VESSEL NAME: M/V Transport Express
PAST NAMES: M/V UAL Transporter, owned by Universal Africa Lines
DIMENSIONS: 209′ long, 46′ wide, 9′ deep, Lo/Lo or Load-on, Load-off ship, Panama flag, 2 X 3412 Caterpillar engines, IMO # 9261164, 1,092 gross tons, 397 net tons, 1,297 deadweight or cargo carrying tons,
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BUILDER: Caterpillar Inc.
EARLY CAREER: apparently served parts of Africa with Universal Africa Lines
BAHAMAS CAREER: serving 16 islands in the Bahamas plus Turks & Caicos per below
CAPTAIN: not known
OWNERS: SEACOR Island Lines, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Tel: 954 920 9292
NOTES: According to the site this vessel and 6 others deliver freight from Florida to: Freeport, Great Harbour Cay & Chub Cay, Berry Islands, Bimini, Cat Cay, Marsh Harbour, Spanish Wells, Harbour Island, Governor’s Harbour, Nassau, Morgan’s Bluff Andros, Exuma Cays, Long Island, San Salvador, Cat Island and Great Inagua Island as well as the Turks & Caicos Islands.
