Parkhaven Hudsongracht Snoekgracht Beursgracht Bataafgracht Bakengracht Hudsongracht Woermann Expert Ô Humbergracht Noordam La Pampa La Pampa

Woermann Expert Ship ................: Woermann Expert Port of Registry ....: Hong Kong Flag ................: Hong Kong Type ................: General Cargo Company .............: Coldwell Ship Management, Hong Kong Callsign ............: VRUG9 Length ..............: . GRT .................: 16011.08 NRT .................: 8684.35 Year of Build .......: 1977 Shipyard ............: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki, Japan Former Name(s) ......: Menestheus, Barber Menestheus, Menestheus, .....................: Lloyd Parana, Menestheus, Apapa Palm, CMB Esprit Later Name(s) .......: Expert, Delmas Sycamore Dates of Service ....: 15 May 1993 - 19 Jul 1993 Ports of Call: Hamburg, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Le Havre, Lisbon, Dakar, Abidjan, Port Gentil, Pointe Noire, Cabinda/Malonga (Anch.), Luanda, Libreville, Banana (Anch.), Matadi, Pointe Noire, San Pedro, Las Palmas (Anch.), Hamburg, Antwerp, Rotterdam.

MENESTHEUS (3) / BARBER MENESTHEUS / MENESTHEUS was built in 1977 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries at Nagasaki, Japan with a tonnage of 16031grt, a length of 540ft, a beam of 85ft 4in and a service speed of 17 knots. Sister of the Menelaus she was delivered to Ocean Fleets Ltd in December 1977. On 4th November 1980 she was renamed Barber Menestheus when she was operated by Barber Blue Sea with Elder Dempster Lines as managers. Three years later she was sold to Barber Menestheus Shipping Corp of Panama, initially without a change of name but reverting to Menestheus shortly afterwards. On 18th April 1984 she was chartered to Woermann Line for services to West Africa and spent some time as the Lloyd Parana when she was chartered to Lloyd Brasiliero. She reverted to being the Menestheus on 29th January 1985 when she returned to Elder Dempster Lines operations. In February 1986 she was sold to Palm Line, a former rival of Elder Dempster but recently acquired by Ocean Transport & Trading Co., renamed Apapa Palm and re-registered at Douglas Isle of Man. She was sold to Cie. Maritime Belge of Antwerp in 1989 and renamed CMB Esprit. Two years later she was transferred to CMB Transport (Luxembourg) S.A. with Aemas Luxembourg S.A. as managers. In 1992 she was sold to Irvona Ltd of Hong Kong and was managed by Coldwell Ship Management (Agency) Ltd as the Woermann Expert. She is currently owned by Bocimar NV of Antwerp, Belgium with the same name. (Photo: A Duncan) SOURCE: The Red Duster, Mid/late 1990's ?, Menestheus World Maritime News, 28 Feb 1997 Containerships Three multipurpose tweendeckers - the CMB Ebony (Hong Kong-registry 17,180-gt, 21,618-dwt, 799-TEU containership built in 1977 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., formerly the Melampus); the DSR Senator (Liberian-registry 16,491-gt, 24,815-dwt, 626-TEU containership built in 1977 by Mitsubishi, formerly the CMB Splendour, the Eastern Splendour and the Merry Viking) and the Woermann Expert (Hong Kong-registry 17,146-gt, 21,181-dwt, 773-TEU containership built in 1977 by Mitsubishi, formerly the CMB Esprit, the Apapa Palm, the Menestheus, the Lloyd Parana, the Menesheus, the Barber Menestheus and the Menestheus) - were sold together for U.S.$14.5 million and will be chartered back to Bocimar N.V. for three years at a daily rate of U.S.$8,000 to U.S.$8,200. The CMB Ebony and the Woermann Expert were operated by CMB Transport S.A., and the DSR Senator was operated by Unicom Management Services Ltd. SOURCE: Transport On Line, 28 Feb 1997