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Title: World Reefer Tonnage
Post by: DoverT on November 09, 2015, 07:24:55 AM

Hi,

Tony (Member "Reeferskip) has asked me to post a list of current World Reefer Tonnage for all those who are interested.

Thanks Tony for all your hard work.

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Rgds
Nigel T

Title: Re: World Reefer Tonnage
Post by: Pete Bower on November 19, 2015, 08:02:30 PM

Hmmmm. Does'nt look like there's much newbuilding in that list. Sad, really, reefer was my interest as a young lad (ex Blue Star Line ashore in Cape Town...)

Title: Re: World Reefer Tonnage
Post by: reeferskip on November 20, 2015, 11:29:24 AM

 >:(
Last reefer built ATLANTIC KLIPPER 2011 for Seatrade  although Kyokuyo did have a couple of options I haven't been able to find out if they were actually built. There is a bit of a swan song for reefers at present due to slow steaming by box boats. Fruit shippers need fast transit times.

Tony 

Title: Re: World Reefer Tonnage
Post by: Goran Isacsson on November 22, 2015, 03:06:03 PM

Tony and Nigel, thank you for sharing this information. It is very interesting and helpful. Does anyone know if similar information is available for car carriers?

Best regards Goran

Title: Re: World Reefer Tonnage
Post by: Geir Vinnes on November 23, 2015, 08:14:02 AM

Thanks for the interesting list, but it seems like ISLEMAN Imo: 8814902 are missing.

Brgds,
Geir

Title: Re: World Reefer Tonnage
Post by: reeferskip on November 23, 2015, 11:23:28 AM

Hi Geir,

The list contains ships exceeding 200,000 cubic feet refrigerated space. Ships of less than this are generally not reefers but freezers (fish carriers) & unable to carry fruit products whereas reefers can carry anything between -20 & +15C. Known reefers of less than 200,000 cuft are included in the list.

ISLEMAN (YURUSHIMA MARU) is a freezer of 197,056 cuft & is designed for transhipping at sea; note the Yokohama fender on deck.

I do have records of nearly all ships less than 200,000 cuft down to 50,000 cuft & can generally answer any questions about them should you require.

Regards,
Tony

Title: Re: World Reefer Tonnage
Post by: Geir Vinnes on November 23, 2015, 02:06:10 PM

Hi Tony,

Thanks for the explanation, I saw MERRY FISHER and MAGELLANIC at a distance side by side in Sriracha and thought they were sisters but I see now that MERRY FISHER are a little bit bigger, I cant find out were she is at the moment, do you have any idea ?

Brgds,
Geir

Title: Re: World Reefer Tonnage
Post by: reeferskip on November 23, 2015, 05:36:35 PM

Hi Geir,

Sorry on that one; last position I could get was in 2012! That particular ship could be a freezer or a reefer. In either case it seems that she was rigged for fish loading as in your photo she has the Yokohama fenders in the water for trawlers to come alongside.

Tony

Title: Re: World Reefer Tonnage
Post by: gwrdave on November 24, 2015, 06:53:51 AM

Hi Peter,

Just posted 2 oldies for you, GLASGOW CLIPPER and GOLAR GIRL.

Cheers,
Dave G

Title: Re: World Reefer Tonnage
Post by: davidships on November 25, 2015, 05:57:29 PM

MERRY FISHER reported to sold 10/2015 to unknown buyers and Maltese registration closed