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BIT POWER

IMO 9256432
TankerBuilt 2003Active
BIT POWER — vessel photo
Photo: Wolfgang Fricke · CC BY 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
6,556
Gross tonnageA measure of the vessel's total internal volume (not its weight).
6,996
DeadweightMaximum weight of cargo, fuel and stores the vessel can carry (tonnes).
TEU capacityMaximum number of standard 20-ft containers the vessel can carry.
2003
Year built

Live position & voyage

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Particulars

IMO
9256432
MMSI
244944000
Call sign
PDSV
Flag
NL
Type
Asphalt Or Bitumen Tanker
Length (LOA)
116.9 m
Beam
18 m
Home port
DORDRECHT

Ownership

Beneficial owner
Tarbit Tankers· Netherlands
Operator
Tarbit Tankers Services· Netherlands
Technical manager
Tarbit Tankers Services
Commercial manager
Tarbit Tankers Services
Class society
BV
Design DWT
6,719 t
Flag
Netherlands
Built
2003

Timeline

key events over the vessel's life
  1. Special survey
  2. Dry dock
  3. Casualty · Other
    Tanker (IMO: 9256432) experienced fault with fuel pump on main engine & drifting
  4. Casualty · Other
    Anchored for engine repairs, valves leaking in 49 59.53 N 05 45.47 W 08 Jan 2016
  5. Built

Engine

main engine & propulsion
Engine builder
Wartsila Finland Oy
Designer
Wartsila
Designation
6L38B
Power (MCO)
4,350 kW
RPM
600
Propulsion
MO
Trading category
Live

Surveys & certificates

dry dock & statutory certificates
Last dry dock
11 Dec 2026
Special survey
04 Dec 2028
IOPP issued
21 Apr 2020
IOPP expires
04 Dec 2028

Shipments carried

recent bills of lading
No shipment records.

Inspections

recent port state control
DatePortDetainedDeficiencies
25 Oct 2025NynashamnNo0
17 Sep 2023MuugaNo0
30 Apr 2022MuugaNo201199, Other (Certificates), Certificate & Documentation - Ship Certificates, 1238, Other, 11131, On Board Training And Instructions, Life Saving Appliances, 1092, Insufficient Frequency,
04 Feb 2021NynashamnNo0

Casualties

DateTypeDetails
16 Mar 2022OtherTanker (IMO: 9256432) experienced fault with fuel pump on main engine & drifting in pos 51 48 40N, 005 58 59W, 29 nm from St. Bride's Bay, UK, 16 Mar 2021. Repairs completed. Vessel sailed, 17 Mar.
08 Jan 2016OtherAnchored for engine repairs, valves leaking in 49 59.53 N 05 45.47 W 08 Jan 2016. Repairs effected same day and continued voyage.