Wrote the following elsewhere when they first appeared in the western Channel on 11/3. Still trying to suss out the pprent early brazilian connection (if any):
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In western Channel are SVITZER CELIA and SVITZER HELENA from Panama via Philipsburg for Chatham, showing ETA 1200 13/3.
SVITZER CELIA
IMO 9756468 - type RAStar 3200
492gt 147nt, 29.9/32.0 x 12.8 x 5.4m
built 2016 Hin Lee (Zhuhai) Shipyard Co Ltd, Zhuhai (Yd 314)
(compl) Cheoy Lee Shipyards Ltd, Hong Kong (Yd 5096)
2 x M16cyl 4SA Vee 3840kW 5220bhp 13.8kn 85tbp 2az, Caterpillar 3516C-HD
11/1/2016 launched
6/2016 completed as SVITZER CELIA (BRA flag) [??]
11/2016 Svitzer Americas Ltd, Tortola BVI (VCT flag, reg Kingstown, ON 11984, c/s J8B5511. MMSI 375684000)
2017 (mng Svitzer Eastlands Ltd, Hull)
SVITZER HELENA - as above, except:
IMO 9756470
Hin Lee (Yd 315), Cheoy Lee (Yd 5097)
22/1/2016 launched
7/2016 completed as SVITZER HELENA
11/2016 (ON 11985,, c/s J8B5512, MMSI 376707000)
Although SeaWeb shows the pair with the Svitzer names/ownership at completion, I am not sure whether they were intended for Svitzer service in Brazil with those names.
They arrived at Panama in 11/2016 and were most of the time at Cristobal (working?) - SVITZER HELENA was briefly in Bunenaventura, Colombia in January. 7/2/2017 sailed Panama, and 15-19/2 were at Philipsburg, St Maarten, presumably being prepared for Transatlantic delivery.