Help on identification required

[Andreas Schlatterer]

Hello
today late evening on Container vessel (around 8000Teu) was docked at a drydock close to our vessel.
two names appeared on her hull MSC Navarino and Carmen
 in big letters MSC on the side
on the stern a name which was several times overpaint starting with MSC
on bridge deck the name Carmen but not clear visible
as IMO Number 9400289, homeport Piraeus
at Equasis no such Imo number exists
an Carmen or MSC Navarino also did not exists
May someone has more or better possibilities to find out which vessel it is really.
best regards
Capesize

[Andrew McAlpine]

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Hi Andreas,

MSC Navarino was last reported at 0148 10/3 showing opposite Colombo Express in Chongming China on AIS Live

Other info I can find for that imo is:

IMO: 9400289
SHIPTYPE: Container Ship
GROSS TONNAGE: 82000 tons
 
SUMMER DWT: 90500 tons
YEAR OF BUILD: 2009
FLAG: Greece
   
BUILDER Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard
OWNER Costamare Shipping
MANAGER Costamare Shipping

Looks as though its another newbuilding for MSC

Regards
Andrew
Containership Admin

[miraflores]

According to Vesseltracker it's MSC Navarino

http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Msc-Navarino-9400289.html

Rgds.
Juergen

[Andreas Schlatterer]

Hello Andrew, hello Juergen

Thanks for the help

best regards from Chongming
Andreas

[Phil English]

Hi Andreas,

This is Hudong Zhonghua yard number H1512A, an 8,530 teu containership for Costamare of Greece. Although launched and completed in 2009, her delivery was postponed due to the global shipping crisis. It's unclear whether Costamare had already fixed her to MSC and MSC delayed the delivery, or whether Costamare  delayed delivery waiting for a suitable charter to turn up. In either case, she is now about to be delivered with the charter name MSC NAVARINO. The name CARMEN is presumably the owner's "maiden" name which usually remains unofficial until such time as a charter ends and a new charter is not immediately forthcoming.

Brgds
Phil