DAL

Country Germany
Established 1845
Website www.deutsche-afrika-linien.de

DAL KALAHARI

Date 13-mar-2005 (1-2), 10-may-2006 (3)
Location APM Terminals (1-2), EMO coal terminal (3)
     
Data updated aug-2007    
     
Length over all (m) 265,84 IMO number 9294408
Beam (m) 37,40 Call sign A8FQ8
Draft (m) 14,02 Flag Liberia
Gross tonnage (t) 50657 Port of registry Monrovia
Nett tonnage (t)   Owner KG Vierte Oceania Schiffahrts, Germany
Deadweight (t) 63200 Operator DAL
Speed (knots) 25,0 Service NE -> SAF
Capacity (TEU) 4329 Built (year) 2005
Reefer plugs 1109 Yard Odense, Denmark
Current name -
Previous name(s) -
Remarks Photo's 1+2 were taken on her maiden voyage, she was shifted from the
ECT Home terminal to the APM Terminals to load empty reefers before sailing to Cape Town.
Photo 3 was taken while the ship was on the lay by berth at the EMO (coal/ore terminal) for repairs.

DAL KALAHARI

Date 26-feb-2001 (1-6)
Location Maassluis (1-6)
     
Data updated aug-2007    
     
Length over all (m) 258,53 IMO number 7505138
Beam (m) 32,31 Call sign 3EAD8
Draft (m) 13,15 Flag Panama
Gross tonnage (t) 52444 Port of registry Panama
Nett tonnage (t) 40285 Owner MSC, Switzerland
Deadweight (t) 49217 Operator MSC
Speed (knots) 22,5 Service FE -> SAWC
Capacity (TEU) 2730 Built (year) 1978
Reefer plugs   Yard Boelwerf Temse, Belgium
Current name MSC Manu
Previous name(s) Kalahari, DAL Kalahari, Maersk Hamburg, London Express, Nuptse, Ortelius
Remarks Original service NE -> SAF.