Baco Liner

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A barge being loaded into a Baco Liner ship
A Baco Liner ship in a floating drydock in Hamburg

BaCo Liner an abbreviation for 'Ba'rge - 'Co'ntainer - Carrier, was a shipping service between Europe and Africa owned by Seerederei Bacoliner GmbH of Duisburg, Germany. It used a fleet of LASH vessels which have a very unusual design;[1] they carry both conventional shipping containers, and barges that are loaded through doors in the bow.[2][3]

The barges can load up to 800 tonnes each; 12 may be loaded per ship.[4]

This system of barges inside a larger ship allows cargo to be discharged mid-stream in African Ports, avoiding port delays.[5]

In 2007, 24 Filipino crew of a Baco Liner vessel were kidnapped by pirates in Chanomi Creek, Nigeria.[6]

Fleet

The fleet comprised the three barge carriers BACO-LINER 1, BACO-LINER 2 and BACO-LINER 3, all completed between 1979 and 1984 by Thyssen Nordseewerke GmbH at Emden. Meanwhile BACO-LINER 3 has been scrapped in Alang Beach, India, back in July 2012. BACO-LINER 2 to follow there in June 2013 and BACO-LINER 1 in August 2013. Each vessel is approx. 205m long, 28.5m beam and operating on a loaded draught of 6.65m. Gross tonnage 22345, deadweight 21800 tonnes including 12 barges with 800 tonnes each. Container capacity is 500-650 TEU. Service speed is 15 knots and they sail under the Liberian flag, serving ports between Nouadhibou and Port Harcourt.[7] The Baco-Liner - 2 is now beached in Gadani - Pakistan for Demolition at Imran ship Breaking plot.

References

  1. ↑ Romahn, K (1981). "Baco Liner--a New Type of Ship With Structural Members of Interest With Respect to Welding". Deutscher Verband fur Schweisstechnik (Deutscher Verband für Schweißen und verwandte Verfahren e.V.): 68–72. Retrieved 15 August 2010. 
  2. ↑ "Seereederei Bacoliner GmbH - Slideshow". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 
  3. ↑ Sonstegaard, Miles H. (March 1987). "World standards for shipborne barges". Transportation Research Part A: General (Elsevier) 21 (2): 139–144. doi:10.1016/0191-2607(87)90006-9. 
  4. ↑ "CN Shipping Ltd / Services / BACO Liner". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 
  5. ↑ Tolofari, S. R. (1981). "The potential for barge-carrying ships: A case study". Transportation Planning and Technology 12 (2): pp89–104. Retrieved 15 August 2010. 
  6. ↑ "CHRONOLOGY-Nigerian kidnappings of foreigners in oil delta". Reuters. 26 March 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2010. 
  7. ↑ Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 2005. 

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