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Vessel

MERLIN

IMO 9604847
CargoBuilt 2011Active
MERLIN — vessel photo
Photo: Farid mernissi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
24,020
Gross tonnageA measure of the vessel's total internal volume (not its weight).
38,468
DeadweightMaximum weight of cargo, fuel and stores the vessel can carry (tonnes).
—
TEU capacityMaximum number of standard 20-ft containers the vessel can carry.
2011
Year built

Live position & voyage

LIVE
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Shipments over time

bills of lading per month

Particulars

IMO
9604847
MMSI
538009709
Call sign
V7A5071
Flag
MH
Type
General Cargo
Length (LOA)
183 m
Beam
29.5 m
Home port
—

Ownership

Beneficial owner
—
Operator
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Technical manager
Tamar Ship Management Pte
Commercial manager
—
Class society
NK
Design DWT
38,468 t
Flag
Panama
Built
2011

Timeline

key events over the vessel's life
  1. Dry dock
  2. Special survey
  3. Sold
    $15M · to Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd
  4. Built

Engine

main engine & propulsion
Engine builder
Mitsui E&S
Designer
MAN B&W
Designation
6S50MC-C
Power (MCO)
7,900 kW
RPM
121
Propulsion
MO
Trading category
Live

Surveys & certificates

dry dock & statutory certificates
Last dry dock
09 May 2026
Special survey
09 May 2026
IOPP issued
03 Aug 2022
IOPP expires
09 May 2026

Top importers served

importers this vessel carried for
Binderholz Timber Inc
19 shipments
Guararapes Usa Inc
10 shipments
Boscus Canada Inc
8 shipments
Global Prime Wood Llc
8 shipments
Tri State Forest Products
5 shipments
Cwp Canadian Wood Products
5 shipments
Seaboard Intl Forest Products Llc
5 shipments
Centurion Lumber Ltd
5 shipments
Mercer Timber Products Llc
4 shipments

Shipments carried

recent bills of lading
ArrivalImporterProductB/L
23 Apr 2025Boscus Canada Inclumber spruceulthbrkpca9969
23 Apr 2025Boscus Canada Inclumber pine and spruceulthwispca9948
23 Apr 2025Cwp Canadian Wood Productslumber spruceulthbrkpca9913
23 Apr 2025Cwp Canadian Wood Productslumber spruceulthwispca9994
23 Apr 2025Olympic Industries Ulc C/O Ambassador Serviceslumber pine and spruceulthwispca9947
23 Apr 2025Sherwood Lumber Corplumber spruceulthwispca9970
23 Apr 2025Sherwood Lumber Corplumber spruce pineulthwispca9955
23 Apr 2025Unknownpine/spruce lumberulthbrkpca9926
23 Apr 2025Unknownpine/spruce lumberulthwispca9927
17 Apr 2025Boscus Canada Inclumber pine spruceulthwisbwi9950
17 Apr 2025Capital Forest Products Incaustrian whitewoodulthbrkbwi9958
17 Apr 2025Capital Forest Products Inclumber s-p-f euro premiumulthbrkbwi9966
17 Apr 2025Centurion Lumber Ltdeuropean framing lumberulthbrkbwi9925
17 Apr 2025Cwp Canadia Wood Productslumber spruceulthwisbwi9986
17 Apr 2025Cwp Canadian Wood Productslumber spruceulthwisbwi9911

Inspections

recent port state control
DatePortDetainedDeficiencies
17 Jun 2026Abu QirNo0
22 Jan 2025Richards BayNo0
04 Mar 2024Baltimore, MarylandNo0
15 Dec 2023AmsterdamNo0
07 Nov 2023IskenderunNo0
05 Oct 2023Kashima, IbarakiNo1LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES (Inflatable Liferafts)
21 Aug 2023BelawanNo0
14 Dec 2022RotterdamNo1Ballast Water Discharge Violation In Port Not As Required
12 May 2022La Coruna (A Coruna)No0

Sale & demolition history

reported transactions & recycling
DateEventPriceReported sale price in US$ millions.Buyer
07 Aug 2023 Reported Sold$15MGrindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd