The BBC Everest class is initially eight multipurpose heavy- comprehensive class of ship in Leer -based shipping company Briese shipping . The ships are long-term chartered out to the subsidiary BBC Chartering . The type ship BBC Everest was completed in 2010, the BBC Vesuvius and BBC Xingang are still in the construction phase.
The ships have a deadweight capacity of around 9,600 m and a draft of 7.60 m. The 6,300 kW payable MaK - motor provides a maximum speed of 16.5 knots. The ship type is equipped with two 350 mts cranes from NMF , which in tandem operation provide a lifting capacity of 700 mts. The reinforced tank cover has a maximum load of 16 t / m². This makes the type of ship one of the most powerful freighters in its class. Around 660 TEU can be loaded, including 60 refrigerated containers . The cargo space is 12,391 m³ and the loading area on deck is 1,245 m². The ships use around 24 t of HFO per day in sea operations.
All ships were named after conspicuous landmarks and are classified by Germanischer Lloyd . The ships are built in Tianjin, China . The BBC Everest and the BBC Fuji sail under the German flag with their home port in Leer.
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The ships belong to Briese Schiffahrt GmbH & Co. KG and are chartered to the subsidiary BBC Chartering & Logistic GmbH & Co. KG, which is also based in Leer. The ships are used in the BBC Americana Line between the Mediterranean Sea and South America in a regularly operating project heavy lift line.
