MAILBOAT NAME: M/V New G.
PAST NAMES: none
DIMENSIONS: 178′ long X 40′ wide, draft 10′ to 6.6′ forward, speed 10.5 knots, 7 crew including officers, 486 gross tons, 587 DWT or cargo carrying capacity tons, landing craft type roll on / roll off (Ro/Ro) vessel, flagged to Panama since 1 February 2015, IMO # 9755103,
CONSTRUCTION: steel
YEAR BUILT: 2015 delivered in February this year
BUILDER: “designed and engineered by Tom Hanna at a private shipyard” per comment below
EARLY CAREER: believed to be trading in Bahamas since it was launched, though verifying
BAHAMAS CAREER: not sure what her assigned cargo route will be – traditionally Ro/Ros are very useful in the southern islands like Acklins and Crooked, and places where infrastructure may be less than it is in other ports.
CAPTAIN: not known
FATE: in operation
OWNERS: Consolidated Marine Group, Room 389, United Building, Soldier Road, Nassau
NOTES: It is truly a thrill to welcome a new freighter to the scene, even if it is not a pure mailboat (not known whether it will carry the mails or what its assigned route is – yet). More to follow. We hope this vessel has an illustrious and successful career in the Bahamas.
According to a US Customs Document (citation below) her net tonnage is 145 tons and her agents are Harvey Jones Vessel Agents Inc. I’ve still been unable to determine where she was built…
http://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2015-03-13-05-01-06BI.VMS_.Entrance1401_.pdf
