http://www.shipsmonthly.com • Summer 2018 • (^17)
ITALIAN FLEET
AUCTIONED
TANKERS
The 13-strong tanker fl eet of
Italian owners Rizzo Bottiglieri Di
Carlini (RBD Armatori) is to be put
up for auction by a Naples court
on 24 July. Investment company
Pillarstone took on a large share
of RBD Armatori’s debt, about
US$638 million, in July 2017
which gave them a controlling
interest. However, the two
parties were unable to agree on a
rescue bid and the company was
declared bankrupt in January.
The fl eet includes three Capesize
bulkers, four post-Panamax bulk
carriers and six Aframax tankers.
Most of the tankers were built
between 2010 and 2011. RC
NEWBUILD
Ever Golden, the fi rst of
Evergreen’s new Megamax
class container ships, arrived in
Felixstowe 20 May as part of her
fi rst voyage to Europe.
Ever Golden is the lead ship
in a series of 11 ultra-large
container ships ordered in
January 2015 by Shoei Kisen
Kaisha, the ship fi nancing arm of
Imabari, with Shoei chartering
the series to Evergreen. The
series is being constructed in
Japan by Imabari Shipbuilding,
with construction of the ships
being split between the
company’s two yards in Saijo and
its headquarters in Marugame.
The ships are the largest
container ships to be built in
Japan and follow two similar-
sized vessels delivered in 2017 to
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL). When
the orders were received, the
shipbuilder had a new building
dock built at Marugame, which,
measuring 600m by 80m, was
large enough for the new ships.
The largest container ship in
the Evergreen fl eet, Ever Golden,
measures 400m by 58.8m and
has a deadweight of 219,
tonnes and a nominal capacity
of 20,150TEU. Ever Golden has
been deployed on the Ocean
Alliance’s NEU7 service, which
calls at seven Far East ports, as
well as in Europe at Antwerp,
Hamburg, Rotterdam, Felixstowe
and Zeebrugge. The Belgian port
has just replaced Southampton
as the last North European port
on the service. AM
FIRST EVERGREEN MEGAMAx BOxBOAT
The 107,846dwt tanker RBD Gino
Ferretti (2011) is part of the fleet
of RDB Armatorie to be put up for
auction on 24 July. siMoN sMiTh
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The new container ship Ever Golden arrives
at Southampton. aNDReW McalPiNe
ITALIAN OPERATOR SELLS UP
The 87,363dwt bulk carrier RBD Italia, built in 2010, is one of seven ships
being sold by Italy’s RBD Armatori to satisfy creditors. aNDY RU
COMPANY NEWS
Italy’s Rizzo-Bottiglieri-De Carlini
Armatori (RBD), which was
declared bankrupt earlier this year,
is to sell off a number of its ships,
including four post-Panamax and
three Panamax bulk carriers. These
include the 75,000dwt Giovanni
Batista Bottiglieri, Grazia Bottiglieri
and Orsolina Bottiglieri, all built
between 1999 and 2001, and the
87,000dwt Giuseppe Mauro Rizzo,
Maria Cristina Rizzo, Mariolina
de Carlini and RBD Italia, all
completed in 2010.
In addition, the ownership
of three of the fi rm’s Capesize
bulkers will be spun off to form a
new company, to be controlled by
RBD, which will also retain control
of six 108,000dwt tankers. JS
CAR CARRIER OF THE YEAR
CAR CARRIER
The Wallem-managed vessel
Spica Leader has been awarded
the title of NYK Car Carrier of the
Year 2017. Spica Leader was one
of six vessels that were selected
to receive the award, which covers
the fi scal year 2017. All six were
recognised for demonstrating
excellence in maintaining safe
operations and preventing delays.
The 41,886gt Singapore-
fl agged Spica Leader measures
190.03m by 28.2m. She was built
in 2012 by Shin Kurushima Onishi
Shipyard at Imabari, Japan, and
was formerly Spica 8 and Spica,
before gaining her current name.
Wallem manages a number of
ships for Japanese shipowners and
is fully accredited to do full technical
management for Japanese-
fl agged vessels with Class NK.
This includes the provision of
crews, with Wallem Professional
Seafarers meeting the stringent
Japanese fl ag requirements.
The car carrier Spica Leader has received the NK Car Carrier award.
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