MV Karadeniz Powership Kaya Bey
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| Owner: | Karadeniz Powership Co., Istanbul, Turkey (2009– ) |
| Operator: | Karadeniz Powership Co. |
| Builder: | Ishibras Shipyard, Verolme Estaleiros Reunidos do Brasil, Angra dos Reis, Brazil |
| Completed: | 1983 |
| Homeport: | Monrovia, Liberia |
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| Length: | 241.89 m (793 ft 7 in) (LOA) |
| Beam: | 32.20 m (105 ft 8 in) |
| Draught: | 16.70 m (54 ft 9 in) |
| Capacity: | 216 MW generation (as powership) |
The MV MV Karadeniz Powership Kaya Bey is a Liberia-flagged powership, a floating power plant, owned and operated by the Istanbul based Turkish company Karadeniz Powership Co. Built 1983 in Brazil and christened MV Gulf Grain, she sailed as a bulk carrier under various names and flags until she was acquired in 2009 to be converted into a powership in Turkey. Currently, she serves in Iraq supplying electricity to the power grid there.[1]
Cargo ship
She was built by the Ishibras Shipyard of Verolme Estaleiros Reunidos do Brasil at Angra dos Reis, Brazil as a bulk carrier in October 1983. The 241.89 m (793 ft 7 in) (LOA) long vessel has a beam of 32.20 m (105 ft 8 in) and a draft of 6.66 m (21 ft 10 in). By 75,485 DWT, she has a cargo capacity of 41,521 GT.[2][3]
She saw service under the names El-Amaan, St Cergue and Kamari before she was sold in May 2009 to the Turkish Karadeniz Powership Company based in Istanbul.[1]
Powership
The originally bulk carrier was converted into a powership and renamed Karadeniz Powership Rauf Bey as the third of the fleet. At that time, she was considered as the "biggest powership of the world".[4] The vessel is registered under the Liberian flag with homeport Monrovia.[1]
In November 2010, the powership with 216 MW generation power set sail to Karachi, Pakistan also carrying humanitarian aid for the victims of the 2010 Pakistan floods. She bridges electricity shortage supplying around 20% of the power demand of the 12-million population city of Karachi for a five-year term. The powership runs on (HFO, the only available energy resource in Pakistan.[4]
Dispute
In March 2012, the Karadeniz Energy Group (Karkey) annulled the energy purchase agreement with the Pakistan National Accountability Bureau (NAB), which covered the service of the Turkish powerships MV KPS Kaya Bey and the later stationed MV KPS Ali Can Bey. The reason was that the Pakistani side failed to perform their obligations in payments and oil supply. By the end of October 2012, the Pakistani government ordered the repayment of the unused amount of the deposit from the Turkish partner before the ships can leave. Upon a complaint filed by a politician in the Parliament of Pakistan, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the seizure of the retained powerships due to a fine of US$120 million demanded by the NAB.[5] The case went to international arbitration on March 11, 2013.[6][7]
On May 16, 2014 after two years of retainment, the MV KPS Kaya Bey left Karachi heading Dubai for repairs and maintenance in compliance with an intermediate decision of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). On August 1 the same year, a second decision of the ICSID enabled the definitive and lasting release of the powership.[7]
The dispute was also discussed at highest-level of politicians between the both countries' prime ministers and state presidents. It was reported that the second powership and two other vessels of the Turkish company were still in retainment by August 2014.[7]
Ship's registry
- ex-El Amaan until 1991,
- ex-St Cergue until December 2000,
- ex-Kamari registered in Cyprus until May 2009.[1][8]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Karadeniz Powership Kaya Bey - IMO 7925546". Ship Spotting. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
- ↑ "Karadeniz Powership Rauf Bey". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
- ↑ "Karadeniz Powership Kaya Bey - 7925546 - Power Sstation Vessel". Maritime Connector. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
- 1 2 "Dünyanın en büyük ‘Enerji Gemisi’ Pakistan’a doğru yola çıktı.". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
- ↑ "Yüzen santral gemisi krizi büyüyor, fatura 120 milyon dolar" (in Turkish). Enerji Enstitüsü. 2012-11-27. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
- ↑ "Retained ships set for arbitration". Hürriyet Daily News. 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
- 1 2 3 "Pakistan Tarafından Rehin Tutulan Yüzer Enerji Santrali Gemisi". Platin Haber (in Turkish). 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
- ↑ "Kamari - IMO 7925546". Ship Spotting. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
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