Federal Tiber

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Federal Tiber is a bulk carrier. [1] It was the first freighter to ship iron ore from the Baffinland mines, out of Milne Inlet, on its way to Nordenham, Germany, on August 8, 2015. [2] [3] CBC North reported it carried 53,624 tonnes of ore.

The vessel was built in 2011, and is registered in the Marshall Islands. [4] She is owned by MV Baffin Investments, and operated by Anglo-Eastern Ship Management. [5] She is equipped with four large electro-mechanical cranes. [6]

specifications [4] [6]
Gross tonnage31,590
Deadweight tonnage55,160 tonnes
Length190 metres (620 ft)
Breadth33 metres (108 ft)
Speed13.7 knots (25.4 km/h)
Ice classIC

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References

  1. "Baffinland's Mary River mine ships first load of iron ore: Site has been subject of controversy due to request for year-round shipping". CBC North. 2015-08-11. Retrieved 2015-08-17. The Federal Tiber bulk carrier leaves from the Milne port, carrying iron ore from Baffinland's Mary River project. The ore is the first shipment produced by the site, which has been the subject of controversy due to a request from Baffinland to ship ore through Baffin Bay 10 months of the year.
  2. "Baffinland ships first load of iron ore to Germany from Nunavut mine". Nunavut: Nunatsiaq Online. 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  3. Holly Birkett (2015-08-31). "First panamax carries iron ore from Canada's Arctic to Europe". Splash247 . Retrieved 2015-12-10. On August 8, Fednav's supramax bulker Federal Tiber (55,300 dwt, built 2013) left Milne port with the first shipment of Mary River iron ore, bound for Nordenham, Germany.
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