VESSEL RENAMING – “ARMARA JULES VERNE” WAS RENAMED “RIX FJORD”, LATE MARCH 2026

VESSEL RENAMING:

“ARMARA JULES VERNE” was renamed “RIX FJORD”, late March 2026, and transferred from Latvian to Cyprus flag.

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VESSEL DETAILS:

TYPE: General cargo / Bulk

IMO NO: 9195717

2545 gt / 1460 nt / 3785 mdwt

Delivered from Damen Shipyards Bergum, Netherlands (Yard no 9341), in November 2001.

Hull: Leninska Kuznya, Kiev / Ukraine

Historic details: (TO BE UPDATED)

- 09/06/1998 – Keel laid
- 17/11/2000 – Launched
- 05/11/2001 – Completed and delivered
“OOSTERPOORT” from delivery in 11/2001 until 12/2004
- From 11/2001 – Dutch flag.
- From 12/2002 – Curacao flag. (reg. Willemstad)
“HC IDA” from 12/2004 until 10/2007
- From 12/2004 – Owned by MS “HC Ida” Schiffahrtsges mbh. & Co. KG., Germany.
- From 12/2004 – Antigua & Barbuda flag. (reg. St. John)
“JUERGEN K” from 10/2007 until 11/2020
- From 10/2007 – Owned by Rederij K & T Holland CV IX, Netherlands.
- From 10/2007 – Dutch flag. (reg. Delfzijl)
“ASTRID” from 11/2020 until 02/2023
- From 11/2020 – Owned by Irving Management Ltd., Cyprus.
- From 11/2020 – Cyprus flag. (reg. Limassol)
“ASTRID S” from 02/2023 until 06/2024
- From 02/2023 – Owned by Astrid Marine Ltd.
- From 02/2023 – Barbados flag. (reg. Bridgetown)
“ARMARA JULES VERNE” from 06/2024 until 03/2026
- From 06/2024 – Owned by Arjuve 2024 SAS, Aix-en-Provence / France.
  - From 06/2024 – Managed by Ocean Star Shipping Gmbh & Co., Jork Niederelbe / Germany.
- From 06/2024 – Latvian flag. (reg. Riga)
  - From 09/2025 – Managed by Chess Maritime, La Garde / France.
“RIX FJORD” from 03/2026 –
- 03/2026 – Renamed in Liepaja / Latvia.
- From 03/2026 – Owned by Rix Pacific Shipping Ltd., Latvia.
  - From 03/2026 – Managed by Sia Rix Shipmanagement, Latvia.
- From 03/2026 – Cyprus flag. (reg. Limassol)

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ARCHIVE PHOTOS:

“ARMARA JULES VERNE” / reg. Riga, passing Breiholz / Kiel Canal on a rainy day, 30 June 2024, on her way from Lübeck in Germany to Ellesmere UK.

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