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As Vento di Maestrale in 2019
History
NameCristina A.
OwnerLimar Liman ve Gemi İşletmeleri A.Ş., Istanbul, Turkey
OperatorDelmas, Le Havre, France
Port of registryİzmir, Turkey
RouteCMA CGM WAF Service
OrderedNovember 1, 2004
BuilderPeene Werft GmbH, Wolgast, Germany
Yard number535
Laid downOctober 27, 2006
LaunchedFebruary 16, 2007
CompletedMay 3, 2007
In serviceJune 8, 2008
IdentificationIMO number: 9337365
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeGerman Lloyd Container ship
Tonnage17,687 GT
Displacement22,014 long tons (22,367 t)
Length
  • 177.75 m (583 ft 2 in) (LBP)
  • 183.89 m (603 ft 4 in) (LOA)
Beam24.50 m (80 ft 5 in)
Draught9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Depth14.20 m (46 ft 7 in) (moulded)<
Installed power13,280 kW
PropulsionMAN B&W Diesel 8s50 MC-C, two stroke single acting
Speed
  • 20.6 knots (38.2 km/h; 23.7 mph) (max)
  • 19.0 knots (35.2 km/h; 21.9 mph) (avg)
Capacity1,604 TEU
Crew16
NotesPW 1600-class Container Ship.

The MV Cristina A is a Turkish flagged container ship owned by the Turkey based Limar Liman ve Gemi Isletmeleri A.S. and operated by the Delmas Shipping Co. in Le Havre, France. The vessel has a capacity of 1,604 nominal teus or 1,174 teus 14TH. She has been in service since June 8, 2008 on the route between Europe and West Africa. She is the 18th vessel in the fleet of Arkas Shipping & Transport Co. with the company having 23 container ships in total as of October 2008. The shipping line is ultimately operated by CMA CGM through its subsidiary OTAL.

In 2019 on charterers request the ship was renamed Vento di Maestrale, and brought under Malta flag, homeport Valletta. In May 2023 she was renamed again Cristina A, still sailing in management of Arkas Shipping.

References

  1. ^ "Cristina A". Sheepvaartwest. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
  2. ^ "Vessel Cristina A". CMA. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
  3. "Over a century of proud achievement 1902-2008" (PDF). Arkas. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
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