%2020061227.pdf | work=The Cape Times | date=27 December 2006 | accessdate=3 July 2010 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725205016/http://www.capeports.co.za/files/PP%2020061227.pdf | archivedate=25 July 2011 }}</ref> In April 2014, the ''Berge Stahl'' received her last [[Dry dock|dry-docking]], in [[Portugal]].<ref name="Berge Stahl">{{cite web | author= | title=Berge Stahl | url=http://www.bergebulk.com/our-fleet/berge-stahl/ | work=Berge Bulk Website | date= 18 December 2017 | accessdate=18 December 2017}}</ref> The owner, Berge Bulk, announced that the thirty-year-old vessel performed her last voyage to Rotterdam in the autumn of 2016. She was then headed for dry dock, where she was refitted before commencing a new contract transporting iron ore from the [[Port of Tubarão]] in [[Brazil]] to [[Sohar]], [[Oman]].<ref name="Berge Stahl"/>

Juli 2021 the ship was beached at gadani ship breaking yard. To be converted into raw iron.


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 17:54, 9 July 2021

Berge Stahl
History
Name
  • Berge Stahl (1986-2021)
  • Geostahl (since 2021)
Owner
  • 1986–2008: Partrederiet Bergesen GOIC DA
  • 2008–2009: Bergesen D.Y. Shipping AS
  • 2009–2012: BW Bulk (Norway) AS
  • 2012: Berge Stahl Company S.A. (under Berge Bulk) [1]
Operator
  • 1986–2008: Bergesen Worldwide Gas ASA
  • 2008–2012: BW Fleet Management Pte. Ltd.[1]
  • Since 2012: Berge Bulk
Port of registry
RouteBrazil to Oman Previously Brazil to Rotterdam
Builder
Laid down14 March 1986[1]
Launched4 September 1986[1]
Completed4 December 1986[1]
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
TypeBulk carrier (Ore carrier)[2]
Tonnage
  • 175,720 GT
  • 364,767 DWT
Length342.08 m (1,122.3 ft)[1]
Beam63.53 m (208.4 ft)[1]
Draught23 m (75 ft)
Installed powerHyundai 7L90MCE
PropulsionSingle shaft; 9 m (30 ft) fixed pitch propeller
Speed13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
Crew24
Notes[1]

MS Berge Stahl is a bulk carrier. Until the delivery of MS Vale Brasil in 2011 she was the longest and largest iron ore carrier in the world.[3][failed verification] She is registered in Douglas, Isle of Man. Before that, she was registered in Stavanger, Norway as well as in Monrovia, Liberia.

An iron ore carrier, Berge Stahl has a capacity of 364,767 tonnes deadweight (DWT) . She was built in 1986 by Hyundai Heavy Industries.[1][4] The vessel is 342.08 m (1,122 ft) long, had a beam, or width, of 63.5 m (208 ft), and a draft, or depth in the water, of 23 m (75 ft).[1]

Her MAN B&W 7L90MCE diesel engine is 9 m (30 ft) high, drives a single 9 m (30 ft) propeller, and puts out 27,610 horsepower (20.59 MW). The ship has a top speed of 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph), and has a 9 m (30 ft) rudder.[1][citation needed]

She is currently owned by the Singaporean-operated shipping company Berge Bulk.[1]

Because of its massive size, Berge Stahl could originally only tie up, fully loaded, at two ports in the world, hauling ore from the Terminal Marítimo de Ponta da Madeira in Brazil to the Europoort near Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Even at these ports, passage must be timed to coincide with high tides to prevent the ship running aground. Berge Stahl made this trip about ten times each year, or a round-trip about every five weeks.[5]

The newly opened deep-water iron ore wharf at Caofeidian in China received the fully loaded Berge Stahl in October 2011,[6] and several other Chinese ports have since opened to receive Vale's even larger Valemax ships. Berge Stahl can operate from other ports if not fully loaded. In September 2006, the ship carried ore to the port of Majishan, China.[7] On the return voyage to Rotterdam, the ship picked up a partial load of ore in Dampier, Western Australia, and Saldanha Bay in South Africa (where the maximum draft permitted is 21 m).[8] In April 2014, the Berge Stahl received her last dry-docking, in Portugal.[9] The owner, Berge Bulk, announced that the thirty-year-old vessel performed her last voyage to Rotterdam in the autumn of 2016. She was then headed for dry dock, where she was refitted before commencing a new contract transporting iron ore from the Port of Tubarão in Brazil to Sohar, Oman.[9]

Juli 2021 the ship was beached at gadani ship breaking yard. To be converted into raw iron.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Deepwater Discovery (14702)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  2. ^ Equasis
  3. ^ "Vale Brasil (30616)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Propulsion Trends in Bulk Carriers" MAN Diesel Group – retrieved: 12 April 2007 (Adobe Acrobat *.pdf document)
  5. ^ "Machine Support services on world's largest dry bulk carrier" Machine Support News
  6. ^ 曹妃甸港首次接卸30万吨以上铁矿石巨轮, 31 October 2011, archived from the original on 26 April 2012
  7. ^ "Largest bulk cargo ship in the world comes to China" – CNSPhoto.com – 7 September 2006
  8. ^ "Media Miss Once-Off South African Visit by Berge Stahl" (PDF). The Cape Times. 27 December 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  9. ^ a b "Berge Stahl". Berge Bulk Website. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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