VESSEL RENAMING:
“BF PHILIPP” was renamed “ARCTIC TRADER”, early March 2026.
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VESSEL DETAILS:
TYPE: Container
IMO NO: 9123324
4986 gt / 2104 nt / 6506 mdwt
Delivered from Peterswerft Wewelsfleth Gmbh & Co. KG., Wewelsfleth / Germany (Yard no 654), in April 1996.
Historic details: (TO BE UPDATED)
- 12/07/1994 – Keel laid
- 03/03/1996 – Launched
- 13/04/1996 – Completed and delivered
- “ANTJE JURGENS” from delivery in 04/1996 until 02/1997
- From 04/1996 – Owned by ms “Antje Jurgens” Capitan Klaus Jurgens KG., Germany.
- From 04/1996 – German flag. (reg. Hamburg)
- “PORTUGAL BRIDGE” from 02/1997 until 10/1999
- “ANTJE JURGENS” from 10/1999 until 05/2004
- “MARFEEDER” from 05/2004 until 10/2007
- From 05/2004 – Owned by Marfeeder Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG., Germany. (reg. Hamburg)
- “SAMSKIP IBERIA” from 10/2007 until 04/2008
- “MARFEEDER” from 04/2008 until 08/2011
- “BF PHILIPP” from 08/2011 until 03/2026
- From 08/2011 – Managed by BF Shipmanagement Gmbh & Co. KG., Stade Niederelbe / Germany.
- From 08/2011 – Antigua & Barbuda flag. (reg. St. John)
- From 02/2014 – Portuguese flag. (reg. Madeira)
- From 06/2019 – Antigua & Barbuda flag. (reg. St. John)
- “ARCTIC TRADER” from 03/2026 –
- Myklebusthaug Management AS., Fonnes / Norway.
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ARCHIVE PHOTO:
“BF PHILIPP” / reg. St. John, passing Rendsburg / Kiel Canal, 29 June 2024, on her way from Antwerp in Belgium to Aarhus in Denmark.
@ photo – www.maritime-pics.com
