FROM THE ARCHIVE:
“ARKLOW BAY” / reg. Arklow, passing Hook of Holland in New Waterway, 21 April 2001, on her way to Rotterdam.
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VESSEL DETAILS:
TYPE: General cargo / Bulk
IMO NO: 8713811
1524 t gt / 783 nt / 2181 mdwt
Delivered from Peters Schiffbau Gmbh., Wewelsfleth / Germany (Yard no 635), in March 1988.
Historic details:
- 01/09/1985 – Contract date
- 02/12/1987 – Keel laid
- 20/02/1988 – Launched as “ARKLOW MANSION”
- 03/1988 – Completed and delivered
- “ARKLOW BAY” from delivery in 03/1988 until 07/2004
- From 03/1988 – Owned by Arklow Shipping Overseas Ltd., Arklow / Ireland.
- From 05/2004 – Owned by Austrheim Frakt AS. (PR Knut Sætre & Sønner AS), Norway.
- “FRAKT” from 07/2004 until 01/2016
- From 07/2004 – St. Vincent and the Grenadines flag. (reg. Kingstown)
- “NORFRAKT” from 01/2016 –
- From 01/2016 – Owned by Askvoll Sandfrakt AS., Atløy / Norway.
- From 01/2016 – Norwegian (NIS) flag. (reg. Florø)
- From 14/11/2023 – Norwegian (NOR) flag. (reg. Florø)
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Also seen passing Mekjarvik / Norway in May 2023 as “NORFRAKT” – Link to article below:
“NORFRAKT” PASSING MEKJARVIK, 18 MAY 2023, ON HER WAY FROM MO I RANA TO SANDNES
and loading in Mekjarvik / Norway 9 August 2019 as “NORFRAKT” – Link to article below:
“NORFRAKT” LOADING SCRAP IN MEKJARVIK, 9 AUGUST 2019, AFTER ARRIVAL FROM MO I RANA
