MV Karadeniz Powership Zeynep Sultan

Karadeniz Powership Zeynep Sultan

Karadeniz Powership Zeynep Sultan
History
Name:	KPS Zeynep Sultan (2011– ) Explorer (2003–11) Smit Explorer (1999–03) Pavel Antokolsky (1984–99)
Owner:	Karadeniz Powership Co., Istanbul, Turkey (2011– ) Dockwise Shipping, Breda, Netherlands (2003–11) Navigo Management Company Ltd., Limassol, Cyprus (2001–03) Navigo Management Company Ltd., Singapore (2000–01) Smit Transport & Heavy Lift B.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands (1999–00) Ukrainian Danube Shipping Co., Izmail, Ukraine (1984–99)
Operator:	Karadeniz Powership Co.,
Port of registry:	Willemstad, Curaçao (2010–11) Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles (2003–10) Nassau, Bahamas (2001–03) Singapore (2000–01) Valletta, Malta (1999–00) Izmail, Ukraine (1992–99) Izmail, Ukrainian SSR (1984–92)
Builder:	Valmet Oy Vuosaari shipyard, Helsinki, Finland
Yard number:	315
Completed:	September 1984
Homeport:	Monrovia, Liberia
Identification:	IMO number: 8116051 MMSI number: 36015325 Callsign: A8ZZ9
General characteristics
Class and type:	Special Service-Floating Power Plant< formerly Barge carrier
Tonnage:	19,453 GT 8,638 DWT
Length:	158.90 m (521 ft 4 in) (LOA)
Beam:	30.31 m (99 ft 5 in)
Draught:	4.94 m (16 ft 2 in)
Depth:	15.45 m (50 ft 8 in)
Installed power:	7,559 hp (5,637 kW)
Propulsion:	2x 9cyl Wärtsilä Type 9R32 (230x310) diesel engines 2x propellers
Speed:	13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
Capacity:	125 MW generation (as powership)

The MV Karadeniz Powership Zeynep Sultan is a Liberia-flagged powership, a floating power plant, owned and operated by the Istanbul based Turkish company Karadeniz Powership Co. Built 1984 by the Valmet Oy Helsingen Telakka in Vuosaari, Helsinki, Finland and christened MV Pavel Antokolsky, she sailed as a barge carrier under various names and flags until in 2015 she was converted into a powership at the Sedef Shipyard in Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey. She is commissioned to supply electricity to the power grid in Amurang, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Barge carrier

Dutch barge carrier MV Explorer of Dockwise Shipping spotted April 2009 in Bremerhaven, Germany.

She was built by the Valmet Oy Vuosaari shipyard in Helsinki, Finland with yard number 315 as a barge carrier (LASH carrier) in September 1984. The 158.90 m (521 ft 4 in) (LOA) long vessel has a beam of 30.31 m (99 ft 5 in), a depth of 15.45 m (50 ft 8 in) and a draft of 4.94 m (16 ft 2 in) registered. Two four-stroke diesel engines with nine single-acting cylinders of Type 9R32 (230x310) manufactured by the Finnish Wärtsilä Diesel Oy give a total of 7,559 hp (5,637 kW) on two screws propelling the vessel at 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph).^[1] By 8,638 DWT tonnage, she has a cargo capacity of 19,453 GT.^[2][3][4][5]

She saw service under the names Pavel Antokolsky, Smit Explorer and Explorer before she was sold in 2011 to the Turkish Powership Company based in Istanbul.^{[2][4][5][6][7]}

Powership

The originally barge carrier was converted into a powership at the Sedef Shipyard in Tuzla, Istanbul. She was renamed Karadeniz Powership Zeynep Sultan (KPS11).^[8][7] The construction cost was partly financed by a credit in amount of US$75 million shared by the German Investment Corp. (DEG),^[9] Netherlands Development Finance Co. (FMO) and Cordiant Capital Inc./ICF International.^[10] She has a generation capacity of 125 MW on dual-fuel (HFO- and gas-fired).^[8][10] The vessel is registered under the Liberian flag with homeport Monrovia.^[2]

On October 27, 2015, the powership set sail to Jakarta, Indonesia departing from Istanbul following a farewell ceremony, at which another powership of the fleet, the KPS7 – Karadeniz Powership Ayşegül Sultan, weighed anchor to head to Ghana.^[3][11] Karadeniz Powership Zeynep Sultan arrived to Jakarta by the end of November 2015,^[12] and sailed to Amruang, where she is helping to resolve the perennial power cuts in North Sulawesi.^[10]

Ship's registry

• ex-MV Pavel Antokolsky owned by Ukrainian Danube Shipping Co. based in Izmail, Ukraine registered in the Ukrainian SSR with homeport Izmail until January 1992 and in Ukraine with homeport Izmail until June 14, 1992,
• ex-MV Smit Explorer owned by Smit Transport & Heavy Lift B.V. based in Rotterdam, Netherlands registered in Malta with homeport Valletta until 2000, and owned by Navigo Management Co. Ltd. based in Singapore registered in Singapore with homeport Singapore until January 23, 2001, and owned by Navigo Management Co. Ltd. based in Limassol, Cyprus registered in the Bahamas with homeport Nassau until December 16, 2003,
• ex-MV Explorer owned by Dockwise Shipping based in Breda, Netherlands registered in the Netherlands Antilles with homeport Willemstad until October 10, 2010 and registered in Curaçao with homeport Willemstad until April 2011.^{[2][4][5][6][7]}

References

1. "Explorer". Stichting Maritiem-Historische Databank. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
2. "Karadeniz Powership Zeznep Sultan – 8116051 – Power Station Vessel". Maritime Connector. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
3. "Karadeniz Powership Zeynep Sultan". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
4. "Smit Explorer – IMO 8116051". Ship Spotting. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
5. "Karadeniz Powership Zeynep Sultan – IMO 8116051". Ship Spotting. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
6. "Explorer". My Ship. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
7. "Dockwise – Explorer". Tussen Hoek en Stad. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
8. "Yüzen santraller Ayşegül Sultan Gana'ya, Zeynep Sultan Endonezya'ya uğurlandı". Deniz Haber Ajansı (in Turkish). 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
9. "Karadeniz Powership Zeynep Sultan Co." (PDF) (in German). DEG. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
10. "Karadeniz Powership Zeynep Sultan Co.". FMO Entrepreneurial Development Bank. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
11. "Ayşegül ve Zeynep Sultan yola çıktı". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-10-31.
12. "KPS Zeynep Sultan – Power Station Vessel". Vessel Finder. Retrieved 2015-11-02.

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