Vessel
BITU EXPRESS
IMO 9265689
TankerBuilt 2003Active
28,323
Gross tonnageA measure of the vessel's total internal volume (not its weight).
49,282
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
LIVELoading position…
Shipments over time
bills of lading per monthParticulars
- IMO
- 9265689
- MMSI
- 357934000
- Call sign
- HOZW
- Flag
- PA
- Type
- Asphalt Or Bitumen Tanker
- Length (LOA)
- 179.88 m
- Beam
- 32.2 m
- Home port
- —
PAOwnership
- Beneficial owner
- Rubis Energie· France
- Operator
- —
- Technical manager
- Maritec Tanker
- Commercial manager
- —
- Class society
- RI
- Design DWT
- 45,974 t
- Flag
- Panama
- Built
- 2003
FranceTimeline
key events over the vessel's life- Special survey
- Dry dock
- Built
Engine
main engine & propulsion- Engine builder
- Kobe Hatsudoki
- Designer
- Mitsubishi
- Designation
- 6UEC60LA
- Power (MCO)
- 9,267 kW
- RPM
- 110
- Propulsion
- MO
- Trading category
- Live
Surveys & certificates
dry dock & statutory certificates- Last dry dock
- 18 May 2026
- Special survey
- 09 Apr 2028
- IOPP issued
- 19 Jun 2023
- IOPP expires
- 09 Apr 2028
Top importers served
importers this vessel carried forShipments carried
recent bills of ladingInspections
recent port state control| Date | Port | Detained | Deficiencies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Apr 2026 | Aliaga | Yes | 10Certificate & Documentation - Documents 01305 - Log-Books/Compulsory Entries Not Updated Yes Living And Working Conditions - Living Conditions 09106 - Sanitary Facilities Not Hygienic Yes Yes Emergency Systems 04102 - Emergency Fire Pump And Its Pipes Inoperative Yes Yes Structural Conditions 02124 - Cargo Pumproom Not As Required Yes Life Saving Appliances 11117 - Lifebuoys Incl. Provision And Disposition Not As Required Yes Yes ISM 15150 - ISM Not As Required Yes Yes Life Saving Appliances 11108 - Inflatable Liferafts Incomplete Yes Yes Structural Conditions 02117 - Decks - Corrosion Corroded Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water 14810 - Ballast Water Discharge Violation In Port Not As Required Yes Yes Life Saving Appliances 11119 - Immersion Suits Not Approved |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Gibraltar | No | 118313, Cleanliness, Labour Conditions - Accommodation, Recreational Facilities, Food And Catering, 1018, Signs Of Vermins |
| 19 Sep 2025 | Kocaeli | No | 3Structural Conditions 02109 - Permanent Means Of Access Not Marked Fire Safety 07105 - Fire Doors/Openings In Fire-Resisting Divisions Not As Required Certificate & Documentation - Ship Certificates 01136 - Ballast Water Management Certificate Invalid Total 0 0 0 0 |
| 24 May 2025 | Monrovia | No | 0 |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Cabezuela | No | 210114, Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) / Simplified Voyage Data Recorder (S-VDR), Safety Of Navigation, 1011, Not As Required,10199, Other (Navigation), Safety Of Navigation, 1238, Other |
| 04 Sep 2024 | Kocaeli | No | 2Fire Safety 07105 - Fire Doors/Openings In Fire-Resisting Divisions Not As Required Other Total 0 0 0 0 |
| 04 Apr 2024 | Portsmouth, Virginia | No | 0 |
| 20 Nov 2023 | Kocaeli | No | 1Safety Of Navigation; 10109 - Lights, Shapes, Sound-Signals; Not Properly Maintained; |
| 07 Nov 2023 | Agioi Theodoroi | No | 0 |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Dakar | No | 0 |
| 27 Mar 2023 | Port Of Lome | No | 0 |
| 17 Feb 2023 | Aliaga | No | 2Emergency Towing Arrangements And Procedures Not As Required; Fire Safety Operational Booklet Incomplete |
| 01 Nov 2022 | Agio Theodoroi | No | 0 |
| 15 Apr 2022 | Agioi Theodoroi | No | 0 |
| 02 Sep 2021 | Agioi Theodoroi | No | 0 |