VESSEL RENAMING – “BRUSSELS” WAS RENAMED “BZ CHONGFU”, DURING APRIL 2025 (ARCHIVE PHOTO AS “HANJIN BRUSSELS” PASSING CUXHAVEN / GERMANY 08/2001)

VESSEL DETAILS:

“BRUSSELS” was renamed “BZ CHONGFU”, during April 2025, and transferred from Portuguese to Liberia flag and to Panama flag in May 2025.

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VESSEL DETAILS:

TYPE: Container

IMO NO: 9200691

66 278 gt / 36 993 nt / 68 790 mdwt

Delivered from Hanjin HI., Ulsan / South Korea (Yard no 069), in May 2000.

Historic details: (TO BE UPDATED)

    • 15/12/1999 – Keel laid
    • 27/03/2000 – Launched
    • 19/05/2000 – Completed and delivered
  • “BRUSSEL” a short period from delivery in 05/2000
    • From 05/2000 – Liberia flag. (reg. Monrovia)
  • “HANJIN BRUSSELS” from 05/2000 until 07/2015
    • From 07/2002 – German flag.
  • “X-PRESS ANNAPURNA” from 07/2015 until 09/2016
  • “BRUSSELS” from 09/2016 until 04/2025
    • Owned by Beteilig.-KG. MS. “BRÜSSEL” Verwaltungs- und Bereederungs GmbH & Co., Germany.
    • From 06/2017 – Portuguese flag. (reg. Madeira)
  • “BZ CHONGFU” from 04/2025 –
    • From 04/2025 – Liberia flag. 
    • From 05/2025 – Owned by Baofu HK Shipping Co. Ltd. – C/O: Safe Ships Ltd., Qingdao – Shandong / China.
    • From 05/2025 – Panama flag.

 

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ARCHIVE PHOTO:

Here seen as “HANJIN BRUSSELS” / reg. Monrovia, passing Cuxhaven / Germany, 12 August 2001, on her way from Hamburg DE for sea.

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