VESSEL RENAMING – “W CHALLENGER” WAS RENAMED “CHALLENGER”, LATE FEBRUARY 2025 (ARCHIVE PHOTO AS “SAMSKIP CHALLENGER IN TANANGER / NORWAY, 06/2020)

VESSEL RENAMING:

“W CHALLENGER” was renamed “CHALLENGER”, late February 2025, and transferred from Barbados to Antigua & Barbuda flag.

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VESSEL DETAILS:

TYPE: Container

IMO NO: 9114787

3833 gt / 1981 nt / 4766 mdwt

Delivered from S. A. Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Yard no 189), in July 1995.

Historic details: (TO BE UDATED)

• • 31/03/1995 – Keel laid
  • 05/06/1995 – Launched
  • 27/07/1995 – Completed and delivered
• “STEPHAN J” from delivery in 07/1995 until 12/2000
  • From 07/1995 – Owned by Astor Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG. “Stephan J”, Germany.
• “MEKONG PIONEER” from 12/2000 until 02/2006
• “STEPHAN J” from 02/2006 until 09/2006
• “ECL CHALLENGER” from 09/2006 until 05/2018
  • From 09/2006 – Owned by Wilson Shipowning AS., Bergen / Norway.
    • Euro Container Line AS., Bergen / Norway.
  • From 09/2006 – Barbados flag. (reg. Bridgetown)
• “SAMSKIP CHALLENGER” from 05/2018 until 09/2024
  • From 05/2018 – Time charter / Managed by Samskip HF., Reykjavik / Iceland.
• “W CHALLENGER” from 09/2024 until 02/2025
• “CHALLENGER” from 02/2025 –
  
  • From 02/2025 – Owned by Waterway Navigation Ltd. – C/O: Uniatlantico Shipping GmbH & Co. KG., Hamburg / Germany.
  • From 02/2025 – Antigua & Barbuda flag. (reg. St. John)

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ARCHIVE PHOTO:

Here seen as “SAMSKIP CHALLENGER” / reg. Bridgetown, moored in Tananger / Norway, 19 June 2020.

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