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MPC NEPTUNE 900 TYPE - MULTIPURPOSE (CONTAINER) TWEENDECKER IMO NO : 8918112 BUILT : 1993 KVAERNER-WARNOW WARNEMUNDE CLASS : RMRS KM L3 AUT1

FLAG : BELIZE FLAG

DEADWEIGHT: ABT 17,493 MT ON ABT 10.09 M SSW ABT 18,100 MT ON ABT 10.52 M TFW

LOA: 154.9 M LBP: 146.0 M MOULDED BREADTH: 23.05 M DEPTH TO MAIN DECK: 13.40 M DEPTH TO SECOND DECK: 9.20 M

GT/NT : 13237 / 6776 SUEZ GT/NT: 13923.45 / 10752.07 PANAMA GT/NT: 13871.04 / 9389.58

TOTAL HOLD CAPACITY: GRAIN 21864 CBM / BALE 20628 CBM 4 HOLDS / 7 HATCHES HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED, FOLDING TYPE, WEATHER DECK HATCHCOVERS. 7 X FLUSH TWEENDECK HATCHES. ALL HATCH COVERS ARE STRENGTHENED FOR CONTAINER POINT LOADING

3 X ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC CRANES OF MAX 40T SWL No.1 : OUTREACH OF 2.0-22.0M Nos.2/3: OUTREACH OF 2.4-28.0M 1 CRANE EACH BETWEEN HOLDS 1/2, 2/3, 3/4

CONTAINER CAPACITY: ON DECK: 595 TEU / 287 FEU IN HOLDS: 378 TEU / 183 FEU

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973 TEU / 470 FEU + 6 TEU

THE ABOVE FIGURES INCLUDE A 5TH TIER ON DECK (79 TEU/37 FEU) WHICH CANNOT BE DISCHARGED USING VESSELS GEAR.

33 REEFER PLUGS - TYPE CEE

CONTAINER INTAKE/HOMOGENOUS UNIT LOAD ALWAYS SUBJECT TO VESSELS STABILITY, TRIM, DEADWEIGHT, PERMISSABLE STACKWEIGHTS AND VISIBILITY REGULATIONS.

CONTAINER STABILITY EXAMPLES BASIS HOMOGENOUSLY LADEN: 720 TEU @ 11MT, 710 TEU @ 12MT, 700 TEU @ 13MT, 690 TEU @ 14MT, 675 TEU @ 15MT, 660 TEU @ 16MT, 636 TEU @ 17MT, 626 TEU @ 18MT, 616 TEU @ 19MT, 600 TEU @ 20MT

VESSEL IS FITTED WITH SEMI-AUTOMATIC TWISTLOCKS AND OSHA FITTED.

STACK WEIGHT PER TEU STACK FEU STACK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FORECASTLE DECK 40 MT FORE HATCH No.1 20 MT 30 MT TANK TOP No.1 60 MT 90 MT HATCHES Nos.2-4 63 MT 94 MT TANK TOP Nos.2-4 100 MT 150 MT

DECK STRENGTHS (MT PER SQM): --------------------------------------------------------------------------

HOLD NO.1: FORECASTLE DECK : 1.75 FORECASTLE HATCH : 1.75 MAIN DECK : 3.80 MAIN DECK HATCH : 3.80 TWEENDECK : 2.80 TWEENDECK HATCH : 2.80 TANK TOP : 9.00

HOLD NOS. 2-4: MAIN DECK : 1.75 MAIN DECK HATCH : 1.75 TWEENDECK : 4.00 TWEENDECK HATCH : 4.00 TANK TOP : 11.00

HATCH DIMENSIONS (M): MAIN DECK TWEEN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HATCH 1: FORECASTLE: 12.65 X 13 12.65 X 10.40 12.65 X 10.20 HATCH 2: STARBOARD 25.30 X 10.13 25.30 X 10.13

PORT 25.30 X 7.67 25.30 X 7.67 HATCH 3: STARBOARD 25.30 X 10.13 25.30 X 10.13

PORT 25.30 X 7.67 25.30 X 7.67 HATCH 4: STARBOARD 12.65 X 10.13 12.65 X 10.13

PORT 12.65 X 7.67 12.65 X 7.67

HOLD DIMENSIONS (M): NO.4 NO.3 NO.2 NO.1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TWEEN: LENGTH: 16.40 30.40 31.90 18.10 BEAM (P/S): 7.83/11.59 7.83/11.59 7.83/11.59 10.88 *HEIGHT: 5.80/4.20 5.80/4.20 5.80/4.20 5.40/3.60m

*Tweendeck nos. 2,3,4 have 5.8m height beneath hatch covers (incl. height of coamings) and 4.2m at the sides (beneath main deck). Tweendeck no.1 has 2 separate compartments with heights of 5.40m in Upper Tweendeck no.1 and 3.60m in Lower Tweendeck no.1

L/HOLD: LENGTH: 14.80 27.20 27.40 15.40 BEAM: 14.20 19.20 19.20 10.68 HEIGHT: 6.97 6.97 6.97 3.80

VESSEL HAS BALLAST BOXES IN HOLDS 1/2/4 WHICH REDUCE ABOVE DIMENSIONS WHICH ARE LONGEST DISTANCES BETWEEN POINTS AND NOT TO BE USED IN STOWAGE PLANS OR AS A GUARANTEE FOR PIPES/STEELS OR OTHER LONG PIECES. VESSEL HAS CENTRELINE BULKHEAD ON TWEENDECKS 2, 3, 4 WITH OPENING OF 3.8M X 2.4M AND IS CLEAR BELOW THE TWEENDECKS.

VESSEL HAS NATURALLY & MECHANICALLY VENTILATED CARGO HOLDS: TWEENDECK: 8 AIR CHANGES PER HOUR (BASIS EMPTY HOLDS) LOWER HOLD: 4 AIR CHANGES PER HOUR (BASIS EMPTY HOLDS) 12 AIRCHANGES PER HOUR WITH TWEENDECK OPEN (BASIS EMPTY HOLDS) 15-21 AIR CHANGES PER HOUR BASIS FULL LOAD OF CONTAINERS

VESSEL IS CO2 FITTED IN CARGO HOLDS AND ENGINE ROOM

MAIN ENGINE: 5 RTA 58 SULZER 7950 KW AT 127RPM AUXILIARY MACHINERY: 2 8VD 26/20 AL-2 744KW 1 6VD 26/20 AL-2 557KW 1 6VD DO 226 MTE (MAN) 80KW FOR EMERGENCY USE ONLY

VESSEL IS FITTED WITH A BOWTHRUSTER (800KW)

SPEED/CONSUMPTION: ABOUT 15 KNOTS ON ABOUT 29 MT PER DAY IFO (180 CST) BASIS GOOD WEATHER

CONDITIONS AND SMOOTH SEA MAXIMUM BEAUFORT 3/DOUGLAS 3, ON DESIGN DRAFT, EVEN KEEL IN DEEP WATER WITH CLEAN BOTTOM AND NO ADVERSE CURRENT

NO DIESEL AT SEA PROVIDED SHAFTGENERATOR CONNECTED, EXCEPT IF HOLD VENTILATION IS USED, REEFERS CONNECTED AND IN CASE OF EMERGENCY AND/OR NAVIGATION AT REDUCED SPEED IN RIVERS, CHANNELS AND NARROW OR SHALLOW WATERS. SHAFTGENERATOR TO BE DISCONNECTED UNDER WEATHER CONDITION BEAUFORT 4 OR MORE. CHARTERERS TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF DIESEL DURING SEA-PASSAGES FOR OPERATING AUXILIARIES/GENERATORS.

WHEN SHAFT GENERATOR IS NOT IN USE THE VESSEL BURNS ABOUT 3.0 MT MDO AT SEA/IN PORT IDLE AND ABOUT 4.5 MT/DAY WITH CRANES WORKING

BOILER CONSUMPTION ABOUT 0.8 MT IFO IN PORT. BUT WHEN IN EU PORTS, VESSEL WILL BURN ABOUT 0.80 MT MDO INSTEAD.

PRIOR TO MAKING ANY CLAIM FOR ALLEDGED OVER CONSUMPTION OR UNDER PERFORMANCE, CHARTERERS TO GIVE DUE CREDIT FOR BUNKERS/TIME SAVED.

FUEL SPECIFICATION: THE FUEL OIL SUPPLIED TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ISO FUEL STANDARD 8217:2005 RME 180 THE DIESEL OIL SUPPLIED TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ISO FUEL STANDARD 8217:2005 DMB

THE CHARTERERS SHALL SUPPLY HEAVY FUEL/DIESEL OIL OF SUCH SPECIFICATION AND GRADES TO PERMIT THE VESSEL, AT ALL TIMES, TO MEET THE MAXIMUM SULPHUR CONTENT REQUIREMENTS OF ANY EMISSION CONTROL ZONE AS STIPULATED IN MARPOL ANNEX VI AND/OR ZONES REGULATED BY REGIONAL AND/OR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE EU AND THE US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, WHEN THE VESSEL IS TRADING WITHIN THAT ZONE.

CHARTERERS SHALL SUPPLY SUITABLE FUEL TO ENABLE MAIN ENGINE PROPULSION AND AUXILIARY MACHINERY TO OPERATE EFFICIENTLY AND WITHOUT HARMFUL AFFECTS. FUELS SUPPLIED TO CONTAIN NO WASTE LUBRICANTS OR CHEMICALS. SLUDGE REMOVAL, IF ANY, TO BE FOR CHARTERERS ACCOUNT AND TIME

MAXIMUM BUNKER CAPACITIES: 1454 MT IFO, 372 MT MDO

THE VESSEL SHOULD NORMALLY BUNKER TO ABOUT 90% OF MAX CAPACITY IN ORDER TO REDUCE RISK OF SPILLAGE. FURTHERMORE DUE TO POSSIBLE DETERIORATION AND/OR INCOMPATABILITY OF DIFFERENT SUPPLIES OF FUEL OILS IT MAY BE NECESSARY ON OCCASION TO REDUCE THE AVAILABLE CAPACITY IN ORDER TO AVOID MIXING OF DIFFERENT SUPPLIES. THEREFORE MAXIMUM BUNKER INTAKE IS ALWAYS AT MASTER/CHIEF ENGINEER'S DISCRETION.

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ALL DETAILS ARE ABOUT AND GIVEN IN GOOD FAITH BUT WITHOUT GUARANTEE

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