“GAN SWORD” PASSING CUXHAVEN / GERMANY, 8 JUNE 2009 (STILL IN SERVICE (06/2026) AS “ESSEX STAR”)

“GAN SWORD” / reg. Valletta, passing Cuxhaven / Germany (westbound), 8 June 2009.

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VESSEL DETAILS:

TYPE: Tanker

IMO NO: 9348297

12 137 gt / 5493 nt / 16 744 mdwt

Delivered from Yardimci Tersanesi A.S., Tuzla – Istanbul / Turkey (Yard no 052), in September 2007.

Historic details: (TO BE UPDATED)

• • 10/12/2005 – Keel laid
  • 27/12/2006 – Launched
  • 20/09/2007 – Completed and delivered
• “GAN SWORD” from delivery in 09/2007 until 05/2010
  • From 09/2007 – Owned by Gansword Shipping Ltd., Malta.
  • From 09/2007 – Malta flag. (reg. Valletta)
• “PATRAS” from 05/2010 until 09/2021
  • From 04/2017 – Owned by Patras Harren & Partner, Germany.
  • From 10/2017 – Owned by Harren Chemical AS., Norway.
• “BOROY” from 09/2021 until 11/2021
  • From 09/2021 – Owned by Borøya Chemical II AS., Norway.
• “ESSEX STAR” from 11/2021 –
  • From 11/2021 – Owned by Essex Star Shipping Ltd.
    • From 11/2021 – Managed by Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd., Athens / Greece.

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Also seen as “ESSEX STAR” passing Rotterdam Maasvlakte, 30 August 2023 – Link to article below:

“ESSEX STAR” PASSING ROTTERDAM MAASVLAKTE, 30 AUGUST 2023, ON HER WAY FROM PORT JEROME TO ROTTERDAM