M/V MSC Bahamas entering Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale) Florida at sunrise.
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VESSEL NAME: M/V MSC Bahamas
PAST NAMES: not known
DIMENSIONS: 332′ long, 53.5′ wide, container / liner ship, 5,183 cargo carrying tons, 4,107 gross tons, IMO # 9118288, flagged to Ireland (Cork),
CONSTRUCTION: steel
YEAR BUILT: 1998
BUILDER: not known
EARLY CAREER: not known – believed to be shuttling cargo to/fro Bahamas for MSC since 1998 when built. Is the third MSC ship of this name since the 1991
BAHAMAS CAREER: shuttles containers from Freeport to Lauderdale & Nassau
CAPTAIN: not know
OWNERS: Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Italy
NOTES: MSC named this ship after the Bahamas because it is dedicated to moving cargo from MSC’s huge hub in Freeport to and from Florida and Nassau.